The Department Web Framework is a free service provided by the UW College of Arts & Sciences Marketing & Communications team. We design, build, and host websites for the College's departments, so they can focus on their content and communication strategies.
There are currently 33 departments using the framework service. It is available to academic departments in all four divisions: Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. If your department is interested in joining, contact Shane Fricks. What if I'm not eligible?
We've got lots of tutorials and background information in our documentation and help section.
For notices of system downtime, upgrades, new features, and workshops, join the asweb-users mailing list.
Not all units are eligible for the framework. Learn more about Arts & Sciences web services at the College's Marketing site.
Please save the date for the spring quarter Department Web Framework users meeting. Meeting topics will be upgrading the Framework to Drupal 8 and a group discussion about web challenges and creating content related to coronavirus, graduation, and remote operations.
Tuesday, May 26, 1:30-2:30pm
Zoom link (UW NetID login required)
Meeting ID: 991 8795 9614
The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies has a new website design. Visit their site at https://gwss.washington.edu.
The UW School of Drama has a brand new look and feel! Our team developed a custom theme to help them showcase their creativity and amazing visuals. The design shares some elements with other Department Web Framework sites and ArtsUW as well. View it at drama.washington.edu.
The Department of American Indian Studies has a fresh new design. See it at https://ais.washington.edu.
The next Department Web Framework users meeting will be December 3, 2019, from 1-2pm in CMU 202 (Simpson Center seminar room). Topics will be online newsletters and lessons learned about student-facing content.
The College of Arts & Sciences web team has added a new field to show personal pronouns on faculty, staff, and student profiles. This is an optional field on Department Web Framework sites. If filled out, the pronouns will display in small text following the person's name on their full profile page.
The Department of Law, Societies & Justice website has an updated look and feel. They are the 11th department in the framework to undergo a visual redesign. Visit the site at https://lsj.washington.edu.
The Department of Dance is the latest department to undergo a visual redesign with our team. Since movement is uniquely important for dance, we implemented a video feature for their slider. Check it out at https://dance.washington.edu
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies has refreshed their site with a new visual redesign. Check it out at spanport.washington.edu.
The winter Department Web Framework users meeting will be:
Monday, March 11, 2019
1:00-2:00pm
CMU 202 (Simpson Center seminar room)
Our topic will be Web Accessibility. We'll talk about why accessibility matters, review UW IT accessibility policies and guidelines, and share tips for authoring more accessible web content.
The spring Department Web Framework users meeting will be:
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
1:00-2:00pm
CMU 202 (Simpson Center seminar room)