Northern Illinois University

Web Presence Project

student computer users

About the Project

The Web Presence Project began as a collaborative endeavor between Enrollment Services and the Division of Outreach and Administration, which include the following departments and the websites that they oversee: Admissions, Information Technology Services, Outreach, Public Affairs, Registration and Records and Student Financial Aid.

Media Services supports the Web Presence Project by providing photography for departments or offices moving their sites to the new templates. Most of the large photos that you find on the new webpages have been taken specifically for this purpose by Media Services' photographers.

The project has been guided by a Steering Committee and carried out by a Working Group. The Working Group has met on a bi-weekly basis to address such issues as navigation and information architecture, design, accessibility, usability, content management and implementation.

The project’s ultimate goal is to create a unified, sustainable presence for the websites covered by the scope of the project and to support other administrative and academic departments that choose to participate.