UAA's institutional Web site is a primary source of information from UAA to the public. All business units should have a presence in the institutional Web site.

UAA uses PaperThin's CommonSpot content management system (CMS) to implement its institutional Web site. The CMS supplies colleges, departments, faculty and staff tools necessary to publish an easy-to-maintain and standards-compliant Web site. The CMS is completely Web based and does not require additional software. The CMS is simple to learn for people not trained in Web development. These features make using a CMS a cost effective solution to managing a large Web ecosystem.

• Technical support is available from the callcenter.
• One-on-one trainings and consultations are available from the ITS web applications team. Contact the callcenter to schedule a training.
• Documentation, training, and support are available.

IT Services Web/Applications team offers 5 consultation hours per week. Consultations focus on what you want to accomplish on your site. You can sign up for the next available training by calling or emailing the callcenter.

Work sessions are done in person or online. In person consultations are in a conference room with a projector screen and wireless keyboard. Online consultations are done from your office via WolfLync. Sign up for WolfLync before your scheduled consultation.

Less than 5 people? Come visit us in SSB 120.
5 people or more? We'll come to your conference room.

Training Schedule

• Monday 1 PM
• Tuesday 10:30 AM
• Wednesday 2 PM
• Thursday 9 AM
• Friday 9 AM

Each month, WebPros hosts an open house in a computer lab where you can retreat to build your website and consult with a pro. Open houses are hosted the third Tuesday of every month from 2 PM to 4 PM in the GHH 103 computer lab.

All CMS tutorials, user manuals, and release notes are available in the technology knowledge base.

There is a mailing list for CMS authors that is a great resource for asking questions and sharing best practices. The list is upated once a semester from the list of users who have author privileges in the CMS.

Subscribe: http://lists.uaa.alaska.edu/mailman/listinfo/cms-authors
Email: cms-authors@lists.uaa.alaska.edu