Sites We Like (And Why)

Home Pages

• UT Medical School Office of Communications: Engaging images
• Simmons College: Clean yet informative homepage; good use of search box and footer
• Champlain College : Sort of the same as above - clean and simple but classy. I like the think right before the footer with student profiles and student work.  I also liked the header - directory/search/quick links area.

News Pages

• Think: Case Western Reserve's Online News Source: Hierarchical typography and beautiful thumbnail images
• MSU News: News feed w/short summaries and thumbnail photos

Calendars

• Oberlin College Events Calendar: Robust calendaring system

Online Publications

• Torchbearer: Illuminating the University of Tennessee Alumni: Beautiful example of a digital publication

Internal Portals

• Deeside College Student Zone: Student portal with social media presences/Moodle login placed front and center

Search Functions

• SIT Study Abroad: Ability to sort programs by theme/type/degree
• Illinois State University Course Finder: Ability to search for courses in every way imaginable