[Motse] Re: K12@U beta site ready for your review

[Char Greenwald]

I forgot to note that we would like your response by Wed.9/17.
Thank you!
Char

Char Greenwald wrote:
> Greetings from the College Readiness Consortium!
> We are working with representatives of many U of M colleges and 
> campuses to develop a website to make it easier for preK-12 students, 
> parents/families, and educators to find the many excellent programs 
> for and about youth offered at the U of M, including yours. We 
> want the parent who had heard there were great summer camps at the U, 
> or wanted to know where they could take kids to do something 
> interesting on campus, or for a teacher who is interested in 
> professional development opportunities, to find what they want without 
> having to know the university organizational structure or navigate 
> through multiple websites.  The site will simply link directly to the 
> program websites, and you will maintain your websites as usual. We 
> call the site 'K12 at U <mailto:%27K12 at U> -  K12 /at/ the U,  /for/ you!'
>  
> We now have a beta site to share with you, at 
> https://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/InfoJuggler/session/3  Please take a 
> look at it.  You will find short descriptions of each program, contact 
> info, and the url.  Obviously those items can change, so we want to 
> provide access to the 'card' on the site that contains the information 
> to someone from your program or college.  This should require minimal 
> time - perhaps none, if the info is correct and the url doesn't 
> change.  *We need you to tell us who that contact person will be - if 
> there is a central person(s) in your college or campus who has 
> responsibility related to multiple programs, that works well for us.  
> Send the contact info to *_collegeready at umn.edu 
> <mailto:collegeready at umn.edu>,_* including the programs that person 
> will be responsible for.  If you see programs that are missing, let us 
> know that too. *
>  
> Our design and development group includes Kris Layon, the web designer 
> for System Academic Administration, Char Greenwald in my office, and 
> Wendy Friedmeyer of the College of Design's Design Institute.  We are 
> now working with Colin McFadden, a CLA web developer. to create the 
> actual site.  For questions, you can call Char Greenwald at 
> 612-625-3695, or Julie Sweitzer at 612-625-5324.  
>  
> Thank you for the excellent work you do on behalf of the children and 
> youth of Minnesota!    

-- 
Char Greenwald
College Readiness Consortium 
University of Minnesota
110 Morrill Hall, 100 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Ph:  612-625-3695
Fax: 612-626-8388


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