The Web Communications team helps the Nazareth community with naz.edu, social media, and web projects. Campus departments are partners in ensuring the website is up-to-date and relevant. We provide training and support to a web editor(s) in each department (chosen by the department head).
Who does what includes naz.edu webpage editing, the Naz Catalog, the Naz Directory, headshots, public relations, and how to reach students.
Use our Story Idea form!
Please include enough details to "sell us" on why it's a great story.
For any story idea we're able to pursue, we will then check the facts with the person to tell an authentic story.
Each department typically has a trained web editor. Request training ≫
Effective webpage content:
Content can include images and multimedia files, data files, documents, and PDFs. Images need to be sized appropriately for web viewing, meaning large enough resolution to look good on a screen (at a screen resolution of 72 ppi) but small enough (under 100KB) to ensure the page will load quickly for the user.
To schedule a consultation with a member of our web team to talk about web content strategy and best practices, please contact Chris Farnum, cfarnum5@naz.edu, 585-389-5023.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is important because it helps people find your webpage.
Search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo! index webpages in databases and list them in the search results in order of "relevancy." The best way to ensure that naz.edu pages are relevant and optimized for key search engines is to populate them with content that is relevant to the keywords that the target audiences search. To rank more highly, page content and page titles should be written using the language and words that searchers are likely to enter into search engines.
Pay careful attention to the natural language your audiences use to describe programs and mimic that wording in web content.
Some SEO best practices:
If you are interested in learning more about SEO, see this great guide from Moz.
Web analytics is about monitoring how visitors use different pages and features on a website. Analytics allow webmasters to watch the browsing habits on a site (i.e., popular pages, exit pages, time on site, etc.). Analytics also show where the traffic is coming from, and if the traffic is coming from a search engine, what search term a visitor typed in (keyword analysis). This sort of information is valuable in helping to identify both problem areas and opportunities.
Analytics can help inform decision-making about the content and usability of a website. Where are visitors going? What are they ignoring? Which terms have the highest conversion rates? Google Analytics measures the web efforts and communication strategies at Nazareth University. The web team actively watches site usage and traffic patterns through reporting.
Learn more about web analytics here.
To schedule a consultation with a member of the Nazareth web team to review a report on your site data, please contact Chris Farnum.
Each faculty/staff person must give permission individually for your photo to appear in the Nazareth Directory and on naz.edu webpages, including for your department/office.
We encourage you to do so, since photos help us get to know each other and fit our friendly campus culture.
Here's how:
Promoting your event is a vital way to showcase what you are doing. Your event will appear on the Naz website, in the Naz mobile app, and potentially in emails about upcoming events.
Use 25Live
Cool features
Newsworthy Events
If you're seeking media or wider attention, contact Julie Long, jlong2@naz.edu
To request the 75-minute web editor training class (which also can be retaken as a refresher) use the Web Editor Training Request form, which goes to Chris Farnum.
Questions? Contact:
How to fix errors or update the Naz Directory:
To make your photo visible: (Please do! Sharing photos on our website helps us know each other and fits with the culture of our small, supportive campus.)
On a Naz Directory page, click Account Settings and sign in with your usual Naz username and password. Under "Photo Visibility Preference," select "Display my photo to anonymous users." Then select SUBMIT.
To change the photo:
Typically, the details and photos on a department's Contact Us naz.edu webpage are pulled in from the Naz Directory.
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