Student club Web sites and advisor responsibilities

Things you should know before your club creates a Web site:

• You shall accept responsibility for the content of your club's site, and shall be listed on the home page as the advisor contact for that site.
• Your club's site must conform to a few absolute requirements, as defined by Seminole State WebSupport. You shall make certain that these requirements are met.
• It is assumed when you request a club site that your club has members who are willing and able to create content and maintain the site. We recommend that you designate a club "Webmaster" to develop or coordinate the development of information. At such time that updates need to be made and your club has no qualified Webmaster, you may choose to either personally complete the updates or notify Seminole State WebSupport to deactivate the site.
• Club sites are built via a designated portal system set up by Seminole State WebSupport based on an approved template.  The portal allows for easy editing of content as well as providing features such as a bulletin board, calendar and other advanced features.
• Seminole State WebSupport will periodically review College-related web sites to insure that they conform to the established requirements. If problems are found during such a review, you will be responsible for supervising the timely correction of these problems. (See the Web Author Notification Procedures for more information on our notification policy.) At the time of a review, suggestions may also be made regarding potential improvements of the design, functionality or content of the site. You may request a copy of the complete Web Review Checklist from the Webmasters Office, or access the Web Page Review Standards page on this site.

Advisor's steps to establishing a club web site:

1. Make a request for a club site to be established by Seminole State WebSupport using a CTS User Request Form.
2. Familiarize yourself with the requirements for Seminole State Web pages as detailed in the official Web Development Guidelines (or see the Web Guidelines QuickStart Guide for an abbreviated version). These documents are available both online and in print from the WebSupport Office.
3. Designate a club member to be the contact person, and share the requirements with him or her.
4. Notify the WebSupport Office when content has been added and the site is ready for public view so that an appropriate link can be established from the College's main site.
5. Review the published information for accuracy at least once per club session and make certain the club Webmaster updates it as necessary.

Web site development consultation and site review is available from the WebSupport Office.  A complete guide of Web tips and suggestions can also be obtained in print, or online. See the Seminole State Web Development Guidelines for more information.

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