About This Web Site http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates Information about the official LFCC Web site Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Navigation Menus Improved http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/11/20/navigation-menus-improved/ http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/11/20/navigation-menus-improved/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:08 +0000 Curtiss Grymala http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/?p=179 The navigation menus of the LFCC Web site have been updated making it easier to distinguish between a “parent” and “child” page. On any sub-page, a parent page will appear in bold and bullet points will appear next to the sub-navigation (child) items in the menu.

]]> http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/11/20/navigation-menus-improved/feed/ 0 Connect With LFCC http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/11/11/connect-with-lfcc/ http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/11/11/connect-with-lfcc/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:18:57 +0000 Curtiss Grymala http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/?p=173 You can now connect with Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) on your favorite social media networks. An official fan page on Facebook, a Twitter account and a YouTube account have been set up for the College.

In addition, icons for each of those social networks have been added to the home page of the LFCC Web site, making it easier to find and connect with LFCC.

Facebook

The fan page on Facebook will be used to collect and share news about the College. It will also serve as a central location from which links to all of the other official fan pages related to LFCC will be included. By visiting the “About the College” section of the fan page, you will always be able to find links and information about the fan pages that have been set up for specific areas of the College.

Only official fan pages will be posted in that section, making it easier for you to determine which fan pages are maintained by the College and which are not.

Twitter

The LFCC Twitter account will be used to post important news updates, interact with followers and let you know about fun and interesting things happening at the College. Although important closing announcements will be posted on the Twitter account, it is not intended to be a replacement for LFCC Alert. If you have not yet signed up for LFCC Alert, please do so.

YouTube

The YouTube account will be used to post and share new videos related to the College. Please feel free to visit the official LFCC YouTube channel and watch the videos that have already been posted. More will be coming very soon.

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  1. The name of each employee within his or her entry in the directory is now a link, allowing users to click and visit the contact information for an individual employee.
  2. Where applicable, the “alternative contact” for each employee now links to the directory entry for that alternative contact, making it easier for visitors to contact alternates when the desired employee is not available.

These changes will make it easier for visitors to use the employee directory, and also allow the webmaster to begin linking to individual employees throughout the Web site (rather than repeating contact information throughout).

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In addition, we now have the ability to publish these excerpts from our news releases directly to the official College Twitter account, so you can keep up with College news from within your Twitter feed.

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In addition, we are using more profiles of people:

  • LFCC Success Stories – Profiles of LFCC students, donors, employees and alumni now rotate in the promotional area on the home page.
  • LFCC Snapshots – Short question-and-answer profiles of LFCC students are also now included in the rotating promotional area.
]]> http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/09/01/static-promotional-buttons-on-the-home-page/feed/ 0 Contacting Us is Now Easier http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/08/25/contacting-us-is-now-easier/ http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/08/25/contacting-us-is-now-easier/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:33:44 +0000 Curtiss Grymala http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/?p=51 The contact form used on the Web site now includes the option to choose a general category for inquiries. This enhancement will help reduce the number of e-mail messages that are sent to the wrong recipients. The categories that have been added to the contact form are:

  • General Inquiries
  • Admissions and Registration
  • Advising and Counseling
  • Blackboard Support
  • Employment
  • Financial Aid and Scholarships
  • Instruction
  • LFCC Educational Foundation Inc.
  • Library
  • President
  • Room Reservations
  • Student Life and Activities
  • Technical Support
  • Testing Center
  • Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education

In addition, the process used to attach files to e-mail messages sent through the contact form has been improved, adding more security and providing more detailed information when an attachment is removed or an error occurs.

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]]> http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/08/19/find-us-more-easily-map-links-added-to-site/feed/ 0 Improved Style Sheets http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/04/03/improved-style-sheets/ http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/04/03/improved-style-sheets/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:27:24 +0000 Curtiss Grymala http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/?p=47 The style sheets used to control the appearance of the Web site have been improved and enhanced. In addition to some stylistic changes within the style sheets themselves, the content management system (CMS) has been updated to allow these style sheets to be cached, which will help improve the speed and performance of the Web site.

]]> http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/04/03/improved-style-sheets/feed/ 0 Promotional Home Page Items Improved http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/04/02/promotional-home-page-items-improved/ http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/2009/04/02/promotional-home-page-items-improved/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:25:16 +0000 Curtiss Grymala http://lfcc.edu/wp/web-site-updates/?p=45 Two new features have been added to the main rotating promotional area on the home page.

Promotional Carousel – A “carousel” has been added to the rotating promotional area on the home page, allowing visitors to scroll through images of the promotional items and click on the images to see enlarged versions of the promotional items.

Promotional Videos – YouTube videos can now be posted in the rotating promotional area.

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