New UVic website coming soon

Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback on the UVic website redesign to date. Comments have been flowing in since a link to the “in progress” site was posted on the UVic home page in January. The site has been tested with several external audience segment, and overall, the reception to the new approach to UVic’s web presence has been positive, with high marks for ease of use from high school students in particular.

Many useful suggestions on the new design have also been received from the campus community. In order to incorporate your suggestions, and make the site as useful as it can be to UVic’s on- and off-campus communities, the launch of the new site will take place in mid-March. After the launch, current students, faculty and staff will be able to bookmark the Students, Faculty and Staff internal home page, which provides easy access to commonly requested features and services that are currently on the existing university homepage.

The deadline for feedback on the new design is February 15. Please send your comments and suggestions to webcoor@uvic.ca.

New homepage

The new design allows each user group to enter the site via an identified “pathway,” and with one click, arrive at a customized home page. Current students, faculty and staff: click on the Students, Faculty and Staff tab.

Current students, faculty and staff

The internal home page for students, faculty and staff has many of the features you’re used to finding on the current UVic home page. Based on user feedback, changes to this page are being planned, and after the launch, you will be able to set this page as your home page with the click of a button.