SUNY Plattsburgh Policies

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Web Policies at SUNY Plattsburgh

Overview

The Web policies for Plattsburgh State are designed to be useful, flexible, and adaptive to a rapidly changing Internet environment.

Some of the policies are specific: for example, those dealing with the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative compliance with New York State Technology Policy NYS-P08-005. Other policies serve as guidelines to keep the site running smoothly and evolving responsively, while encouraging widespread involvement from campus colleagues.

Content Management

Content management of the site is established under the auspices of the recruitment marketing area (comprised of the Director of Marketing and the Web Editor). This management involves close consultation with the College's Web policy body, the Web Oversight Working Group (WOWG), as well as the Dean of Library and Information Services and colleagues in Computing and Media Services. A subgroup of the WOWG, the Web Operations Group (Web-Ops), meets regularly to address ongoing technical issues.

Content Management Policy

This document includes classification of pages; content ownership and responsibility; details of the development process; specific policies and other web-related information.

Policy Approval

Official policies are adopted upon approval by Executive Council. Updated 8/16/2011

Working Groups and Web Development Team

Web Oversight Working Group

The Web Oversight Working Group (WOWG) is a standing body comprised of approximately twelve members, with faculty, staff, and student representation. Formed in the summer of 1999, the group makes policy recommendations to the Dean of Library and Information Services, who presents the group's recommendations to Executive Council for approval.

The WOWG is charged to consider all facets of the SUNY Plattsburgh Web site, including such items as

  • Systematic development,
  • Functionality,
  • Policy,
  • Design,
  • Navigation,
  • Support,
  • Editorial quality,
  • Consistency, and
  • Accuracy.

The WOWG formulated an initial policy document outlining goals for site development and classification of campus Web pages; this document was approved by Executive Council in July of 2000. The group also proposed the hiring of a Web Editor and the development of a student Web Guild. While the Guild was never funded, the Web Editor was hired in the summer of 2001.

Web Editor

The Web Editor oversees and manages the Plattsburgh State Web site on a daily operational level.

As the College's Web specialist, the Editor assists campus stakeholders in understanding Web issues and in building Web pages that are optimal for users and for creating an effective institutional Web presence.

The Editor works closely with and reports to the Director of Marketing, and consults regularly with colleagues in computing and media services. The Web Editor is also a member of the Web Oversight Working Group and the Web-Ops subgroup.

Web System Administrator

The Web System Administrator ensures proper operation and management of College Web servers, and provides programming services as needed. The Web System Administrator is also a member of the Web Oversight Working Group and the Web-Ops subgroup.

Associate Web Editor

The Associate Web Editor works closely with the Web Editor and the Director of Marketing & Publications. The Associate Web Editor is also a member of the Web Oversight Working Group and the Web-Ops subgroup.

Contact Information

For more information about Web Policies at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

Daniel J.S. Lewis
 Web Editor
Phone: (518) 564-3977
E-mail: daniel.lewis@plattsburgh.edu