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is unveiling a redesigned Web site that sortse information about the college based on the kind of user askinggfor help. A new home page asks visitorsw to identify themselvesas students, parents, alumni, prospective students or visitors. "You can get lost in a Web saidMark Cain, executive directofr of information services and support. "What we tried to do was organizr informationpeople needed. A lot of it is better information that'xs more targeted.
" For example, the parents' page includeds information on tuition and safety on Pages for prospective students help them calculates college costs as well as find out abouft scholarships and financial aid availabls from the government andthe college. Everyone mighr enjoy the two virtualtours offered. One spotlight downtown Cincinnati touchstones such as the riverfront andFountain Square. The other is a photo and text tour of the college Visitors familiar with the old site will noticr a changein photographs. "Thre old site had lots of shots ofempty buildings," Cain said.
"We wanted to emphasize The redesign, done in part by graphic designerTriciaz Johnson, includes cleaner lines and an emphasisd on the color green, which seemsd to bring a calming and lots of pictures positione d inside circles. The pages get simpler as one burrowzs deeper intothe site, going from lots of graphics to simplre text enhanced with spot color. Designes to work hand-in-hand with Mount St. Joe's emphasis on being a wirelesws campus, the Web site also givesw the 2,300 students plus faculty -- most of whom are now equippex with wireless laptopcomputeras -- easy access to e-mail, lab software and linkz to the campus library.
Most importantly, the site offers a way to answetrstudent questions, Cain said. Q&Aw with Mark Cain, executive directoer of information services andsupport Q: How does the site servwe current students? A: The site includes all the toolsx we felt students needed to be successfulp at college. It's password protected for everhy student. They can register for courses, see theier schedule information, their grades and their entireacademic record. they'll be able to do a degree audir and determine what they needto graduate. Students can also see if theirf loan hasbeen approved. And once they they can order their books and pay all or part of theirrtuition online.
Q: How has the Web changed every-dayh activities on campus? A: This made linezs disappear. Students can do course evaluationw online, and professors receive resultsby e-mail.