Updates

After months of work laying the technological foundation for the transition, the eagerly-awaited migration of websites from Reason to WordPress has begun. During fall term the web team has focused our efforts on a handful of pilot websites, four of which are now up & running in the new system.

The Carletonian’s Nicole Collins wrote an article titled “College phases out Reason, moves to WordPress” for the November 9 issue, featuring quotes from Julie Anderson, Connor Jackson, and Joe Hargis about the transition.

The first three pilot sites for Web2020 were launched this past week. 

Pilot sites will launch October/November and Group 1 sites start to migrate in December.

Web Services provided an update on Web2020 at this month’s President’s Quarterly Meeting. If you missed it, feel free to view our slides from the presentation to help keep you in the loop!

WordPress standard theme for pilot migrations will be ready by end of July; pilots are slated for August.

The ~6 months out communication was sent to migration Group 1 today. 

The new Admissions website launched today…. Now what?!

We are happy to announce the upcoming launch of a new Admissions website and corresponding print materials Staff members in Admissions, College Communications, and Web Services collaborated with an outside firm on strategy and design, and the site was built in-house. It is the first Carleton site to transition from Reason to WordPress. Visit the new site at go.carleton.edu/explore on May 15, and stop by Scoville anytime to pick up samples of the new print pieces. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who has helped us with content creation, design implementation, and the transition to WordPress.

The latest information on the transition from Reason to WordPress, including a timeline update, a peek into our content development process, and what to expect after the launch of the Admissions website.