2025: A Year Worth Celebrating
SMU’s website (smu.edu) had a standout year, delivering major improvements to both the user experience and backend performance. The Web Applications Team helped drive key achievements in 2025—including completing one of the final Cornerstone migrations, earning a Letter of Conformance for meeting Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Level AA criteria, and launching new Sitecore features that enhance how users engage with our site.
Looking ahead, we’re excited to be partnering with Marketing and Communications on new undergraduate and graduate program pages, while the University evaluates future web content management platforms.
As always, our team remains dedicated to supporting campus through web design and migration services, Sitecore training, WordPress and Google Analytics consultations, web development, SEO guidance, and accessibility resources.
We look forward to an even more impactful 2026!
Looking Good in the SMU Brand!
A special thanks to all the faculty and staff with whom we partnered this year. We are privileged to get to work with you and bring your digital visions to life. A few highlights include:
SMU Libraries, Office of Research and Innovation, Bursars Office, CPH, Guildhall
New Sitecore Features
Hot off the press—SMU now has a streamlined “News” aggregator that helps users discover articles faster and more easily than ever. This collaboration between the Web Applications Team and Marketing and Communications delivered a thoughtfully designed tool that’s already driving traffic to smu.edu.
All feature documentation is in Wiki.SMU.
What’s Coming in 2026
- Undergraduate and graduate program pages. SMU Marketing and Communications is strategically working with each school on the rollout strategy.
- SMU begins review of web content management system
New Tools
Resources.SMU
is a publicly accessible wiki designed to serve the SMU community as a central hub for sharing knowledge, documentation, and procedural guidance. Typical use cases for Resources.SMU includes publishing step-by-step procedure instructions, maintaining technical or administrative non-sensitive documentation, and providing reference materials.
Web News
- Library Website Updates Complete Cornerstone 2 Transition
- Accessibility Milestone Reached: SMU Earns Allyant Conformance Level AA
- Sitecore Integration with SMU360 Events Makes Promotions Easy
- New Requirements for Meta Description in Sitecore
- Meet the Web Application Services Team
Need Help?
OIT offers individual assistance to Sitecore editors who have successfully completed our basic Sitecore training.
