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 Continue reading Web Bytes: Updates from the Web Application Team
SMU has launched an analysis project to review the University’s current Web Content Management (WCM) system, Sitecore. This collaborative effort between Development and External Affairs and the Office of Information Technology will explore whether Sitecore continues to meet the University’s needs or if another platform may better support how we connect with our audiences and share the SMU story. 
As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance campus engagement and streamline event visibility, the Office of Information Technology is excited to spotlight the recent integration of 
When Wiki.SMU was first launched over 10 years ago, the intention was to have a public wiki space for everyone, including guests and non-SMU affiliated individuals, to find information, documentation, and other resources that didn’t necessarily need to be hosted on the main SMU website. As the service was rolled out, security measures were put in place that users came to expect, which made changing how the service operated challenging. With our 
The new public wiki 