Ditto on the surprise. On Thursday, January 31, 2013, Andria Waclawski wrote: > That makes (at least) three of us. I'm getting lots of questions already. > > /Andria > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Dan Kunitz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Oh good, it's not just me. > > Web Standards hosted a discussion (or two) on what would be ideal for the > U to offer for central web hosting, but not a replacement for UMContent. > > > Dan > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Dan Sagisser <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Wow... this is the first I've heard about this. Did I just totally miss > all the communication about this? > > -Dan Sagisser > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:23 PM, John Starr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > The University IT community has been evaluating new web content > management systems (CMS) to better serve the University’s needs. After > evaluating several products and viewing various product demonstrations, the > decision was made to acquire Drupal as the University’s new > enterprise-level CMS. This is a systemwide initiative available to and > supporting all system campuses. > > It is anticipated that Drupal will be available early this summer. In > addition, a pilot for interested users will be available in the next few > months. Information about participation in the pilot group will be shared > as soon as it is available. > > UMContent, the University’s current web CMS is scheduled for eventual > retirement. As of right now, the plan is to continue to have UMContent > available through at least November 2014. > > Options for migrating content from UMContent to Drupal will be evaluated. > For web content needs that may not require a robust enterprise-level > system, other content management applications including Google Sites, > WordPress and others will be available. > > More information on the Drupal implementation plan and other options will > be shared as it becomes available. News, information and updates will be > posted on the project website<https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/web-cms-drupal-initiative-news-information-and-updates/>at > <https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/web-cms-drupal-initiative-news-information-and-updates/> > > -- > *Andria **Waclawski* > Creative Services Lead > Office of the VP for Research <http://www.research.umn.edu/> > University of Minnesota > [log in to unmask] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', [log in to unmask]);> > 612.625.6093 > > *Stay connected via our > research blog <http://researchumn.com/> & business blog<http://businessumn.com/> > * -- ----- Sara Hurley Instructional Designer & Team Lead School of Public Health University of Minnesota 612-625-7709