Chadron State College reveals its new website

CSC launched its new website, Monday, after almost a year of designing it.
“I think the biggest [problem] was that the website hadn’t had a comprehensive redesign since 2012. When you look at a website, it really needs to be the front door to an institution,” Director of College Relations, Alex Helmbrecht said. “In all honesty, it is probably the number one marketing and communication tool that the college has, so we wanted to take all of the great things about Chadron State College and convey that in a consistent format….”
Helmbrecht oversaw the project and worked with IT Specialist Andrew Schmid, and College Relations Digital Graphic Designer Daniel Binkard. Helmbrecht said a bulk of the credit for the website should be given to both Binkard and Schmid.
After working with various focus groups, including students, faculty, staff, admissions ambassadors and an executive council, the team felt that the website was ready to debut in mid-April.
“ We understand that the website communicates to a lot of different audiences, so we wanted our students, returning students and faculty to see the website change before the school year ended….It would still give students some time to prepare and get everything in order before finals,” Helmbrecht said.
With a sleek, efficient and consistent look, the new website is made to adapt to mobile versions and is compliant to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Helmbrecht also said the platform the new design is on will be easier to update as the site ages.
Helmbrecht sent an email across campus on Monday, April 9 to let people know the website changes would be made.
The team wanted to be as transparent and deliberate about the website as possible. To help with the transition, a video tutorial for the website was sent in Helmbrecht’s email and people are encouraged to use the websites search bar or call the IT help desk at 308-432-6311.