New school year, new kean.edu
By Monica Sudfield | Published by Oct. 4, 2018
With the start of a new school year came the start of a new website for Kean University. Kean.edu has transformed its content, with hope of making it easier for students and all visitors to the website to navigate and find what they are looking for.
“University Relations began working with New City Media Inc., an experienced web vendor, to launch a new Kean.edu back in March,” said Karen Smith, vice president of University Relations.
According to Kean.edu, the creation of the new website “focused on creating fresh content for each of the University’s academic programs so prospective students and current students understand exactly what they will learn in those programs and how their Kean degrees will help them launch successful careers.”
Visitors should have a smoother time navigating through the new website versus the older version, and should have an easier time locating what they are visiting the site for, according to Kean.edu.
The website’s new look has a drop down menu in the upper right hand corner titled “Quick Links” which is a quick way to access Kean’s most visited pages such as KeanWISE, Blackboard, and Kean mail.
Junior Jianna Pisa, a psychology major, commented specifically on the new addition of the “Quick Links” tab.
“It’s so much easier to have everything in one place,” said Pisa.
Not only is everything now in one place, but also everything can be easily accessed on mobile devices. The new Kean.edu wanted to be accessible and user friendly on mobile devices, unlike the website in the past.
“We launched this project to help us tell the Kean story and deliver information more effectively through all devices, including mobile phones,” said Smith.
By making sure the website is mobile device friendly, Kean is showing it’s interest in staying with the times in this social media, mobile device era.
“I like how Kean is always updating their websites, and other things, to keep everything current and relevant,” said senior Danielle Palumbo, psychology major.
According to Kean.edu, another way the site is updating with the times is by posting videos, photos and news about the university for people who want to keep up with the latest.
Along with the new website, Kean also launched a new application. This app links you to KeanWISE, and other Kean information. Sporting events, university videos and photographs, and Kean News all can be accessed on the new and improved application.
“The website is our digital front door so it is essential that it make a strong first impression about the comprehensive education experience that Kean provides,” said Smith.