About the USU Homepage

Definition

The Utah State University Home Page is the official internet site for the university (http://www.usu.edu). The Home Page is divided into different navigation areas ( header links, "audience" links, welcome links, information links, featured links) and includes the University online news source (Utah State Today), and the upcoming events listed in the University Web calendar.

The header includes different categories of links such as the main top links (USU Home, A-Z index, calendars, MyUSU, contact, people/web search) and the "audience links" (future students, current students, faculty & staff, alumni & friends, community & visitors).

Objective

The purpose of the Home Page is to create a point of entry and convergence for all the visitors to access the University official information resources and establish the main linkage architecture to the multiple sub-levels. The Home Page also delivers links to recent news and upcoming events of general interest. The main targeted audiences are: future students, current students, faculty & staff, alumni & friends, community & visitors.

Responsibility

The University's Home Page is produced by the Web Communications Office (Webmaster's Office), part of the University Public Relations and Marketing office. The Web Communications Office, as part of Public Relations and Marketing, has the responsibility of defining the content, look, feel, interface, links, information architecture, and navigation of the University's official Home Page.

Home Page Linkage Policies

The USU Home Page provides the structure to deliver links that provide official information resources of the institution. The navigation categories include four main areas: the audience pages links, welcome, information and featured links. Resources created by an official unit or a registered organization may be eligible for inclusion in the featured links category for a determined amount of time.

Links determined to be of particular interest for a category of users are grouped in Audience pages which are accessible through five links:

  • Future Students
  • Current Students
  • Alumni & Friends
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Community & Visitors

Linking of appropriate information is accomplished through the Office of the Webmaster.

  • Academics
  • Administration
  • Admissions
  • Athletics
  • Extension
  • Graduate Studies
  • Library
  • Research

Links determined to be of particular interest for a period of time are grouped on the Featured links category:

  • Academic Calendar
  • Job Opportunities
  • Museums & Arts
  • Registrar's Office
  • Utah State Today

Logos, Trademarks, and Licensed Graphics

Official USU logos, seals, and graphics relating to the University may be subject to licensing agreements and any use of these requires approval.

Logos, wordmark and other graphics are available for download on the Public Relations Web site.

Viewing Our Site

The site is designed for best case viewing on multiple platforms, back to 5.5 and later versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape6. The pages are compatible with all current versions of Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Safari and Netscape on Mac.

The look of the University Home Page may vary slightly according to your monitor's setting for color and default font. Some older browsers may also layout the page with minor differences. Graphics and images have been optimized for faster download.