website to do list
This to-do list is for the Zoology website team. It's not linked on the site. Edit this page
If there is something to be fixed or added, or some one has made a comment to you, add a to-do item here. If you are working on something, put your name in 'assigned to' and perhaps "working on it" in the status column. If something is complete, put 'done' in the status column. Don't delete the item right away so the rest of us see that it's done.
To add a to-do item, add a row at the bottom. go right-most cell of the last row of the table and press tab (or use the buttons to insert row below. This list is not in order of priority.
| item in brief |
detail about the item (optional) | assigned to | status |
| make it official | move site from draft location (aves) to zoology.msu.edu. This may disrupt access to common-zoo and dept | Pat |
done |
| Stephen profile | Stephen Thomas profile will be a little different as he'd like to have images of his scientific illustrations instead of pubs. | Pat |
working on it |
| grad requirements | Revise pages on PhD requirements and MS requirements, with eye for consistency, accuracy, and coherence. See Heather's comments |
Debbie & Lisa |
working on it |
| grad guide | The page on the Grad Program Guide needs fixing/streamlining/formatting, per Heather's suggestions. |
Debbie & Lisa | working on it |
| more images |
as faculty send in images, put them on the site. Need to write procedure for inserting images | Pat | working on it |
| Faculty profiles | edit profiles as faculty send in corrections |
Sue only? | |
| adjunc | Explanation of role played by adjunct faculty? | Sue |
gathering info |
| Banner image |
rather than rotate, set banner image based on the section of the site: grad, undergrad, research, etc. Requires server code. |
Pat |
working on it |
| research highlight page |
link from banner to page with short description of image and research behind it. |
Pat/? |
version 1.1 |
| add map |
create page "find us" and put map and links to map |
Pat |
done |
| Undergrad page |
several things to be fixed: 2007 requirements, for one. |
Pat and Priscilla |
working on it |
| Zoo Aquarium | need section on the ZAS program and need to correctly link from the Undergraduate section. Should there be a linkon the grad section? |
Pat and Priscilla | |
| email spam protection | convert emails to spam protected links. This can be done sitewide without any work from us. requires server code | Pat |
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| accessibility | make sure the site meets goverment and MSU requirements for accessibility | Pat |
low priority now |
| more news! |
we need more news and events |
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| emeriti | add missing emeriti; format Ph.D University to match current faculty entries; add research interest | Sue | done |
| grad alumni |
list of recent PhD and MS alumni by year, what their thesis topic was, where they are now, and contact info if available |
Lisa |
gathering info |
| ugrad alumni | set of pages featuring activities of undergrad alumni, networking opprt |
Fred |
working on it |
| faculty | images for profile page |
Sue | will gather info |
| safari browser problem |
Safari doesn't display the menus properly the first time the page is loaded becuase it of the order it loads elements - requires javascript fix |
Pat |
high priority |
| IE7 browser problem | In IE 7, the 'footer' block shows in the middle of long pages |
Pat |
high priority |
| IE6 browser problem | In iE6, the banner reloads every time one hovers the mouse over it. Change background image selection code |
Pat |
working on it |
| minor design tweaks |
design fixes. Home page has large whitespace between image and foot. small white lines on edges. Some pages have white block after footer (firefox). Contact form too narrow (use new forms). spacing of right column is off |
Pat |
low priority |
| code validation |
Code should be validate with web standards body - some errors reported and need to be fixed on the template | Pat |
working on it |
| script 'degradation' |
some browsers, especially for blind users, search engines, etc, don't have all features enabled. Make site look ok for those users (and search engines) |
Pat |
working on it |
| old-site page placeholders |
need to create 'redirection' pages for all orphaned pages from the old site so search engines, can still find what they need. | Pat, could use help |
working on it |
| 'page not found' page |
edit the page the displays when the users enters a page that is not there. currently not working | Pat |
done |
( add a row by clicking in the right-most cell above and press [tab]. )