What is Modern Campus CMS?
Modern Campus CMS is a web content management system provided by Modern Campus, and
is used by hundreds of colleges and universities to manage their websites.
Website editing is done through your web browser, meaning you can update your site from anywhere, anytime as long as you have an Internet connection. With Modern Campus CMS, you can easily update your Downstate website.
Modern Campus CMS is very easy to use; website editors don't need to know HTML, and don't need any special software.
Web pages are created with templates, which are based on official SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University brand and approved for use by the Office of Communications and Marketing. Modern Campus CMS is flexible and modular, meaning that you can have sidebars, menus, slide shows, image galleries, calendar feeds, social media posts, video embeds and more!
Modern Campus CMS is run in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment. With SaaS, Modern Campus hosts the Modern Campus CMS application and Downstate hosts the production servers. When you create and save an Omni page, all that work is done on the OmniUpdate staging server. When you publish your page (or site), a copy is sent to the production server, and your site is live for the world to see.
Benefits of Modern Campus CMS
Modern Campus was selected by Downstate for several reasons, chief among them ease of use for the end user. Since the user does not need to know HTML, anyone with an understanding of Microsoft Word can easily use it.
Other factors in our decision to use Modern Campus CMS include:
- It is designed specifically for the higher education sector
- It is the top-rated higher-ed CMS, as researched by .eduGuru.
- It has a scalable, modular design that can handle hundreds of sites, thousands of users, and millions of pages
- It is designed to industry standards, including W3C, XML/XSL, RSS, ADA Section 508, and LDAP
Get Started with Modern Campus CMS
Here's how to get started using Modern Campus CMS to manage your website:
- Contact us - Submit a New Site Request, letting us know that your department is interested in using Modern Campus CMS to manage your website.
- Intake meeting - We will schedule a brief initial meeting where we will review your site needs and next steps, which will include identifying individuals needing user licenses for Modern Campus CMS.
- Provide a site map - You will provide us with a site map indicating the main content areas, sub-pages and homepage features you are requesting, and any links to social media.
- Site review and launch - We will review the site with you to ensure that the site is functional and all content is accounted for. We will then launch your site, whether it is a new site or replacing an old site.
- Schedule training - We will schedule training sessions for designated CMS users. Upon completion of the training, your team can begin working on your site.