Build an online alumni community
As students graduate and move beyond the physical setting of your campus, the Web is a natural way to keep them engaged with your institution. Ektron University has a complete Alumni Section. Take advantage of Ektron's membership model and add value for alumni donors by granting access to certain areas of the site only to them.
Facilitate online applications
Ektron's WYSIWYG HTML form editor allows business users to create detailed application forms. Fields can be required and validated by Ektron CMS400.NET. Once filled in by perspective students, reports can be generated and exported to Excel for review by the admissions committee.
Manage and announce events
Ektron CMS400.NET's calendar functionality allows you to have a comprehensive online presentation of all events occurring on campus. Site visitors can use filters to just show events that they are interested in, like sports, theater or reunions. Alumni and students can subscribe to Web alerts and RSS feeds and receive notices about new events.
Provide students a searchable online catalog
Use Ektron's Smart Form technology to create a searchable, standardized, XML-based online catalog. Students can find courses by subject, professor and other relevant fields. And because it was created in Ektron CMS400.NET as XML, the data can be easily repurposed to create your print catalog.
Give Students their own Site
While you need to use your site to help recruit new students and keep alumni and parents informed and involved, current students have different needs. Ektron University includes an entire section geared towards these unique needs.