University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Updates

Key decisions and project updates will be documented here.

Project milestone: New WMAA website enhances connections with MD alumni

On August 28, 2023, the new website for the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association launched. This is the second of four site launch events associated with this project. Founded in 1956, the mission of WMAA is to “create lasting relationships between the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health alumni and students by visibly …

Project milestone: New NACHP website centers Indigenous representation

On July 31, 2023, the new website for the Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP) launched. This is the first of four site launch events associated with this project. Previously, NACHP content existed within the /education/ section of med.wisc.edu. NACHP is one of three programs that, after discussion and careful consideration of pros and …

Subdomains for NACHP, WPP and WMAA

This summer, web content for the Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP), the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), and the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) will be moved out of the med.wisc.edu site and into subdomains. The move to subdomains will provide a more tailored content strategy and a better user experience. The decision followed …

WordPress Selected as Content Management System

WordPress has been selected as the new content management system (CMS) for the SMPH relaunch. This is a shift from the current CMS called Terminalfour (T4), which is a proprietary platform licensed by UW Health. Switching the site to WordPress will allow some efficiencies and will enable SMPH to benefit from and contribute to the …