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Office of Web and New Media 

External Organization Web Site

Missouri State University allows qualified external organizations to create web sites on University equipment as a public affairs service.

Qualifications

To have a web site hosted at Missouri State, the external organization must meet all of the following requirements:

  • Non-profit
  • A professional or academic organization/committee 
  • Appropriate to the University’s overall mission

Specifications

External organization web sites at Missouri State are:

  • Supervised by a current Missouri State staff or faculty member, who is also a current member of the external organization, that assumes all responsibility for the content of the external organization's web site
  • Hosted at http://associations.missouristate.edu/
  • Classified as unofficial web sites that must adhere to the Missouri State Web Policy
  • Published by Missouri State web developers that the web site supervisor has approved—outside contributors must work through these Missouri State web developers to update an external organization's web site
  • Supported by the University through the Office of Web and New Media, Help Desk and training opportunities

Creating an External Organization Web Site

For more information on creating departmental web pages, you may attend a Faculty and Staff Professional Development Computer Course. The University recommends external organization developers use Web Press, the University's content management system, to develop and maintain their web sites.

To request an standard external organization web site, a Missouri State faculty or staff member should follow these steps:

  1. Complete the External Organizational Web Site Application. *You need Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these documents.
  2. Have his/her unit administrator approve the request and sign the application
  3. Submit the application to the Office of Web and New Media.

After receiving an application, the Director of Web and New Media will approve or deny the request and notify the requestor. If an application is approved, the Director of Web and New Media will coordinate with Computer Services to configure the web site.

If an application is denied, the requestor may appeal to Web Advisory Committee.

External Organization Developers

To obtain permission for developers to update a External Organization website, complete the External Organization Web Developer Form below.

*You need Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these documents.

Removal of an External Organization Web Site

If an external organization changes and no longer meets the qualifications or does not have a valid supervisor for its web site, Missouri State will remove the external organization's web site from Missouri State equipment.