SCSU
Southern Connecticut State University is a public university in New Haven. The site takes a prospective student from a campus tour to an application and holds news, research, athletics and student services in one place.
Challenge
SCSU has 225+ programs, separate entries for undergraduate, graduate and professional development, plus news, a calendar, the library, Owls athletics and internal services like One Stop. The audiences are different: a future student, a parent, faculty, an alumnus, an employer.
A university portal cannot be “taken down for repairs”. Every day it takes applications, open-house registrations and tour requests. The job is to keep the structure clear and not lose a single journey in the menu.
Solution
We worked with the portal on Drupal 10: distinct Apply / Visit / Give paths, blocks for Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Development, research news and fast access to campus services.
The focus is the visitor’s first step: book a tour, come to an open house or apply — without wandering the site. In parallel — a Spanish version, accessibility, and a faculty news feed.
How it works
- 01
Admissions
Apply, Visit, Give — three short actions from any page: an application, a tour, support for the university.
- 02
Academics
Undergraduate, graduate, professional development and 225+ programs — each visitor finds their entry point.
- 03
Campus
News, calendar, library, athletics, a map and One Stop — university services in one place.
- 04
Research
R2 status, labs and grants — the university shows science as visibly as the admissions campaign.
Features
- Separate journeys for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs
- Campus tour and open house registration
- News, events calendar, directory
- Research, careers, Owls athletics
- Spanish version and accessibility requirements
Results
- A large university portal stays coherent, not a “site inside a site”
- A prospective student sees the next action: a tour, an open house or an application
- Experience working with a public university in the USA