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Posted Washington Avenue Bridge closures begins August 20 to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
Just a reminder of the upcoming week-long closure of the Washington Avenue Bridge as crews install the rails for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line. The Bridge will close to all vehicle traffic at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August...
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Posted August detours and road closures to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
With the start of the school year fast approaching, a number of road and sidewalk closures are scheduled in the coming weeks as crews work to complete projects before the start of fall semester. Detour routes will be posted for...
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Posted East River Parkway to close July 25 to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
East River Parkway will close to traffic on Wednesday, July 25 for major storm sewer work related to the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line. The closure will occur under the Washington Avenue Bridge and is expected to last until...
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Posted Postponed: East River Parkway closure to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
The full closure of East River Parkway under the Washington Avenue Bridge has been postponed until the week of July 23. See the July 14-20 construction update (PDF) from the Metropolitan Council for complete information on upcoming construction....
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Posted East River Parkway closure to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
East River Parkway will close to traffic during the week of July 9 for major storm sewer work related to the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line. The closure is expected to last about four weeks, and East River Parkway...
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Posted Weekend closures of Washington Avenue Bridge to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
Traffic on and around the Minneapolis campus will be impacted the next two weekends as the Washington Avenue Bridge closes for work related to the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line. The vehicle level of the Washington Avenue Bridge will...
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Posted Lane closure on Fourth Street SE to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
Beginning Tuesday, May 22, the left lane of Fourth Street SE will close between 17th and 19th Avenue as crews perform utility work related to the new 4th Street Housing and Dining Facility. The lane will remain closed until mid-August,...
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Posted May 14 road closures to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
With the end of Spring Semester, work on the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line by Metropolitan Council construction crews will increase significantly. Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists will be impacted both on and around campus and should plan ahead to...
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Posted Upcoming road closures and detour information to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
Two road closures will significantly impact the University of Minnesota campus over the next two weeks. Drivers should be aware of the closures and detours, and allow for extra travel time. Huron Boulevard Ramp from westbound I-94 The Minnesota Department...
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Posted Huron Boulevard ramp closure to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced that the exit ramp from eastbound I-94 to Huron Boulevard will be closed from 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7 until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 9. Students, faculty, staff and visitors who...
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Posted Washington Avenue bridge closure Nov. 18-21; other changes to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
This weekend, a variety of projects will result in road closures and congestion on and around campus. The Washington Avenue Bridge will close to vehicle traffic on Friday night as Central Corridor Light Rail Transit crews make the changes needed...
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Posted Harvard Street closure Oct. 31-Nov. 9 to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
Harvard Street will be closed to pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic between Union Street and Beacon Street beginning Monday, October 31 to accommodate work related with the new Physics-Nanotechnology Building (see map below). Union Street will be temporarily re-opened during...
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Posted User-centered design kudos to Brand Blog
Last week, at the 10th annual Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Summit, Avinash Kaushik, Google's analytics evangelist, threw out some kudos to the University of Minnesota homepage and its views. If you're reading this, you're probably familiar with the views...
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Posted User-centered design kudos to eCommunication Blog
Props from Avinash Kaushik on the U's homepage design
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Posted Washington Avenue Bridge Closure to Twin Cities Campus Construction Updates
The Central Corridor Project Office announced late this week their plans for partial and total closures of the Washington Avenue Bridge over the next two weekends. The work is part of the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit project and are...
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Posted Resources: UofM and Beyond to Brand Blog
A compilation of University websites, listservs, and wikis with a few outsiders thrown in for good measure. Add more resources by commenting on this entry. U of M web-related listservs CODE-PEOPLE: For application developers at the U. WEB_TEMPLATES: Discuss U...
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Posted another test entry to Pete's sandbox
This is the body of another test entry....
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Posted Testing for output to Pete's sandbox
The body of the entry, testing for output....
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Posted Content Store update to Brand Blog
The Content Store project is well underway, again, and we're moving ahead in conjunction with the Twin Cities homepage redesign. We've faced several interesting challenges along the way and, as a result of both those challenges and the homepage redesign,...
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Posted Examining eCommunications webinar recordings to Brand Blog
Since links to recordings from the Examining eCommunications webinar series are scattered across posts, he's a quick roundup of what's available. Photo Library (August 2010) Recording and PDF of slides. Content Store (September 2010) Recording and PDF of slides. CCE...
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Posted Video: Usability Services at the U webinar to Brand Blog
A recording of the "Usability Services at the U" webinar is now available. Unfortunately, the introductions were cut off. The presenter is Josh Carroll, Senior Usability Consultant for Usability Services in the Office of Information Technology. The facilitator is Jennie...
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Posted Want to include video in that email? to Brand Blog
You might want to think twice before doing that. While not yet updated to cover some of the newest clients, Campaign Monitor's The Current State of Video in Email article covers what works and what doesn't. While the conclusion that...
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Posted MEUG meeting time change to Brand Blog
The Mass Email User Group meeting scheduled for 3-4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27 has been pushed up by 15 minutes. The meeting is now 2:45-3:45 p.m....
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Posted MEUG meeting time change to eCommunication Blog
The Mass Email User Group meeting scheduled for 3-4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27 has been pushed up by 15 minutes. The meeting is now 2:45-3:45 p.m....
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Posted Next MEUG meeting is Wednesday, October 27, 2:45-3:45 p.m. <strike>3-4 p.m.</strike> to Brand Blog
The next Mass Email User Group meeting is Wednesday, October 27 from 2:45-3:45 p.m. 3-4 p.m. in Morrill 238A. Our main topic will be internal audience segmentation. Matt Sumera, Associate Director for Internal Communications, will present on Internal Communications' work...
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Posted Next MEUG meeting is Wednesday, October 27, 2:45-3:45 p.m. <strike>3-4 p.m.</strike> to eCommunication Blog
The next Mass Email User Group meeting is Wednesday, October 27 from 2:45-3:45 p.m. 3-4 p.m. in Morrill 238A. Our main topic will be internal audience segmentation. Matt Sumera, Associate Director for Internal Communications, will present on Internal Communications' work...
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Posted Lyris nearing license limit to eCommunication Blog
The University maintains a license that allows us up to 2,000,000 million members in Lyris ListManager. Growth has continued and the system is at 97% capacity. To date, it has not been necessary to establish any standards or limits on...
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Posted Lyris nearing license limit to Brand Blog
The University maintains a license that allows us up to 2,000,000 million members in Lyris ListManager. Growth has continued and the system is at 97% capacity. To date, it has not been necessary to establish any standards or limits on...
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