Web Team

Strategize. Design. Organize.

The Youngstown State University Website, Ellucian Experience (Penguin Portal), and Faculty Success Photos are all maintained by our in-house web team. Made up of a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Web Programmer, two Web Developers, a Project Coordinator, plus four Student Web Developers, we service the university web needs, including the following:

• Provide organization and design for the YSU Website.
• Meet with department/office staff to discuss website organization, design, and strategy for new or redesign efforts.
• Provide support in terms of designing templates and providing for content organization layout in the campus content management systems (i.e., Drupal).
• Provide training and support on using Drupal plus ADA accessibility requirements.
• Update select number of Drupal websites residing on ysu.edu and academics.ysu.edu servers.
• Provide web form and application development in Drupal.
• Provide assistance in setting up Google Analytics for departments/offices for monitoring traffic on ysu.edu and academics.ysu.edu.
• Explore areas of integration between Penguin Portal and the YSU Website.

Request Website Assistance

If you have a Drupal website on either ysu.edu or academics.ysu.edu and need updates implemented, please use our Request Form. For assistance describing your request, please see training resources below. 

Note: This web form may also be used to request help and/or changes to the new Penguin Portal. Please be as descriptive as possible, or if you find that the webform doesn't suit your request, email Anthony Hake.

Department Website Update Request Form

Web Help Resources

• Accessibility Requirements
• Drupal Training Materials
• Website Best Practices
• YSU Element Styling Reference Page
• The Importance of "Content" - Digital.gov
• QR Codes - The Wonders of Networking
• Faculty Success - Portrait/Photo Process and FAQ