Florida International University

Welcome to the new Florida International University homepage. This site has revamped a ten year old design and represents over a year of research and development. It has been re-launched as a contemporary, student-centered and dynamic site designed to serve the first-time visitor as well the daily user.

The institution’s web page is our calling card, a unique opportunity to make a first impression. The new website clearly communicates the many ways FIU is worlds ahead through its clean design, strategic messaging and vibrant use of images and color. This shift in focus is based on research including user testing, sites feedback, peer site reviews and will take some getting used. We are committed to working with everyone to make the FIU web presence something we can all be very proud of.

Under the Division of External Relations, The Office of Web Communications consists of Director Matt Herzberger, who led the design team: Web Designer Fabian Alcantara and Web Developer Andre Oliveira.

We welcome your feedback online at http://go.fiu.edu/redesign

New features

• Homepage
  The new main page was designed with future and current students in mind. As mentioned in previous posts, the redesign features new user-friendly functionality, content, photography and architecture overhaul of the existing www.fiu.edu.
• Quicklinks
  At the top of each page you will notice a "Quicklinks / tools" section where when you click it a block will drop down with the top links for each audience.
• Audience pages
  New audience pages have been created for future students, current students, faculty and staff, alumni and parents. Each page features more in depth links that are likely to be useful to that audience, as well as a section that tracks the most popular links in the last 30 days
• Admissions section
  Those interested in applying to FIU, the Admissions page is organized into four main sections: Undergraduate, Graduate, Law and Medicine.

In response to the feedback we have received:

• Added and moved links to appropriate locations,
• Created a highlight that shows what is in the quicklink at the top of the page including my.fiu, blackboard, email, directory as well as others
• Added explanation on the popular links of audience pages
• Are in the process of reworking the homepage banner
  Updated 4-22-2010.

Homepage Banner Guidelines

The FIU homepage banners are used to highlight stories that rise above our daily stories. These are things that feature our FIU brand attributes: Entrepreneurial, International/Global, Accessible, Community-focused, Vibrant, Ideally Located.

Another qualification is that the story is aimed at the main homepage audience - prospective students. We should seek stories that appeal to this audience. The average event post or general informational update will not be posted to the banner.

The FIU News editors and Web Communications team will choose the banner highlights at their discretion.