As the Sites Project Team prepares to begin working with Phase 2 websites, we wanted to pause for a moment to recognize and celebrate some folks from Phase 1 who have been independent or early adopters of digital accessibility, great partners in the remediation process, who have wrapped their remediations, and a few other shout-outs!

We have a few Sites left in Phase 1 to begin, but a huge THANK YOU to everyone in Phase 1 for your dedication and hard work. Whether we’ve given you a silly superlative or not, we appreciate you sharing in our commitment to making UMBC’s web space more accessible for everyone.

Without further ado… some silly superlatives!

People

• Most enthusiastic: Jenny Bowers, CWIT (Thank you for letting us test our process on you!)

• Most patient: Delana Gregg, Academic Success Center & Ericka Thompson, Allied Health (Thank you for letting us test our process on you!)

• Most ready to hit the ground running: Amy Houghton, GESTAR

• Most decisive: Manil Suri, Mathematics

• Most efficient: Suzanne Sniffen, Entrepreneurship

• Most creative solutions: Chloe Leonhardt, HRSTM

• Silktide solutioner: Aurora Rivera, Social Work

• Most locked in for inclusive excellence: Katie Chrzanowski, Student Affairs

• Best digital accessibility advice: Theresa Mabe, DPS

• Expert detail wrangler: Rebecca Huppman, Student Affairs

• Most commitment: Michael Mower, UAA

• Most dedicated in-the-weeds weeds-puller: Karen Mattingly, COEIT

• Most willing to assist: Jason Duncan, CAHSS

• Most on the ball: Melissa Penley Cormier, CNMS

• Most Sites template edits in a 30-day span: Taskina Fayezeen, UCM

• Diagnosed the weirdest Silktide error: Billy Schneider, DOIT

Sites

• First Remediated Site: Center for Women in Technology

• First Batch of Remediated Sites:

  • Academic Success Center

  • Allied Health

  • Biotechnology Programs

  • Center for Democracy and Civic Life

  • Engaged Media

  • Finish Line

  • Intellectual Sports

  • Retriever Support Services

  • Student Affairs Communications and Marketing

  • The Commons

  • Welcome, Retrievers!

• No Broken Links: Sondheim

• Most content pending transfer to AOK: Tie between Undergraduate Council and URCAD

• High team involvement: Sherman Center / MECLP

A big thank you again to all our Phase 1 site admins, webmasters, college liaisons, and divisional partners for your continued effort! We are excited to see more sites hit the “finished” list shortly.

We will begin Phase 2 very soon. Keep an eye on your inboxes if your site is listed under Phase 2!