student life

When logging onto the Agnes Scott College website, the first thing I notice is the photo header at the top of the home page. There is a total of six different pictures that alternate like a slide show. Each photo shows something different about Agnes Scott. The first photo is a picture of the Dalton Art Gallery and its showing|thinking exhibition. The second picture is about the 45th Annual Writing Festival. The third picture is about the story behind SUMMIT. The fourth picture is about the study abroad programs. The fifth picture is about Xinyao Li, a current student that was accepted in to the Math in Moscow program at the Independent University of Moscow.  The last picture is Elizabeth Kiss, President of Agnes Scott, speaking on the importance of women’s education. Each picture has a button you can click on that links to a separate page with more information on each topic.

At the top of the home page, there is a menu with the tabs labeled “About”, “Academics”, “Admissions”, “Student Life”, “Athletics”, “Alumnae”, and “Giving”. When you click on the “Academics” tab, it takes you to the academics page. On the left side of the page there is a sidebar with a list of options that each link to separate pages. They provide information that students need about majors and minors, faculty, important dates, courses provided, support services, registration, and internships. On the right side, there is a list of the majors and minors Agnes Scott provides. Each item on the list links to a separate page, providing more information. Also, the title of the list, “Majors and Minors“, links to another page with the same list. As you scroll down the academics page there is information about academic resources, with subtitles linking to separate pages. There is also a “faculty excellence” section, along with “study abroad” and “internships” towards the bottom half of the page. The “study abroad” and “internships” sections have links to separate pages with more information. Below the main menu, there is a second menu above the “Academics” title. It has tabs labeled “Current Students”, “Alumnae”, “Prospective Students”, “Accepted Students”, “Parents & Families”, and “Faculty & Staff”. Each tab has a drop down menu with links to even more information specific to each category of people.

Screenshot of the Academics page, from: agnesscott.edu

I notice that this page has the same color scheme as the home page. In fact, all of the other pages have to same color scheme. It is a combination of a somewhat dark purple and a grey, with white, purple, and grey words. The purple gives the site a feminine feel, which makes sense,because Agnes Scott is an all female college. The grey gives it a serious tone and, in my opinion, makes it look professional.

The main menu bar at the top of the page has a tab labeled “Student Life”. This takes you to the student life page. On this page there is information about student traditions, campus housing, dining, student organizations, community service and other resources provided for students. When you scroll down the page, there are three brief paragraphs labeled “community engagement“, “student support services“, and “leadership opportunities“, each linking to their own separate pages with more information on the topic. The second menu, as I mentioned earlier, remains right above the title of the page.

The student life page, from: agnesscott.edu

Going back to the menu on the left side of the student life page, there is an option labeled “housing”. When you click on this link, it takes you to the residence life page. On the left side of this page there is a list of options linking to separate pages. On this list there are two categories of housing, which is “first year students” and “upper class students”. According to the list, there are two residence halls for first year students and six for upperclassmen. Each residence hall on the list links to its own separate page with information about it. On the same sidebar, beneath the residence halls , there is a link to information about “living-learning communities” on campus. Under this, there is a list of links to more resources for students. At the bottom of the sidebar there is a link to FAQs and ways to connect with Agnes Scott College on social media, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. In the upper middle of the page there is a brief overview of the housing on campus. Above this, there is a photo of some of the dorm buildings. On top of the photo, there is a text box with the location of the Residence Life Office, hours of operation, and its phone number. On this page, the second menu bar that I mentioned earlier is not visible.

This is the residence life page, from: agnesscott.edu

At the top of the home page on the main menu bar, there is a tab labeled “Admissions”. When you hover the mouse over this tab, there is a drop-down menu with a list of links. When you click on the link labeled “virtual tour”, it takes you to a page with another menu of options and locations to see on campus.  In the lower right area of the menu there is an option labeled “virtual map”. This takes you to a virtual map of the entire Agnes Scott College campus. On the map, there are several purple dots, pinpointing various parts of the campus. When you click on a purple dot on the map, it causes a pop-up of a brief description of each location on the map and photo. Also in the upper right area of the map, there is a tab labeled “places”. When you click on the tab, a list of all of the place on the map. Clicking on each place on the list also brings up a brief description of that place along with a picture.

Virtual map of the Agnes Scot’s campus, from: agnesscott.edu

At the very bottom of every main page from the main menu bar, there are links to contact information. There are also links to information labeled “employment“, “maps & directions“, “event rentals“, “emergency information“,”accreditation & authorization“, “nondiscrimination“, and “privacy policy“. Underneath these links is copyright information, the address to the school and the phone number. Overall, in my opinion this site is very informative and useful to anyone that wants to know all about Agnes Scott College. I do not think there is any missing information!

The student life page, from: agnesscott.edu

This is the student life page. On the left side of the page there is a sidebar that provides links to information about student traditions, campus housing, dining, student organizations, community service and more. Each item on the list link to a separate page. When you scroll down, there is information about student support services, community engagement and leadership opportunities. Each section links to a separate page with more information on the topic.