Student Organization Web Pages

October 2007

At UMM, we try to make it very easy for student organizations to have Web pages linked to the UMM Web site. Any student organization with an approved or pending constitution may get an account and put Web pages on the UMM Student Organizaion Web Server.

Accounts

To get an account for your student organization, contact Computing Services.

Your account name must be eight letters or less. The account will be on the campus Student Organization server.

Passwords for student organization accounts can only be changed by Computing Services staff. If your organization has an account but nobody in the organization knows the current password, have an organization officer contact Computing Services.

Using the account for Web pages

You can take one of two approaches to creating your HTML files and getting them into your student organization account.

1. Create files offline and upload them when finished. Use any software you like on your desktop computer to create your HTML files. Among the different software packages that people use to create HTML files are Word, Excel, Notepad, HomeSite, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, GoLive, BBEdit, and many others. Use an ftp program (WinSCP on Windows or Fetch on Macintosh) to log on to your student organization account and transfer the files into your organization's directory.
2. Log on to your account interactively and create your files online. Use ssh software (Putty on Windows) to log on to your student organization account on studentorgs.morris.umn.edu. Use Pico, or another Unix text editor, to create and save your file (ex. pico filename.html). Pico uses two lines of command options at the bottom of every screen. The commands use the Ctrl key and they are very similar to the commands in Pine. When you save the file, it will be saved on the server and you won't need to upload it. One advantage of managing your Web files this way is that you can easily check the files in a Web browser as you go along, and correct mistakes without having to go to the trouble of uploading files over and over.

Policies and guidelines for UMM Web pages

These are published at:
http://www.morris.umn.edu/cs/policies/web.html

From the point of view of a person managing Web pages for a student organization, the most important policies are these:

• Your pages must contain the following disclaimer: "The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by the University of Minnesota."

Getting linked to UMM's Web site

Your organization's page will be available to anybody browsing the UMM Web site (including both current and prospective students) if you have a link added on the Student Organizations page:
http://www.morris.umn.edu/webbin/StudentActivities/

To have a link added, contact an Officer for your Organization or Student Activities requesting a link. Be sure to include the name of your organization, the URL of your home page, and your name.

Graphics

Web pages always look better with graphics. Graphics on a Web page are separate files, usually in .gif or .jpg format, that have been uploaded and saved into the same directory where the HTML files reside (your organization's public_html directory). You add the graphic to your HTML page using the <img> tag. When you upload graphics for your Web pages, be sure not to use spaces in the file name. There are several ways to get graphics for your organization's Web site.

Scan photos.

Digital photos.

Borrow graphics.

Create your own.