Upon opening the new website, I saw a few significant changes. I did notice a few new photos, such as the student who will be a future educator and one who will be a future pilot. Morningside is pushing its new aviation program, and this is a great way to do so. I read about the article on Marto Brewery who released a Morningside themed beer called “Dear Old Maroon”. The article mentioned how it was a partnership the college and brewery did. Morningside alumni and supports tasted four beers, and made submissions on which one should be the “Dear Old Maroon”. The beer contains a little warmer feel and taste, but it contains a very subtle fruity taste.

Scrolling down, I see “preparing students for success,” I like what is written here, but I would not say I like the photo with it. The photo seems too staged and needs to be more authentic. The guy taking the selfie in the background is what bothers me.

The next place I went to evaluate the new website was the “apply page” since this will probably be the most visited part of the site. I do not remember quite what it looked like before since it has been a few years, but my initial impression of the “start your application” is that it is very well organized. Below is a “contact admissions” with a Lewis Hall graphic, which I do not like. Lewis has an absolutely gorgeous exterior in the fall; why couldn’t they have used a picture of the building?

I like the “athletics page” on the website, as it includes excellent photos of players in action and even a short video of a baseball player. This will be a popular page on the website, as almost every student on campus is an athlete.

Overall, things are more organized and more straightforward than on the old website. Things are a lot more manageable. There are a few spots where I would like to see some different images installed, but other than that, they did an excellent job.