U Web Policies

The Web templates help units quickly and easily comply with the University of Minnesota's Publishing Information on the WWW policy ane the Use of the University's Tradmarks, Logos, Colors, and Seal policy. In addition, the templates have been carefully developed in consultation with the University's Computer Accommodations Program to comply with the University's Accessibility of Information Technology policy.

Specific policy solutions in the templates include:

Use of wordmark
The wordmark appears in the upper left of the University templates.
Use of University colors
The template header is maroon and gold which, along with the wordmark and block M graphics, helps visitors quickly recognize that they are on a University of Minnesota Web site.
Equal opportunity statement
The short version of this statement appears in the template footer: The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
Privacy statement
A link to the University's privacy statement is included in the template footer. For more information about using or modifying the privacy statement, see the Including a Privacy Statement on U Web Pages in the University's Policy Library.
Copyright
The copyright statement appears on the left side of the template footer. The date of the copyright should be the date of first publication of the site, not the date the page was last modified. A site's copyright statement should reflect a range of dates as time goes by (e.g., 1999-2009).
Revision date
The date the site or page was last modified appears in the template footer.
Site publisher and contact information
Every University Web site must include a way to contact the unit that publishes the site. This can be done through a contact form or a link in the unit footer at the bottom of each page. Units MUST NOT change the "Contact U of M" link in the template footer.
Accessibility compliance
Every University Web site must be accessible. Many template elements are designed to maximize your site's accessibility. See the Accessibility section of the standards or the University's Accessibility of Information Technology policy, or contact the Computer Accessibility Program office with questions.

Beyond policy

Consistent use of the Web templates—particularly the header and footer—makes it easier for our visitors to navigate between all U sites and recognize that they are still within University Web space.

Web policy updates

University Relations is in the process of updating the WWW Publishing Policy to address issues and technology that didn't exist when the policy was written, such as blogs, partnership Web sites, and social networking sites. Please contact us if you have a question that is not addressed by current policy.

See updates related to our progress and make comments on the eCommunications blog.