Eligibility for these subdomains (“URLs” as listed in the tables below) are primarily determined by the criteria as noted – type of website. Special requests and other exceptions are handled on a case-by-case basis.
Websites on www.bu.edu and www.bumc.bu.edu |
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| Type of Website | URL(s) | Technology | Who Can Request … | How to Get … |
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| Schools & Colleges | www.bu.edu www.bumc.bu.edu |
www.bu.edu: WordPress or non-WordPress www.bumc.bu.edu: currently WordPress only |
Department administrator or designated representative | Request a site |
| Academic Departments | ||||
| Administrative Offices/Units | ||||
| Business Offices/Units | ||||
| Centers & Institutes (reporting to Provost) |
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| Major Initiatives, Events & Ceremonies | ||||
Websites on sites.bu.edu and blogs.bu.edu |
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| Type of Website | URL(s) | Technology | Who Can Request … | How to Get … |
| Faculty/Staff Individual* | sites.bu.edu | WordPress | Faculty/Staff | Request a site |
| blogs.bu.edu | WordPress | Faculty/Staff | Learn more | |
| Course | sites.bu.edu | WordPress | Faculty | Request a site |
| Student* | blogs.bu.edu | WordPress | Student | Learn more |
| Student Group* (registered with SAO) |
sites.bu.edu | WordPress | Faculty/Staff or Student | Request a site |
| Student Group* (not registered with SAO) |
blogs.bu.edu | WordPress | Student | Learn more |
| Departmental Blog | sites.bu.edu | WordPress | Faculty/Staff | Learn more |
| blogs.bu.edu | WordPress | Faculty/Staff | Learn more | |
| Research Lab | sites.bu.edu | WordPress | Faculty/Staff | Request a site |
| Centers & Institutes (not reporting to Provost) |
sites.bu.edu | WordPress | Administrator or designated representative from the sponsoring entity | Request a site |
| Events, Conferences & Seminars* | ||||
| Projects* | ||||
| Programs | ||||
*Sites for individuals, student groups, events and projects that have remained inactive for 2 years may be subject to removal if IS&T cannot verify a site status or the site owner/admin is no longer affiliated with the University.
Other Services & Alternatives |
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| Type of Website | URL(s) | Technology | Who Can Request … | How to Get … |
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| Course | learn.bu.edu | Blackboard Learn | Faculty | Learn about Blackboard Learn |
| Research/Publications/Docs | open.bu.edu | OpenBU (Dspace) | Faculty/Staff, Student via application | Learn about OpenBU |
| e-Portfolio | bu.digication.com | Digication | Faculty/Staff, Student | Learn about e-Porfolio sites |
| Student, Personal | wordpress.com | WordPress | Anyone | wordpress.com is a great alternative for a free blog or personal website you can keep forever |
Social Media |
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| Web Service | Guidelines | Assets | ||
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| Please refer to Facebook guidelines on Branding Social Media Websites. | See the Downloads section on Branding Social Media Websites for downloadable social media themes that include a Twitter background, Twitter avatar, and Facebook profile picture. Also see the available Facebook Timeline photos. | |||
| Please refer to Twitter guidelines on Branding Social Media Websites. | ||||