Current Students now have a new and improved website.

The new Carleton Current Students site runs off WordPress 3.5.1 and uses Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets (SASS) as a CSS pre-processor.

When coding the site, it was important for it to be fully accessible and responsive.

When designing the site, the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Students and Enrolment) were looking to showcase more stories on the homepage, to enhance the search function and to improve online student communications.

The new Current Students website is:

  • Responsive
    Using CSS media queries, the new template adjusts to the screen size of the device the user is on.  This eliminated the need to create a separate mobile template.
  • Retina ready
    The new site features graphics suitable for hi-resolution devices.  This was done using icon fonts and vector graphics.
  •  Visually appealing
    The new banner offers an attractive visual representation of the top stories.
  • Consistent
    The content is now contained in a consistent template.  In the previous design, users were switched to a different template once they went past the homepage.  The new site maintains its consistent design throughout.
  • Searchable
    Improved “Carleton Help” search tool for locating support services.

In addition, the site has gone from Carleton.ca/students to students.carleton.ca.  This new URL is in line with the sub domain architecture that we’re moving towards.  Rest assured, carleton.ca/students will continue to work.

Check out the new site today at students.carleton.ca.