Websites and Social Media

The Web Unit at the Office of Communications has ownership and administers AUB's website as well as AUB’s social media outlets. According to the AUBweb Oversight Committee decision and in coordination with the Office of Information Technology (IT) all AUB departmental websites are being gradually migrated to the new web templates.

The AUBweb Oversight Committee is chaired by the Office of University Advancement/Communications and includes representatives from each of the six faculties and a number of administrative units. The Committee develops and recommends policies related to the website. The Committee has the authority and responsibility (working with the AUBweb Editorial Board) to enforce compliance with published policies and guidelines.

The AUBweb Editorial Board is responsible for the day-to-day management of the website in accordance with AUBweb policies and procedures, design and content guidelines adopted by the AUBweb Oversight Committee. The Board includes the following members: the Vice President for University Advancement, the Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications, the Director of Information and Public Relations, the Web Editor, the Graphic Design Manager and the Web Designer. The Board is chaired by the Web Editor. The Board has the right to remove any outdated information or any information that violates university policies and procedures. The Board reserves the right to refuse or to remove links from the website that do not comply with the mission of the University or published AUBweb policies and procedures.

Timeline expected for redesigning a website: 15 working days, before being submitted to IT.

• The Web Unit has to approve any new website before going live in terms of content, structure and design and has the capacity to request edits on departmental websites.
• To help you promote your events, announcements and news; kindly contact us to channel your requests on the weekly e-calendar, AUB's homepage, AUB's News website, AUB's social media outlets and the Web Bulletin.
• Please note that not all announcements can be posted due to posting limits and priorities of events, news and announcements.
• To submit a Web Bulletin announcement, kindly fill in this online form: http://www.aub.edu.lb/cgi-bin/wpub/wpub/. The announcement needs an overnight to appear if submitted during working hours before 4:30 pm during winter hours and before 2:30 pm during summer hours.
• Check AUB's social media policy, general guidelines, etiquettes, visual identity and Style Sheet.
• The Office of Communications also offers web and social media services which include designing html-based email blasts for effective electronic communications, developing web-based animation services, and designing e-newsletters.

Golden rules when using the Content Management System (CMS) SharePoint:

• Do not copy paste from Microsoft Word or any other similar source, always copy paste from Notepad only so that you do not copy the CSS style but rather keep the default web templates CSS style in terms of font, size, color etc.
• Name new web pages and all the files you are uploading to the web in short and straightforward manner with no spaces between the words. Each space in the title of the web page or file will be replaced by "20%" thus making the link long and ugly.
• Contact us for pictures and design requests and do not publish pictures and new websites on your own.
• Use proper English and keep the content short and easy to read. Make sure to follow AUB's Style Sheet. Contact us for assistance.
• AUB websites are compatible with Internet Explorer browser.
• Links to documents should open in a new window.
• Links to websites within AUB should open in the same window.
• Links to websites outside AUB should open in a new window.