Greetings catalog reviewers!
This message contains an overview of the 2020鈥�21 university catalog production schedule, upcoming drop-in working session dates, a request to share workflow updates and a preview of other next steps.
Update Your Catalog Workflow(s)
Before the 2020鈥�21 catalog opens for edits in October, we need your help ensuring the workflows for your pages are up to date. If you鈥檝e had staffing or other changes that impact who should review your catalog content, please let us know by submitting a workflow update request form. If needed, you can also contact us to request a breakdown of current workflow configurations for your page(s).
The deadline to submit catalog workflow updates is Friday, October 4.
If you review Arts & Sciences or Engineering & Applied Science program pages in the catalog, please note that our team is working directly with Peter Hoagland and Mary Steiner respectively on all catalog workflow updates for these colleges.
Catalog Production Schedule
An overview of key catalog production milestones is below.
Please note that several deadlines pertain to academic program pages only. By contrast, 鈥渘on-academic program pages鈥� include business office catalog pages as well as content related to policies and procedures. (For example: admissions, advising, enrollment, student affairs, student financials and university policies.)
- Friday, Oct. 4: Deadline听to submit workflow updates.
- Friday, Oct. 18: Workflows initiated for all academic program pages; catalog edits begin.
- Friday, Dec. 13:听
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Deadline for all academic department reviewers to approve catalog pages.*
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Workflows initiated for non-academic program pages; edits to these catalog pages begin.
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- Friday, Feb. 7, 2020:
- Deadline for all college- and school-level reviewers to approve catalog pages.
- Deadline for all non-academic program page reviewers to approve pages.
- Friday, Feb. 28: Degree audit team reviews all academic program pages, and will encode degree audits based on requirements as defined in the catalog.
- Monday, March 23: Catalog team completes final review of all catalog pages (consistency, structural improvements and style guide alignment).
- Tuesday, March 31: 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 2020鈥�21 catalog published.
*If you review academic program pages in the catalog in Arts & Sciences, please defer to Peter Hoagland for any additional college-specific instructions related to this deadline.
Drop-in Sessions
Drop-in working sessions are open to both new and returning catalog reviewers. Stop by for hands-on assistance with:
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Accessing and approving edits to your catalog pages
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Navigating course tables, plan of study grids and shared/borrowed content
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Guidance on updating information that displays in the catalog but cannot be edited directly through your pages (faculty updates, course revisions, etc.)
No appointment necessary, just bring a laptop. Sessions offered October鈥揇ecember:
Support Resources
Need help outside of drop-in hours? Look for the 鈥淩esources鈥� panel on our Catalog Production webpage for help materials, including:
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Catalog support slides: an overview of key catalog functionality, including step-by-step videos on important catalog platform features and tools.
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Catalog style guide: addresses common formatting questions, accessibility considerations and related best practices for catalog content.
Stay Connected
If you know someone who could benefit from periodic catalog updates, please encourage them to . Have questions about the current or upcoming catalog? Send them to us at catalog@colorado.edu.
We look forward to working with you in the time ahead!