Less than one year after launch, Schreyer Honors College wins website award

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Schreyer Honors College was recently awarded gold in the microsite category in the second annual Education Digital Marketing Awards. (Microsites are typically used in Web design to differentiate a specialized group of information from a larger website, such as the Schreyer Honors College website from the Penn State website.) Other winners included microsites from New York University and Texas Tech.

The Education Digital Marketing Awards recognize the best educational websites, digital content, electronic communications, mobile media and social media. A national panel of industry specialists reviews each submission judging creativity, marketing execution, message impact, technology application and content innovation.

“We designed the site to mirror the Schreyer Honors College mission to achieve excellence, to lead the way and chart new territory. This was accomplished by producing a user-centric website that focuses on greatly improved navigation, usability and accessibility,” said Tom Harrington, Web developer at Schreyer Honors College.

The Schreyer Honors College received the award after a complete website redesign in March.

The redesign placed emphasis on a few key areas: mobile-first responsive design, improved user interface, streamlined content and making the website accessible to as many people as possible.

By producing a website that adapts to any screen size, the college is able to engage users – especially current and prospective students– no matter where they are or what device they are using. It reflects the dedication of the Schreyer Honors College to offer the highest quality communication to our future and current students, alumni and friends.