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Student Organization Website Support

Did you know that all registered student organizations are eligible to receive a website account? Having a website to advertise your student organization is a great way to promote your group. Please consider the following steps, information and other tips that will help your organization succeed in establishing its own website!

The Benefits of Using a Student Organization Website include the ability to advertise your group, recruit new members, advertise meeting times and locations, communicate with members, post meeting agendas and minutes, post a calendar, link to resources and more!

How to Get Started:

  1. Make sure your student organization is properly registered with the Department of Student Activities.
  2. Student organization presidents fill out this online form to request a web account for their organization
  3. You will be contacted with the website account login and password as well as information about finding helpful instructions related to creating your student organization homepage. (homepages.uconn.edu)

Designing and Maintaining your Website

  1. Your website will be designed and maintained by your organization.
  2. To get started on creating and designing your website go to: http://homepages.uconn.edu/how_to_connect.htm#DW2
  3. File sharing software (‘SFTP’ - necessary to upload your webpages to the University’s mainframe) must be downloaded. Follow the directions below:

Windows Users

  • Download Filezilla operating software which is free to download and found at http://filezilla-project.org/
  • After installing filezilla connect to Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) which enables you to transfer files
  • For on-campus users:
    Address: sftp://public.homepages.uconn.edu
    User: User ID provided by UITS
    Password: Password
    Click on Quick Connect.
  • For off-campus users:
    Address: sftp://homepages.uconn.edu Port number: 3501

Mac Users

Note: The UConn template is available for your use at www.webtools.uconn.edu. These templates are powered by Dreamweaver software.

Web Account Policies

Rights of the Department of Student Activities

The University of Connecticut provides student organizations with the opportunity to create their own websites. As a service to organizations, the University’s Department of Student Activities will make public the web address of a registered student organization provided that the organization is in good standing. However, the University is not responsible for the management or content of student organization web pages. The Department of Student Activities Involvement Office has the right to revoke an organization’s access to its web account if the organization fails to adhere to web account and/or other student organization policies and procedures contained or referred to in Blueprints: A manual for student organizations. In addition, The University reserves the right to terminate links to and/or publicizing student organization web pages, without advanced notice, for any reason.

Requesting a Student Organization Web Account

Any registered student organization’s president can request a web account by completing an online form located on the Involvement Office Webpage. After the office receives the request via online form, the student organization will receive a UserID and Password. The student organization is then responsible for the design and maintenance of their website. Questions that pertain to requesting a Student Organization Web Account can be directed to the Involvement Office (860) 486-6588.

Requesting a New Web Account Password

A student organization’s president can also request a new password from the original password issued. It is suggested that a new president request a new password at the beginning of his/her term as president for the organization’s web account security. All requests for account password changes must be made through submitting the password request form online. All other account inquiries should be directed to the UITS Help Center at 486-4357.

Website Tips:

  1. Keep your website up to date!
  2. Only share your your web account password with the individual(s) responsible for maintaining and updating the site.
  3. After using into the resources available at homepages.uconn.edu, search the internet for tools, tips, and resources on how to better design your webpage!
  4. a) For account related questions (user ID and password) on the Homepages Web Server please contact the Help Center at: M037 in the Math Science Building
    860.486.4357
    helpcenter@uconn.edu
    http://helpcenter.uconn.edu

    b) For technical support please contact the Web Development Lab at:
    M048 in the Math Science Building
    860.486.0654
    webdev@uconn.edu
    http://webdev.uconn.edu