Web and Digital Communications

The University of Missouri-St. Louis website and social media accounts are important sources of information about the university for students, employees, alumni, our community and more.

The web and digital communications team is focused on supporting our campus community to build and maintain a useful digital space for the University. If you are a web editor and need any assistance with a page or a larger web project, please reach out to a member of our team.

Web and Digital Communication Policies

UMSL's web and digital communication policies help maintain consistency in presenting university information and ensure the university’s digital presence accurately reflects the university’s brand identity. Official and publicly viewable unit websites (e.g., division, college, school, department, center, program or organization) must adhere to Web and Digital Communication Policies.

Web Style Guide, Best Practices and Resources

Learn more about how to make our content management system work for you. Review our approved web styles for use across all umsl.edu websites as well as helpful hints to make your sites user-friendly and look professional. Please use Chrome or FireFox when making changes to your website.

• Attend a Workshop
• View Style Guide and Best Practices
• Cascade CMS User Guide
• Find a Site Manager
• New Website Request Form

Campus Event Calendar

The UMSL Campus Event Calendar is the best way to promote your event on the UMSL website. Any user with a campus-issued UserID can log in and create an account in the calendar. All events are approved by the Web and Digital Communications team before they are displayed.

Review the Event Calendar Best Practices for more information about submitting an event. 

Have a question about the UMSL Event Calendar? Please contact Michael Moore at [email protected].

Social Media

Social media is an excellent way to communicate with a wider audience. Review our social media guidelines to learn more about best practices and guidelines for social media managers across campus. Curious what accounts already exist? Check out the social media directory.

Questions about UMSL's social media presence or are you interested in collaborating? Please contact Valerie Furlong at [email protected] or send us a DM.

Cascade Training

New User Training

New website content managers at UMSL must complete Cascade CMS (content management system) training prior to gaining access to their site(s).

New Cascade Site Manager Training sessions are held once per month and registration is required.

All sessions are held in ESH 003 from 10 - 11:30am. Contact Tim Wombles at [email protected] or Jeff Rivet at [email protected] with questions.

Training Registration

Training Dates:

• Oct. 30
• Nov. 20
• Dec. 18

MarCom Workshops

Boost your web skills with our hour-long workshops! Choose a topic and sign-up.

In-person workshops are located at ESH 003 from 10 - 11:00am. The October 23 session is virtual. Contact Tim Wombles at [email protected] or Jeff Rivet at [email protected] with questions.

Workshop Registration

Workshop Dates:

• Oct: 16 - Sharing your expertise with news media
• Oct. 23 - How to remediate a PDF (Virtual)
• Nov. 13 - Social Media
• Dec. 11 - Accessibility & PDF remediation