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External Site Policy

Â鶹ÊÓƵ requires departments and units to build content within our Drupal platform.

This ensures a seamless user experience, alignment with web standards and optimized accessibility. However, we recognize there are instances where external solutions are required. This policy outlines the requirements and guidelines for microsites, third-party vendors and commercial sponsorships on Â鶹ÊÓƵ websites.

While these external solutions are sometimes necessary, we strongly encourage all content to be built within Drupal to:

  • Ensure alignment with university-wide web standards.
  • Maintain a consistent user experience across all web properties.
  • Optimize accessibility and search engine performance.

If you believe your project requires a microsite, third-party solution or commercial sponsorship, please .

Microsites

A microsite is a smaller, self-contained website that supports specific events, campaigns or programs but exists outside the primary kent.edu structure. The following are allowances, required elements and recommendations for any site approved to be positioned as a microsite - which would be developed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ and/or third-party vendors as of June 2017. 

Approval of all microsites is required, in order to verify that the baseline requirements are met.

Exclusion Allowances
Required Elements

Third-Party Vendor Websites

Third-party vendors may provide web solutions that integrate with Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s digital infrastructure, such as applications, portals or forms.

Global Masthead Requirements
A screenshot of a header in drupal.
Design Requirements

Typography

View the typography options for Kent's web branding. Below, you will finding everything from heading styles to button types.

Footer, Accessibility and Responsive Format

Commercial Sponsorships on Â鶹ÊÓƵ Websites

Â鶹ÊÓƵ allows limited commercial sponsorships on university websites where they align with institutional values and benefit students, faculty or the broader university community.

Sponsorship Guidelines
  • Reference to the sponsoring entity must appear in the footer of the sponsored web page.
  • Reference to the sponsoring entity must not exceed more than 15 percent of the web page.
  • Reference to sponsor may link to additional information about that sponsor.