⚙️ Purpose
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All official New Mexico State University departments – including academic departments, colleges, schools, programs, and administrative departments – will have their websites hosted on the nmsu.edu domain.
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Requirements
The university strongly encourages official departments or units to use the enterprise Content Management System for new site development. Using the hosting services of external providers, such as WordPress.com for official university sites, is not permitted. The NMSU website will not link to any official departmental sites that are hosted off campus and no redirects will be put in place.
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Use of the university’s content management system is the most efficient way to ensure continuity should the person maintaining a website leave the university; a new individual can be trained and given access to the content management system. Finally, it ensures compliance with the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act should requests be made for content on official university sites.
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Exceptions
Exceptions to this guideline are made on an individual basis and require a business purpose for the site to be hosted off-campus. For example, if the site has the need to collect funds or credit card information, that portion of the site may be hosted by an external vendor.
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