The website design competition is separated into four categories, each awarding $100 towards a munchies and a $50 gift certificate for individuals involved with the making of the website.
   > Overall Best (informative; user-friendly; artistic)
   > Most Prospie & Non-Resident Friendly (building features; applications)
   > Most Informative (information about master staff, faculty, & exec board; documents)
   > Most Improved
The deadline is Thursday, May 7th!

Seems like a huge project?  Ask others in your executive board to help you out!  It's a difficult task simply to collect information about your Residential College.  You may wish to include photos, the constitution, publications, applications, or even meeting minutes.  If you're feeling up for a challenge, you can even make your website as a digital archive for your Residential College.  Just remember, your website's visitors is not limited to your residents, but also prospective students, non-residents, or even fellows and guest speakers. 

Me as a Resource
Please do not hesitate to send me an email if you have questions - whether it's server problems, website issues, listserv questions, or if you just having some crazy new idea that you want some feedback on. My email is alanwong@u.northwestern.edu.
Also, feel free to email our listserv (RCB_PR@listserv.it.northwestern.edu) whenever you see fit - I trust that you won't be spamming...

What You Should Have on Your Website
Here's a list of things that you should consider including in your website~
   > List of faculty fellows for your college
   > Current version of the college constitution
   > Description of the points system at your college
   > Descriptions of each position on the college exec board
   > Information about the current exec board members
   > Description of the college master staff
   > The date of the most recent update to the website
   > Description of college facilities
   > Photos from recently held events
   > Description of main college events
   > Presentation of college for perspective students
   > List of recent college happenings
   > Link to the RCB website
   > Link to the Office of Residential Colleges website

Awesomeness at Other Residential College Websites!
Need ideas?  Take a look at the websites from other Residential Colleges.  Below is a list of interesting features that others had done in the past.  Links to these websites are located at the left sidebar.
   > DVD list
   > Create a Wikipedia page
   > Virtual tour - refer to Chapin website
   > Artwork / poetry / music - refer to Chapin website
   > Picture incorporated into website - refer to CRC website
   > Marketplace - refer to CCI website
   > Easy-to-follow navigation through site - refer to CCI website
   > Listserv subscription information - refer to CCS & Shepard website
   > Directory - refer to Jones website
   > Performance videos - refer to Jones website
   > Unique RC experiences documentation - refer to PARC website
   > Fellows description - refer to Shepard website
   > Updated calendar - refer to Slivka website
   > Building features - refer to Slivka website
   > Links - refer to Slivka website
   > Event Photos - refer to Slivka website
   > Exec descriptions - refer to Willard website
   > History / folklore / traditions - refer to Willard website
   > Blog - refer to Willard website
   > Building tour - refer to Willard website