Supervision of all Ateneo de Manila digital communications channels (VPDITS Memo)

31 May 2023

The University Marketing and Communications Office (UMCO) will formally take the lead in overseeing all Ateneo de Manila digital communications channels, effective immediately. This is in line with the University-wide goal of strengthening our public presence and image, and current digital communications practices, which is being led by UMCO.

This covers all public and internal websites and social media channels managed by the University’s various schools and academic units/departments, non-academic units and offices, and programs/projects, centers, initiatives, and hubs officially carrying the Ateneo de Manila name.

Digital services, web applications, and edutech systems like Canvas, Google Workspace, AISIS, AIFIS, Edusuite, and Blue Pass, etc.  still need to comply with university brand and communications standards but are not covered by this memo.

Under this arrangement, all website development activities, from conceptualization and design to deployment, performance monitoring, and maintenance, must be reviewed by and cleared with UMCO. Alongside this arrangement, we also remind everyone that all institutional social media are under the purview of UMCO.

Technical support will still be provided by the Digital Information and Technology Services cluster (DITS), in coordination with UMCO.

UMCO and DITS have been conducting an inventory of all existing and planned websites connected to all Ateneo de Manila entities. Offices with ongoing website development projects, meanwhile, are required to coordinate with UMCO immediately for review before proceeding further. For more information, contact web@ateneo.edu.

For your guidance. Thank you.