The Collegiate Chapter Website Competiton is one of the AMA’s most valuable competitions. After all, your chapter’s website is one of your most important communication tools. We strongly encourage all chapters to signup for this competition.
The competition is open to all active collegiate AMA chapters that submit a chapter plan and annual report. Sites will be evaluated on Creativity and Appearance, Convenience—Ease of Navigation, Content for Members and Guests, and Currency.
Five great reasons to enter the Annual AMA Collegiate Chapter Website Competition:
- Entering is easy. You already have a website up and running, right?
- Any chapter can win. Chapter size doesn’t matter in this competition.
- Your website is one of your most important communication tools. You should have it evaluated by impartial judges every year.
- It is important to benchmark your website efforts versus other chapters to make sure you are up to speed.
- Placing in this competition looks great on your resume.
What are the judges looking for?
Creativity and Appearance
- Overall appearance. Balance of text and graphics
- The site is attractive and aesthetically appealing. Good use of graphics and color.
- The graphics, animations, sounds clips, etc., make a significant contribution to the site.
- The same basic format is used consistently throughout site.
- Clean design/structure.
Convenience-Ease of Navigation
- Ease of finding information. For Example date of the next meeting in 3 clicks or less
- There are help options such as a site map and/or search features
- Links are well organized, easy to use, clearly defined and labeled.
- The information is clearly labeled
- The content of this site is well organized.
Content for Members and Guests
- The website provided valuable information
- Necessary information like Chapter mission, detailed Calendar of events and method for contacting local Collegiate AMA Chapter is present
- Links to other useful Web sites are provided. e.g., National AMA
- Online membership form or instructions on how to join
Currency
- Content was updated recently. Calendar, information, etc.
- Internal and external links are working properly (no dead ends, no incorrect links, etc.)
- Out-dated material has been removed.
- Latest revision date is provided.
Winners will be announced during the Annual International Collegiate Conference Awards banquet.
Deadline for submission for consideration: November 1, 2011.
Click here (PDF/DOC) for Entry Form