To foster engagement and communications between Committee members and friends, the Community Forum and Events page were created. The aim of the Community Forum is to share new events, research ideas or current research efforts, job openings, and other related conversations that may be of interest to Committee members and friends. To create posts and write comments, you must first become a member of the website. This is a quick and easy process, and is described briefly below.
Step 1. Create a Profile
To become a member of the website, click on "Log In" in the upper right corner of the webpage.
You will then be prompted to "Sign Up". You can do so by connecting your Google account or by clicking on "Sign Up" to enter your email address and password. You will then be able to log in using these credentials each time.
Once you are logged in, you can edit your profile if you would like to, such as including a short biography and photo. You can do this by clicking on the human outline icon in the upper right corner of the webpage. A dropdown will appear, where you can click on "Profile". You should see an empty version of the page shown below.
Step 2. Writing a Post
To write a post in the Community Forum, chose the category you believe your post fits and select said category. So far, we have four primary categories: Research, Job Openings, Outside Events, and Get Involved.
Once selected, you will see previous posts in these categories you can "like" and comment on, as well as have the ability to create a new post. You can also post a question if you have a question if you are looking for feedback.
In your post, you can include text, links, media, and relevant files. Below is an example of what a post draft looks like. Once it is published, your post will be live on the website.
Website members do not automatically have the ability to write a post in the Events page. If you have a relevant event that you believe belongs on this page, contact the current website Admin, Alyssa Ryan, at alyssaryan@umass.edu.
Step 3. Commenting on Events posts and Community Forum posts
All website members have the ability to comment on posts both on the Events and Community Forum pages. To write a comment, scroll to the bottom of the post and begin typing in the comment box. Once you publish your comment, it will be live on the website.
Step 4. Subscribing to Community Forum Content (so you don't miss anything!)
All website members can subscribe to the community forum. When you subscribe, you receive an email any time someone posts something to the community forum. This ensures you are informed of any information pertaining to the committee that would have been previously sent out via email. You can subscribe to this content under your "Profile" within "Settings." See the image below for additional information. You can edit your subscription preferences at any time.
