Dynamic and Curated Modules

Find all the dynamic modules you can use in Cascade.

Always Up-to-Date: How Dynamic and Curated Modules Help Your Page Stay Fresh

Dynamic components allow you to quickly feature departments, academic programs, faculty and staff, student ambassadors, testimonials, and news without duplicating all of your work!

These components are designed to limit the creation of duplicate information by using a centralized directory database to reference when utilizing any of the content used in dynamic components.

This will help keep our site small, keep our information fresh, and enhance our search engine effectiveness.

What Dynamic and Curated modules can I use in Cascade?

There are a few different dynamic and curated modules you can use, which you'll see on the page below.

They include:

Profile Feature
Program Feature
Department Features
Testimonial/Support Feature
Ambassador Feature
News Redesign modules: Events, Video, Meet the Team, and Research

Remember: Modules are paired with specific pages to help promote a unique feel for certain types of pages. You may not find all of these modules on the specific page type you're using.

Make sure to take a close look at each of the modules on this page. You'll find information on how to use each module to showcase all of your great info!

Check out our manual modules

Manual modules don't update automatically, but they do offer a lot of cool ways to display information on your pages.

Learn more about our manual modules.

The Profile Feature Showcases Our Employees

These work best when everyone in your unit has the proper profile photo and (best case scenario) has a profile page built out with their unique information. To use this module, make sure the person you want to showcase has a profile built out in Cascade.

Dennis Irwin

Associate Director for Marketing and Brand Strategy

Patrick Smith

Web Content Coordinator

Wade Griffin

Web Content Coordinator

Amy Evans

Graphic Web Designer

Meghan Dulaney

Graduate Assistant

Andrew Freiman

Manager Web Content

The Program Features Show off All of Our Programs

This module will pull in the H1 of the Program Detail page (showcasing our different degree paths) and the description as well.

UG

African American Studies, B.A.

Excavate hidden stories, celebrate great achievements, and educate to transform communities.

Oxford

GRAD

Interdisciplinary Studies, M.S.

An interdisciplinary degree with two possible emphases.

Oxford

GRAD

Accountancy, M.Accy.

Prepare for your career with graduate-level accounting education that you can tailor to your interests and career goals.

Oxford

UG

Management, B.B.A.

Learn how to organize and lead teams to create a better world.

Oxford

The Department Features Display Some Quick Information About Our Departments or Centers

This module pulls in the department's title and its contact information. It will also show some the "What we do" information from the department page.

University Marketing and Communications

University Marketing and Communications is a community of passionate storytellers and creative professionals who bring the Ole Miss story to life. We align, engage, inspire and connect the University of Mississippi with all stakeholders who know or seek to know Ole Miss.

The Testimonial/Support Feature Highlights a Specific Individual

This module highlights Deans, Academic Advisors, or students who have something unique to say about a subject or concept presented on a page. This module can automatically pull from profiles or be created manually.

Glenn Boyce

Chancellor

The Ambassador Feature Highlights Students

This module works for Student Ambassadors, Graduate students, and Alumni. The goal is to show off our students and offer a behind-the-scenes look at student life either during classes or after graduation. To use this module, your students will need a Student Ambassador profile.

Aliyah Diers

Greek Life
Service and Community Engagement

What brought you to UM?

See Aliyah’s Answer

Emily Lin

What's your favorite thing about Oxford?

See Emily’s Answer

Showing off the Good News

There are multiple ways to show off the hard work that's happening on our campus. Whether it's students, faculty, or alumni, if you have a news story to share, we have a few ways to get the word out.

The News Redesign Module has a few options, Events, Meet the Team, or Research.

Events is a great way to show off relevant events that your audience may find interesting. Pair this with our event calendar and make sure to always surface the most relevant, upcoming events to your users.
Videos gives the user four different video options to choose from, featured and additional videos. To set up the featured video, cut and paste only the Video ID from the embed code (the part of the URL that comes after the site name) into the Video ID field in Cascade, and choose the proper video host, either Vimeo or Youtube. The additional videos are a bit simpler to pull in, simply plug in the embed code and you're good to go.

If you'd like an image to show on Cascade (other than the placeholder image of the Lyceum) you'll have to find a frame from your video, screen grab it, and adjust it to fit into Cascade (181 x 137).
Meet the Team presents a single news story, presenting the article's main image, title, and a link so users an access the article from your page.
Research allows you to automatically pull in three articles in a streamlined way. Users get to see the article's main image, read the title, and click a link to take a deep dive.

These modules allow for a few additional color choices as well. Don't be afraid to mix things up!