I’ve been working for a few days now on reorganizing the Tutor/Mentor Connection website. It’s been an interesting, and definitely challenging experience so far; I’ve never turned my organizational and design skills on a task so open-ended, or so important, before.

The first part of the process was to print off about 30 pages’ worth of the TMC website, take a highlighter and red pen to the pile, and then tack the results up to a very large board. Having it all spread tangibly in front of me made starting to connect the information and develop a hierarchy and structure far easier. At this point – and I wouldn’t say I’m fully done by any means – I’ve found that the information on the site breaks down into four main categories, those being  a) information about TMC and Cabrini Connections;  b) information to help visitors to the site understand the issues TMC is taking on;  c) information to help those visitors, who fall into several categories (individuals who want to help, individuals who need help, corporations…), find programs and get involved, and  d) resources for students enrolled in the programs.
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