Wayne State branches out with new websites

Wayne State University is making a bigger name for itself in the local website game, expanding one of its established sites and launching another.

The new site is called LivingDetroit. The virtual museum will chronicle Detroit's history through a Wikipedia-style display of audio diaries, photographs, and interactive maps. The website has been developed and maintained by students at the university's Honors College.

It will feature the history of the city as told through the eyes of everyday Detroiters. It will include the personal experiences, knowledge, perspectives, and reflections of several generations of Detroiters. Also incorporated are mapping pages showing what the city looked like both then and now.

The project came out of a 2008 Honors College program where Detroit senior citizens were invited to recount and record their recollections of historic events. The idea is to allow current and future generations to better understand the people, places, and events that have shaped their communities.

Wayne State's Word Warriors website released a list of words that have been neglected but should be brought back in 2010. Launched last year, it's a list of neglected but eminently useful words that visitors to the site and its creators would like to bring back into fashion.

Source: Wayne State University
Writer: Jon Zemke

Wayne State branches out with new websites

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