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Clinton School of Public Service

About Clinton School of Public Service

The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, the first in the nation to offer a Master of Public Service, gives students the knowledge and experience to further their careers in the areas of nonprofit, governmental, volunteer, or private sector service. You can read more on their about page.

About The Project

Mission: Modernize the digital platform for this distinguished University of Arkansas graduate program—migrating from WordPress to a streamlined Laravel-based CMS, transferring 2,000+ blog posts, and implementing secure payment processing for the institution's donation system.

Technologies Used: Laravel (PHP Backend Framework), Bootstrap 4 (Responsive Frontend), CyberSource/Visa (Payment Processing), Monsido (ADA Accessibility Scanning), MySQL (Database), Content Migration Tooling.

Links

Before: From the Web Archives

After: From the Web Archives (Note: The site has since been rebuilt; this archive link shows my Laravel build)

Summary

This multi-phase engagement for a prestigious University of Arkansas institution encompassed three core deliverables:

  1. Platform Modernization: Transitioned from WordPress to a custom Laravel-based CMS designed for intuitive content management, significantly reducing training overhead for administrative staff.
  2. Content Migration: Executed bulk migration of 2,000+ blog posts from the legacy platform while preserving content integrity and URL structures.
  3. Payment Integration: Developed a secure donation portal integrated with CyberSource (Visa) payment processing, supporting both one-time and recurring contributions to designated scholarship funds.

I architected and implemented the backend CMS modules enabling full CRUD operations across all content types. Beyond initial development, I managed ongoing ADA accessibility compliance using Monsido scanning tools, implementing monthly remediation cycles to maintain WCAG standards.

This project demonstrates my ability to deliver enterprise-grade solutions for higher education institutions with stringent accessibility and security requirements.