NCU Athletics Unveils New Website
EUGENE, Ore. - The Northwest Christian University athletic department today has unveiled a new website, under the existing moniker of GoBEACONS.com. The new website, created in partnership with Internet Consulting Services, improves upon the previous version of GoBEACONS.com, with improved design, layout and functionality.
Users of the website will continue to be able to have all the information they need on Beacon Athletics right at their fingertips, with enhanced features such as Instant Messaging, RSS feeds, and a stronger Beacon Sports Flash system for email updates. Other new features include a scrolling results scoreboard on every page, an “upcoming events” calendar on the homepage, and improved sponsor recognition.
Additionally, a new online store will be added to the website in August from Prep Sportswear, which will allow users to create and purchase customized Beacon merchandise from a variety of branded suppliers including Nike, Adidas, Champion, Dickies and more. Fans can buy apparel and other items with the NCU and Beacon brand, in addition to products with the Athletic department interlocking NC logo.
Northwest Christian University becomes the second Cascade Collegiate Conference school to launch a new ICS driven website after Warner Pacific College. They Conference website is also a member of the ICS family, with Southern Oregon also scheduled for a launch in the coming weeks.
About Internet Consulting Services
Founded in 1996 by Jeff Rubin, Syracuse, NY based Internet Consulting Services, Inc. has spent the past 12 years providing clients with innovative technological solutions for their web needs. Since its founding, ICS has pioneered technologies in web design, content management systems, e-commerce solutions, and many other areas. With over a decade of experience and hundreds of satisfied clients, we are confident that we can provide you with a solution to fit your needs.
Internet Consulting Services (ICS) key technology is SIDEARM is a web-based content management solution that includes everything from press release and roster management, dynamic scoreboards, sponsorship recognition, interactive polls, SIDEARM STATS (live in-game statistics), streaming audio and video, and newsletter and recruiting components.
ICS has a client list that includes more than 200 athletic clients from around the country including Cornell University, Davidson College, Drexel University, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Illinois University, the University of Hawai'i, Syracuse University and many other NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, NJCAA and collegiate conferences. ICS has a staff of over a dozen developers who possess a variety of expertise in graphic design, database management, information security management, web-based user interface design, and e-commerce transaction management.
About Prep Sportswear
Prep Sportswear, based in Seattle, is an experienced on-line retailer of custom, promotional apparel products already working with thousands of teams, schools, booster clubs and other organizations. Prep Sportswear offers high-quality products with blanks provided from a variety of branded suppliers, including Nike, Adidas, Champion and American Apparel.
Prep Sportswear is the leading online marketplace empowering individual consumers with similar interests to create, design and buy personalized products. Initially focused on serving schools and teams, Prep Sportswear is rapidly growing into the booster club, collegiate, corporate and recreational sports markets. Our vertically integrated technology platform, on-demand dynamic imaging, automated manufacturing and fulfillment process, and partner integration solutions result in a highly scalable platform.
The company’s solutions help schools, teams, booster clubs and community service organizations improve fundraising capabilities, increase revenues, and reduce the cost and complexity of managing and marketing apparel and uniform purchasing.