Faculty members can create professional profile websites with ISU Sites.
Do you want to make a website for your lab? How to create a lab website.
Watch this video walk-through or follow the written directions below.
Step 1: Log in to the website creator
Go to https://sites.iastate.edu and click the red Log in button.
Log in using your ISU Net-ID and password (same as your ISU email).
Step 2: Create a Simple, Advanced, or Full Scale site
1. From https://sites.iastate.edu, go to Manage my sites.
2. Click the red create new site button.
3. Choose Simple, Advanced, or Full Scale
Review the terms. These terms must be agreed to in order to make a website.
Click the create my site button at the bottom.
4. Stand by while your site is being created.
An email will be sent to your ISU email address (in a few short minutes) with a login link once your site is ready.
Step 3: Log in to your new website
Click the login link from your email to log in.
Visit Sites.iastate.edu to get started
Step 4: Fill out your profile
Some of your ISU information will be automatically filled out. You can edit and add to this information.
Step 5: Update your footer
Congratulations! You have a new website!
Advanced features
If you chose the Advanced option, you can add pages and edit the menu. If you chose Simple, and would like to add pages, you may upgrade to Advanced.