For current students

Basic features, plus:

Be dependable

• It just works. And I don’t need a manual.

Be intuitive

• Easily find topics of interest, from arts and athletics, to courses and events, and subscribe to updates.
• Contribute text, images, and multimedia, such as student scholarship and research, off-campus study, service projects.

Be useful

• Quickly and easily find procedural information, and complete transactions online, including improved course and residence selection, online bookstore.
• Access all services and procedures in a single area, in multiple categories, and linked from departments.
• Customize content and update of interest to me (Quick Links).
• Improve connections between course catalog, majors, minors, and departments, especially for registration period.
• Integrate career services by tagging individuals with interests, so employers can easily find well-matched portfolios.
• Contact links — for further assistance — everywhere.

Be engaging

Be personable

• Add current interests to academic profile.

Be welcoming

• Find who is interested in the same topics and activities

Be meaningful

• Participate in co-curricular collaborations.
• Build an online portfolio including research and thesis, for future employers or graduate-level programs.

In addition, for off-campus students:

• Provide access to content and services from anywhere in the world; deliver usable page quickly, for dial-up access, and load additional functions after.
• Improve proxy/VPN for off-campus access to campus network.
• Access information via multiple devices, including smart phones.

In addition, for student leaders:

• Manage group membership and communications in one environment.
• Promote events and activities to the campus community and external constituencies.
• Conduct business online, including improved event registration.