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Wright State rolled out a new smartphone application for students to use, with new features and a different look.
WSU provides several different outlets for communication regarding student services and account information.
The primary WSU app is a source to check grades, pilot, courses, etc. As well as offering a one-stop-shop for student needs, the application also links to WSU’s social media platforms and news outlets.
Currently WSU has four smartphone applications.
On Nov. 15, a selection of students and faculty were given access to the new application to offer feedback and follow up with a survey.
WSU’s Communications and Telecommunications Services (CaTS) and Marketing are responsible for the launch.
What to expect with the new WSU app:
Teresa Peters, systems analyst at CaTS, sent the email along with instructions on how to access the new app.
The new app consists of similar capabilities as the current one but enhances accessibility.
“We started looking at it last year mainly because we’re working towards logging in with your campus ID and password like all of our other services,” said Peters. “That’s what got us looking into a new mobile app, we were able to tie it into our campus authentication.”
According to the new app, students will be able to access academic support and degree audits, as well as student email and account information.
“We’ve changed the CaTS website so that any new users can install the new Wright State mobile app. We’re not going to publicize it because we’re still working through little kinks so things may change slightly between now and when we launch officially in the spring,” said Peters.
What happens to the current WSU app?
The new and old mobile apps will run in parallel for a month or two, according to Peters.
“We only had a couple of students testing it out including students from the help desk. I also contacted a lot of departments on campus that deal with students,” said Peters. “All feedback seems to be really raving, everybody likes it so far.”
There are plans of the app launching officially in the spring semester after the soft launch has taken place over winter break.
