AMS to release mobile app in place of student handbook
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): The Ubyssey (The University of British Columbia)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2014/07/08
The AMS will be releasing a mobile app for the fall 2014 semester.
The app will replace the AMS student handbook, including features intended to connect UBC students to their campus community and student society.
The AMS has been working in coordination with the app production company OohLaLa to manufacture the application. AMS Council approved the app with a budget of about $1,800 per month over the course of two years.
Core features of the application will include AMS club, service and business listings and a calendar of AMS events.
According to AMS communications manager, Abby Blinch, “all [AMS] clubs are getting access to put all of their information on the background of their club, who their executives are and any events they are having.”
Like the paper handbook, the app will also feature deals and coupons for AMS businesses.
Virtual tours of campus hotspots for various activities will also be featured in the app, intended to help students find the best places to study, hang out and exercise, among other things.
According to Blinch, students will also be able to tour the new AMS Student Nest, and navigate major sections of the building with the app.
To help new students through their first week, the app will also include a to-do list for settling in, including information such as how to navigate campus.
Because of this, the AMS hopes to have the app ready to use in time for orientations. According to Blinch, it is planned to be available for download by mid August.
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