Over the past year, DU has hosted numerous outstanding events, such as a revamped Homecoming & Family Weekend and Fall Festivus. In addition, numerous clubs around campus host incredible meetings and gatherings that enhance the quality of student life on campus. Yet, many students miss out on the opportunity to attend these events because they are not properly advertised across campus. Therefore, DU needs a centralized location to post events going on around campus for all clubs and campus happenings so students can take advantage of the unique opportunities on campus.
Since 2007, DU has been using OrgSync, an Internet networking system that acts as a tool for student organizations. The intent of this website was to ensure all student organizations are accessable and allow for easy communication for clubs with students. Yet ask the average student if they have registered or even heard of OrgSync, and the answer is no. OrgSync fails to properly communicate with students about the events going on on campus, which leads to many events (such as the Homecoming Spirit Rally) and clubs on campus having low attendance.
Therefore, students either rely on the official DU website, social media or word of mouth to learn about events or clubs on campus. This is inefficient and deprives students of many fantastic opportunities to participate in campus events.
The solution to this problem is simple: DU should create a website where all clubs and even individual students can post about their events and campus events can be prominently advertised. Whether on the campus’ main website or a new website all together, students should have access to a complete and constantly updated schedule of happenings. And since students are constantly using their computers or mobile devices and use social media, this website should be user-friendly and able to link up to social media.
Our school has fantastic opportunities available to students outside the classroom. In order to get the most out of these opportunities, DU has to invest in creating a centralized website to allow students to stay current with campus events.
