Mobile Campus: Engage students at every step of the lifecycle

There are various stages in the lifecycle of a student which starts even before they actually step into the campus. Currently, all colleges, universities and higher education institutions are focused on building more meaningful relationships with the students which start during the recruitment process and go all the way even after graduation.

The paradigm shift is to look at the experience through the eyes of a student rather than the administrator or faculty. The first step in this process is to be able to interact with the students in a zone where they are more comfortable – ‘Mobile’.

Engaging with students has become much simpler thanks to the mobile revolution. Having a student lifecycle management software with a mobile app that will help students stay in touch with admin and faculty makes the turnaround time much less at each step of the lifecycle.

Also placing the power to manage their academic careers in the hands of students will result in significant cost savings on the admin side. Today universities are faced with various challenges from recruitment to student retention and graduation.

For instance, let us look at the different support programs available in universities to ensure students successfully graduate:

• Academic goal setting and planning
• Learning Community
• Tutoring
• Experiential learning beyond the classroom
• Supplemental instructions
• Assessments and placements

All of the above programs can only be successful if the student opts for it. These programs can be effectively used, if they are available at the fingertips of the students via cloud-based higher education software, irrespective of whether they are on the campus or at their part-time job. Technology today offers a multitude of options and it is just a click away for the institutions who want to make a difference to the lives of the students who join them.