- Utah State Today: USU IT releases USU Directory App
For Immediate Release
November 12, 2012
Contact: Karlie Brand, IT Communications Assistant,
karlie.brand@usu.edu
USU IT releases USU Directory App
Ever needed to know where a professor’s office is located,
your academic advisor’s email address or the phone number to a lab or office on
campus? There’s an app for that. USU IT recently released the free USU
Directory App, providing quick and easy access to contact information of people
and places on the USU campus.
The app was created by Jay McEntire of USU IT and took about
three months from start to finish to complete.
Both iOS and Apple versions were created and are now available for
download on Google Play and the App Store.
McEntire said although a link to the online directory exists
on the current USU app, IT determined early on that the function needed to be
improved to be accessible to smartphone and mobile device users. The result was
a directory app that when opened, functions much like a cell phone contact
list.
“With the new directory app, you can scroll through and find
anybody in the university with the touch of your phone,” he said. “You can even
call right from the app.”
What’s next from USU IT? McEntire said students can expect a
new USU app by the first of 2013 with easy Banner access, athletics and
academic calendars, maps with GPS coordinates of Aggie shuttles and more.
For more information, contact Kevin Reeve, USU IT Enterprise
Architect, kevin.reeve@usu.edu.
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