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myCampus Features & Functions

myCampus is the most widely deployed campus portal and web content management solution in higher education. The system provides single sign-on access to everything from academic information to social networking for prospective students, current students, faculty and staff, student organizations, university administration, and alumni, and is the"one-stop-shop" for everything related to your university experience. Here are some of the key features and functions of myCampus:

Identity Management IntegrationIdentity Management Integration

myCampus includes integration to identity management systems such as:

  • Microsoft® Active Directory®
  • Oracle® Internet Directory®
  • Oracle® Sun® Directory Server
  • Novell® eDirectory®
  • OpenLDAP
  • Central Authentication Service(CAS®)
  • Shibboleth®

Learning Management System Single Sign-OnLearning Management System Single Sign-On

myCampus comes with Single Sign-On to the following LMS systems:

  • Blackboard®
  • Blackboard® WebCT®
  • Moodle®
  • Blackboard® Angel®
  • Sakai® CLE
  • Desire2Learn®
  • eCollege®

Library Management System Single Sign-OnLibrary Management System Single Sign-On

myCampus comes with Single Sign-On to the following Library Management systems:

  • Innovative® Interfaces®
  • Ex Libris®
  • SirsiDynix®
  • Talis®

Facebook<sup>®</sup> SyncFacebook®Sync

Social media-addicted myCampus users have the option of syncing their Facebook® information into their portal system. The resulting product is an application that shows account information, such as friend requests, group and event invitations, and unread messages. If users see these stats and want to login to their actual Facebook® page, there is a link provided to the social network’s external site.

Message BoardsMessage Boards

Accompanying Wikis as myCampus provided tools for group collaboration, message boards allow for conversations within departments and teams that rely on shared ideas and real-time feedback.

Targeted AlertsTargeted Alerts

Broadcast messages to individual user groups or an entire institution using the myCampus Targeted Alert system. Individual courses can be notified of an instructor’s upcoming absence, and an entire campus can be kept safe through emergency alerts during inclimate weather or other hazardous conditions.

WikisWikis

Go beyond document sharing.  The myCampus portal system provides full-scale Wikis to facilitate information capture and collaboration among designated project teams, such as classmates and department administrators.  Expedite the editing process, bring continuity to communication, and take some of the work out of your work.

Apple iPhoneApple® iPhone®

MyCampus extends the reach of education by providing direct access from any iPhone® device. This power of mobility allows users such as students and faculty members to provide and receive learning and presentation content anytime and anywhere.

Calendar SyncCalendar Sync

The myCampus web calendar allows users to view important institutional dates, entered by educational administrators, such as holidays and the first and last days of classes, as well as personal dates, deadlines, and celebrations which can be added manually by individual users or imported from other calendars stored on a personal computer or an online dashboard.

Among the calendar systems that myCampus integrates with are:

  • iCal®
  • Microsoft® Exchange®
  • Google® Calendar®

Video NewsVideo News

The myCampus video news portlet suite provides users with an On Demand streaming video player for news, work, and entertainment, including access to Associated Press® (AP®) world news.

SMS Text MessengerSMS Text Messenger

Of the assorted communications tools that are included in the myCampus portal, one of the most useful has to be the SMS Text Messenger. This feature allows users to send text messages of up to 500 words to the telephones of their friends and contacts – without ever picking up their own cell

Web FormsWeb Forms

Let us know what you think! By providing online, interactive web forms within the myCampus portal, users can enter information about their portal usage, from satisfaction, to any bugs and problems they may be experiencing.

Polls & SurveysPolls & Surveys

Multiple poll and survey formats can be created and managed with this helpful tool that also keeps track of votes. Many separate polls can be configured and displayed, allowing users to gain instant and consistent access to the most pertinent information and opinions for their departments, organizations, and student groups.

Voting for Student ElectionsVoting for Student Elections

In addition to the poll and survey creation and management tools already provided in the myCampus portal, users will also have access to tools necessary for voting in student elections. Now, instead of waiting in lines to complete physical voting, or having to navigate through multiple websites to cast votes online, users can enjoy the simplicity of single sign-on access, instant and understandable voting processes, and automatic voter registration through their myCampus user accounts.

Photo GalleryPhoto Gallery

Saving, storing and viewing photos using the myCampus-provided photo gallery allows students and other users the ability to upload images for private or public viewing, create slideshows, and save images through an external source in case of a computer virus or other software malfunction. This feature is especially appealing to student organizations, who can upload images of recent events for prospective members, current members, and students who may have attended the events to view.

Library Database IntegrationLibrary Database Integration

The acquisition of knowledge should be a process that takes place with as few clicks as possible. With the myCampus Library Database Integration system, users have single sign-on access to their institution’s library information, including the ability to read abstracts and reserve books and materials for check out, as well as access to their school’s third party knowledge and content providers, such as research tools and interlibrary loaning systems.
 

Enterprise Resource Planning Single Sign-OnEnterprise Resource Planning Single Sign-On

myCampus comes with Single Sign-On to the following ERP systems:

  • SunGard® Banner®
  • SunGard® PowerCampus®
  • Datatel® Colleague®
  • Oracle® Peoplesoft®
  • Oracle® Apps®
  • Jenzabar® PX® - CX® - EX®
  • EDCTechnology® CampusAnyware®

Email & Calendaring System Single Sign-OnEmail & Calendaring System Single Sign-On

myCampus comes with Single Sign-On to the following Email & Calendaring systems:

  • Microsoft® Exchange®
  • Microsoft® Live@edu®
  • Google® Apps®
  • Novell® GroupWise®
  • IBM® Lotus Notes®

Library Database IntegrationLibrary Database Integration

  • MCNet®
  • LexisNexis® Academic
  • NetLibrary®
  • Books in Point
  • Library Catalog
  • EB - Encyclopedia Britannica®
  • SIRS - Targeted Resources for Research and Learining
  • News Bank - NewsBank InfoWeb
  • EthnicNews
  • Fact on File - Online Databases
  • CW - Country Watch
  • EBSCO® - EBSCOhost Online Research Databases
  • Library Server ( SIRSI® / Dynix®)

Job HuntJob Hunt

The myCampus portal system includes a bridge to a popular job hunt aggregate in order to provide members easy access to part-time and full time employment options, internships, and on-campus work experience opportunities.

Google<sup>®</sup> Gadgets<sup>®</sup>Google® Gadgets®

MyCampus leverages the 175,000+ available Google® Gadgets® to support the imbedding of authorized Gadgets such as:

  • WeatherBug Sidebar
  • Wikipedia Search
  • Games
  • OnAir Radio Tunes

Email SyncEmail Sync

The myCampus email sync function allows users to read and manage messages coming directly from their educational institution, such as course information and academic correspondence, as well as personal messages which can be imported from other email servers such as:

  • Gmail®
  • Microsoft® Exchange®
  • Yahoo!® Mail®
  • Hotmail®

Federated Instant MessengerFederated Instant Messenger

Social media allows people to stay connected. While social networking with classmates, faculty, and the student body of a university are already provided within the portal, myCampus takes users’ online social lives one step further by allowing them to integrate chats and contacts from their non-university communication devices. Uploading “buddy lists®” from sources like AOL® Instant Messenger allows users to have one universal communication space, helmed in the portal where they spend most of their online time.

BlogsBlogs

A built-in blog feature allows myCampus users to write and publish their own blogs. With options to keep entries private or send them out publicly for other users to read and subscribe to, writers can compose articles based on their own interests, needs, and preferences.

Additionally, the blogging feature allows people to not only create their own posts and pages, but to subscribe to others as well. Keeping up with the shared interests of classmates, friends, and even members of the student body that users haven’t met yet, has never been easier!

Web Content ManagementWeb Content Management

The myCampus portal system enables and supports authorizing, publishing, approving, and organizing content for the web. Users can utilize the portal’s powerful template system to define and present their materials, including photos, documents and blogs. Through this template system, content can be individually marked for searches, categories, tags, and filters to organize information for users, search engines and website designers.

Document LibraryDocument Library

Composing and storing documents can get confusing in today’s world of multiple word processing systems, assorted programs for saving and backing up document files, and the occasional need to specify pages for personal computer or Mac access.  With the myCampus document library, users can upload and work on projects privately or post publically, eliminating the need for emailing and simplifying viewing, editing, and feedback processes. It also provides yet another option for safe storage and access to important paperwork, such as a graduate thesis or final essay exam.

Web 2.0 User ProfilesWeb 2.0 User Profiles

Profile personalization is a huge draw to sites like Facebook® and MySpace. MyCampus follows suit and gives the users what they want by providing options for customization of user spaces and profiles within the portal. Activation of popular features such as Google® Gadgets®, public blogs and RSS feeds, and a “wall” for friends and classmates to write on, allow an institutional space to also be an individual space.

Other Single Sign-On FunctionsOther Single Sign-On Functions

In addition to the listed functions that are easily accessible through the myCampus single sign-on feature, here are a few others that are available to users:

  • Loan Calculators
  • Grades Portlet
  • Schedule Portlet
  • Dictionary
  • Online shopping through Amazon.com
  • Currency Converter

DirectoryDirectory

Communication is key within a university community, which is why there is a directory feature included on the myCampus site. Users can search within the directory for names, contact information, and instant messenger handles for classmates, faculty, administrators and others based on user groups such as shared courses or student organization affiliation.

Targeted AnnouncementsTargeted Announcements

Send messages to individual users with the Targeted Announcements capabilities. This function allows institutions the ability to save thousands of dollars in the printing and shipping of information such as loan paperwork, library late fee notices, and parking ticket distribution, by sending it through the myCampus portal system.  This function can also assist administrators and advisors when contacting student organizations with information such as member dues and fees.

For more information about the myCampus Campus Portal, please send an e-mail to membership@campuseai.org.
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