Ellucian Go takes the concept of a connected campus community and puts it into your mobile devices. The app is free to download from the Apple iTunes Store and the Google Play Store.
This app is useful for tracking your grades, scheduling events and keeping up to date with news around campus. Several other scheduling and student organizational apps provide similar functionality.
Ellucian Go stands at the head of the class, however, because it integrates with your school’s student information system. It is part of the platform developed by Ellucian Company LP, which maintains its website here.
The Ellucian Go app integrates with IT platforms and student information systems at over 900 campuses in 20 countries. This integration lets it connect to a database of almost all colleges in the entire United States. It updates users about the recent events on their college, homework, grades, schedules and other campus-related activities.
The main benefit this app provides is its ability to make everything school related available in one convenient place. It keeps students in constant touch with their school when they are away from home or their campus residence.
Feature Rich
The exact collection of features in Ellucian Go depends on your academic institution. The services available to the Ellucian database vary by institution.
Before you spend too much time fiddling with this app, check with your school. Chances are good that it uses connection points to the Ellucian database platform. But just like setting up an email account on a mobile device, you might need some technical support from your school’s IT department.
Key Features
• Courses — Access your course schedule and links to helpful resources, including class assignments
• Assignments – Available in the app or as a widget
• Registration — Search and register for your planned courses wherever you are
• Grades — Check your midterm and final grades
• Account Balance – Check your account balance and make a payment
• Notifications — Stay informed with personalized announcements delivered right to your device
• Library — Explore the resources at your institution’s library
• Bookstore — Find the books you need for the courses you take
• Important numbers — Easily find all the numbers, websites and addresses you need
• Maps — Know your way around campus like a tour guide
• Directory — Find the faculty, staff or student you need and call right from the app
• News — Dial in to everything happening in the world, both on campus and off
• Events — Keep up with all that is going on so you never miss another important event
• Media – View videos or listen to audio
• Social Media — Tie your university experience right into your social network
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