Move over Facebook and Twitter, Southwestern College now has its own app.
Prospective students, faculty and — well, everyone online — can now access SWC’s Web Advisor on smartphones and tablets.
Public Information Officer Lillian Leopold and technology chief Dr. Ben Seaberry have been working on the application since summer, Leopold said, in hope of pushing the college into the 21st century world of hand-held devices.
“The college is moving to a more enterprise system where it is going to integrate the information available on Web Advisor,” she said. “It is going to be a wonderful resource for students. They will have everything they need accessible 24/7.”
SWC’s app is called Ellucian GO. Leopold called it a “mobile Web Advisor lite” since it is currently not able to access all Web Advisor actions. It does include important web site links such as Blackboard and the library websites, she said.
Seaberry said the app is just the beginning of SWC’s new emphasis on user-friendly technology.
“The purpose of this application is for students to interact more with the college,” he said.
SWC’s app fits Apple and Android, and can be downloaded for free from the App Store and Google Play. It will have no advertising.
Information about the application can be found at: www.swccd.edu/go