Quinnipiac University’s Information Technology Services recently debuted its new experience portal, an internal tech tool students can use to customize their technology and information experience.
It is designed to provide “knowledge at your fingertips,” according to the Chief Information Officer Matthew Romeo.
The Quinnipiac experience portal is designed to eventually replace the old “MyQ” portal as early as Jan. 1, 2025. The portal will act as a centralized point where students can access all of their technology and information needs.
“It’s single, one pane of glass getting the same information,” Romeo said.
Students can also access the portal through the Quinnipiac app. Romeo emphasized the convenience of using the app, where students can check information on-the-go, such as their class location. 97% of students use their school’s mobile app at least once a week, and 53% use it at least once a day, according to tribalgroup.com, .
“I enjoy the mobile aspect of it. On the fly, you can really get the data in a responsive meaning,” Romeo said.
The experience portal also assists in keeping students safe.
The portal can be used by students if they wish to report something but don’t know how. “…And you know, students might not know where to report things or what to do,” Romeo said.
Students can also receive announcements from Quinnipiac through an information bar in the portal. It aims to keep students informed.
The portal highlights control over what information you can see, where students can choose which information “cards” are displayed on the site. Each individual can organize and compartmentalize the information “cards” to their desired configuration.
“It is named appropriately for once where it’s that is your experience, view the end user’s experience, and that’s what the goal is,” Romeo said.
It is the university’s Information Technology Service’s goal to make it so student organizations and clubs can create and display their own cards on the portal. This feature is not available at this time, and there is no current information on when this will be available.
“At some point we might think cards can delve down to very detailed groups, club level, department level, major level,” Romeo said. “I’m not indicating that students will be able to publish their own cards, but we really feel like over time, through the groups, through student life, through club sports, that there’ll be cards again, designed that it get more specific.”
The experience portal’s most convenient functions students can easily access Quinnipiac services while only having to sign into the portal once. Students can also access Self Service and the Learning Center directly through the portal.
The site is located at experience.qu.edu. Students can also access it through the Quinnipiac mobile app.
