Spring Break
Provost launches Blue Line
Noah Cohen
Issue date: 10/5/07 Section: News
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The Office of the Provost has announced a web site, named "Blue Line," containing everything from tutorials on using Drexel One to finding places to eat.
Toni Torres, executive director of academic advising and retention and diversity for the Provost's Office, explained that a goal of the Blue Line web site is to make services easily accessible to students.
Torres said Blue Line is a "hub" for students to "get what they need in a user friendly way."
The Blue Line site has a left hand navigation bar with "stops" for "Billing and Financial Aid," "Academics," and "Campus News," among others.
"It's important that in the first click students get what they need," Torres said.
The idea for the web site came from discussions with the Provost's Student Retention Workgroup two years ago, according to Torres.
Dan Steinberg, former USGA president and a member of the Blue Line development team, explained that the site was built based on students' thoughts.
"It's [the Blue Line site] because it everything about this web site is driven by students," Steinberg said.
Torres echoed Steinberg's comments and said Blue Line was a product of students, saying, "This is what we need."
Members of the Student Retention Workgroup proposed what to include on the site. With this information, the development team formed a second focus group of student leaders to add additional student ideas.
Steinberg said Blue Line was "vetted" by students as the development progressed.
The site is being launched through t-shirts given out to student and posters planned to hung around campus.
Keeping the links current is a priority for Torres and her team. The page contains information updated both Oct. 2 and Oct. 3.
Another feature of Blue Line is a visual tutorial in using the Drexel One portal.
Although Blue Line is not a part of the Drexel One portal, it gives users a reference to use when completing transactions on Drexel One.
Online help for students is just the beginning for Torres and her team. She explained that engaging students with an online mentoring program is being looked at by the Provost's Office.
Toni Torres, executive director of academic advising and retention and diversity for the Provost's Office, explained that a goal of the Blue Line web site is to make services easily accessible to students.
Torres said Blue Line is a "hub" for students to "get what they need in a user friendly way."
The Blue Line site has a left hand navigation bar with "stops" for "Billing and Financial Aid," "Academics," and "Campus News," among others.
"It's important that in the first click students get what they need," Torres said.
The idea for the web site came from discussions with the Provost's Student Retention Workgroup two years ago, according to Torres.
Dan Steinberg, former USGA president and a member of the Blue Line development team, explained that the site was built based on students' thoughts.
"It's [the Blue Line site] because it everything about this web site is driven by students," Steinberg said.
Torres echoed Steinberg's comments and said Blue Line was a product of students, saying, "This is what we need."
Members of the Student Retention Workgroup proposed what to include on the site. With this information, the development team formed a second focus group of student leaders to add additional student ideas.
Steinberg said Blue Line was "vetted" by students as the development progressed.
The site is being launched through t-shirts given out to student and posters planned to hung around campus.
Keeping the links current is a priority for Torres and her team. The page contains information updated both Oct. 2 and Oct. 3.
Another feature of Blue Line is a visual tutorial in using the Drexel One portal.
Although Blue Line is not a part of the Drexel One portal, it gives users a reference to use when completing transactions on Drexel One.
Online help for students is just the beginning for Torres and her team. She explained that engaging students with an online mentoring program is being looked at by the Provost's Office.
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