All the tools you need to succeed as a 黑料不打烊 student are available in one convenient location: . You can now access the websites of , , and the without having to keep multiple tabs open on your browser. Effortlessly navigate campus life with OrangeNow, the latest mobile app from 黑料不打烊!
Day-to-Day Use
On the first day of school, I was pleasantly surprised to see my class schedule written out on the top screen of my OrangeNow app. I could see all my classes’ names, times and locations, making it faster and easier than ever to navigate between classes.
With only ten minutes to spare between my two morning classes, I wanted to try and grab a quick coffee before class. Thanks to the 鈥淐ampus Dining Options鈥 section of the app, I was able to check how busy Dunkin鈥 was before going out of my way to get there, and saw that Dunkin’ was “extremely busy.鈥 Not surprising for mid-morning, but great to know ahead of time so I could just skip the temptation and get to class on time!
Thankfully, by double-checking my app that day, I remembered to turn in my Blackboard assignment before class. I completed the “get-to-know-you” survey I had due in record time and avoided submitting an assignment late before classes began.
OrangeNow passed the test on the first day of school, saving me from pulling out my computer multiple times!
Academics, Campus Life and Resources
The dropdown menu in the app includes three tabs: Academics, Campus Life and Resources.
You can contact your academic advisors, Degree Works, MySlice, financial aid and more in the 鈥淎cademics鈥 section. Students can also class-search and look through the course catalog to help them plan for their semester.
鈥淐ampus Life鈥 includes campus events, an athletic game schedule and campus dining, which lets you know where to eat and how long the lines will be. The can also be accessed through the app to quickly direct you to facility hours, intramural sports and all other health and wellness needs at the Barnes Center.
鈥淩esources鈥 include a bus tracker, campus map, directions to a printer and parking locations, making campus navigation easier than ever. The campus map came in handy when my professor held class in a different location; being a transfer student unfamiliar with the campus, I could locate the building quickly and take the fastest route to it!
Customizable Features
Since students have different schedules, OrangeNow can be adjusted to accommodate their needs as their day unfolds. In the “My Menu” section, you can personalize your experience by adding any of the quick links from the 鈥淎cademics,鈥 鈥淐ampus Life鈥 or 鈥淩esources鈥 sections.
Saving the bus tracker to my favorites makes going to practice on time easier. I can see all the bus stops near my destination to get off. I checked again after practice to see when it would arrive and shortened my bus stop wait!
Overall, OrangeNow is a great new resource for helping campus community members smoothly navigate their days. It even warns us about what tomorrow’s weather may bring, a super helpful feature once winter weather begins to strike! So make sure to download the OrangeNow app in the or !
Written By Emily Rutkowski G鈥25, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications