SA LINK

SA LINK Integrated Technology for Student Activities and Student Organizations
 

SA LINK Review

SA LINK is a way of centralizing student organization recordkeeping and online resources. The software runs on a server, providing web based access to administrators, student leaders, and the campus community (if desired). You can pick and choose which features to use and the web-based interface is customized to your needs. Records that can be stored in SA LINK and updated online by student officers: -Detailed registration info on each student organization -Complete membership rosters, providing automated co-curricular transcripts (Provides an official record of student involvement in co-curricular programs) -Club events records -Department and individual clubs’ documents and files -Tasks assigned to student leaders by CSI staff -Online financial requests and club accounts (like online banking for student organizations) Resources provided to student leaders and the campus community: -“Online Activities Fair” showcase of all student organizations with information updated by student officers. -Personalized portal to campus organizations, club news, and events calendars -Discussion forums and online media for each club -E-mail lists, including prospective member lists which students can join for each club Multiple departments can benefit: -Alumni relations can pull up extra-curricular information about alumni -Admissions can immediately print off information about particular clubs and co-curricular programs -Career center can find students interested in particular fields based on their co-curricular interests -Registrar can print off co-curricular transcripts Technology / Integration: -SA LINK can operate as a stand alone system or integrated with other campus systems -Comes capable to integrate using LDAP for user authentication -Produces RSS feeds with events, club news, and more to be placed within any website or campus portals -SA LINK is a J2EE application running on the JBoss Application Server