This website is a unique online application that allows students at the University of Maryland's College Park campus to not only explore the various businesses located within the College Park township, but also as a way for students from a variety of backgrounds, lifestyles, educational goals, and interests to gather and enjoy socializing together.
This application was created as a class project by two students in the Masters of Information Management (MIM) program, and is under continuous development. The purpose of this project is two-fold. First, it was a way to demonstrate what the students had learned in the Information Technology and Organizational Context (INFM 603) class, which covered such topics as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, and more. Second, one of the students, being from Montana, and the other student, being from India, both felt there was a lack of information being provided to students new to the East Coast of the United States, or even just to the College Park area. Thus, they devised a way to both inform students about what is offered in the College Park area, as well as provide a way for students to interact outside of the class environment.
How This Application Works:
First, students need to 'register' on the website by going to the Student Registration page. This will ensure that all users of the website are only students. This is to provide a more secure environment to allow for students' comfort with interacting with each other, as well as a way to provide contact information to other students. The information provided is not used for promotional purposes, but is only used by other students registered with this website.
Second, select a registered, College Park business you wish to go to from the category selections in the navigation menu (more business will be added as information is collected). Once you have found a business you want to go to, create an 'event' there. This does not guarantee other students will attend your event, but shows other students that you want someone to hangout with at a particular business. The other students can then join your event (and contact you for finalizing the meeting details). As more students join, the likelihood that someone will be interested in the same event as you will increase. So be sure to tell all your friends about this unique, new online application.
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