Hey Future Wildcats! My name is Lauren Fox and I'm a current
Junior Marketing and Management student here at UK.
I'm so excited you chose to be a part of the Big Blue Nation.
Today I'm going to walk you through our brand new app we have created just for you.
Being new to campus we wanted to make
your transition as easy as possible so follow along as I guide you through
the UK GO app that will be installed on your iPad.
First, when opening the app you will need to use your myUK
info to log in this is the id you were given during your application process
your id will be important for your years on campus so start getting familiar with it.
Once you've logged in you will be taken
to a page where you'll be able to select your interest
for today's demonstration i'm going to select them all
but you can choose whatever you want. You will be able to choose categories and
campus events as well as student organizations.
Now, let's get started
on this next screen you will see four different categories located at the
bottom first let's walk through 'For You' on this
page you will see two different items your checklist is a tool to make the
transition easier for you each checklist has been specifically
created to fit your needs here you will find incomplete items that
we challenge you to complete asap as well as the important dates to keep
on your radar
the second thing on this page is meet your team on meet your team
you will be able to look at information about your different advisors
once again these are assigned to you so each student will have their specific
advisor with their contact information on this page.
Let's go back to the bottom four
categories and explore first let's click community on the
community page you will be able to see all of the events the University of
Kentucky is hosting each day these events have been selected to show
up for you because they showcase interests you had selected earlier each
event is public so all are available to you you will
also see the categories at the top of the page
this is to help you choose which type of event you'd like to see if you are
searching for something. This page was created for you to help
explore UK so be sure to look around.
Now let's click on resources.
This is a page where you will be able to see events dining locations
articles with advice for first-year students and so much more.
Located at the top you will see the different categories to click on.
When I click on academic you will see multiple resources pop
up for this specific section these are all of the academic resources
UK provides for its students you can access
addresses, phone numbers, emails, and also read about what each place offers.
Let's go back to the resource page,
and explore more. Under the welcome to campus category you
will see all of the different articles you may find beneficial
these change throughout the semesters so make sure to read them when you have
some free time and save them if you find them interesting.
Later on I'll show you where you can
view your saved articles these articles provide all kinds of tips
about campus, Lexington, and how to make the most of
your first year. Underneath this section you will see
Explore Resources Here is a detailed map of all of the
resources campus offers if you're ever stuck with a question but
don't know where to get it answered here is the place you should go to.
The final category at the bottom of the page is About You. This page is where you
will be able to access your class schedule
explore your major map look at account balances
and view the saved articles i talked about earlier this page you can click on
and view important things you may need when you're in an
appointment with your different advisors. This page is a mini section of the myUK
that you will become very familiar with through your years
here at UK. Well friends that is the app that was
designed just for you by a few of our current students
with input from Apple and UK employees it's an iPad only app that will
magically appear on your uk issued ipads along with a few
other useful apps and tools more information about the ipads will be
coming to your email in the coming weeks be sure to check your email frequently
as i know you're probably anxious to receive these.
After your orientation we will be including information about shipping the
ipads to you so that you can get a head start on exploring
before joining us here on campus. We look forward to welcoming you to our Big Blue
Nation in Lexington this fall. I hope to see you around