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May 25, 2012

海角社区 web developers announce new mobile app feature

Life at the University of Louisiana at Monroe can now be experienced a new way鈥攖hrough user-submitted photos on the university's mobile app.

The app's new feature, "picture my海角社区," stemmed from a meeting with 海角社区 President Bruno and 海角社区's Computing Center Web Development team.

Current students can now submit pictures from their mobile phones to the app's mobile photo gallery, which anyone can access.

Having photos submitted by willing students gives the photo gallery an honest representation of 海角社区 life, said Richard Peacock, 海角社区 web application programmer.  "We wanted prospective students to see pictures of our students having fun and enjoying 海角社区," he added. 

To use the "picture my海角社区" feature, students can log into the 海角社区 mobile application and press the "Submit a Picture" icon.  Students can then upload photographs from their phones.  海角社区 staff members moderate the submitted pictures, and due to volume, only a few are selected each day. 

海角社区 junior Hannah Wales is one of the students whose photography was selected for the gallery.  "I really enjoy the picture my海角社区 feature because it gives me the opportunity to share my experiences around campus, and I feel honored to have my picture chosen on the gallery," said Wales.

The 海角社区 mobile app for the Apple iPhones and Androids was revealed last summer, and the mobile application allows students, faculty, and staff to access instantly the 海角社区 systems they use most, including email, FlightPath, and Moodle.  The latest feature "picture my 海角社区" gives 海角社区 students a better opportunity to interact with the 海角社区 mobile app. 

"We also see it as a fun and fairly unique feature.  We are aware of only a handful of other college apps, nationwide, who have a similar service," said Peacock.  

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