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May 25, 2012

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ web developers announce new mobile app feature

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

The app's new feature, "picture myº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ," stemmed from a meeting with º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ President Bruno and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ'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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ life, said Richard Peacock, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ web application programmer.  "We wanted prospective students to see pictures of our students having fun and enjoying º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ," he added. 

To use the "picture myº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ" feature, students can log into the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ mobile application and press the "Submit a Picture" icon.  Students can then upload photographs from their phones.  º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ staff members moderate the submitted pictures, and due to volume, only a few are selected each day. 

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ junior Hannah Wales is one of the students whose photography was selected for the gallery.  "I really enjoy the picture myº¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ 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 º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ systems they use most, including email, FlightPath, and Moodle.  The latest feature "picture my º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ" gives º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ students a better opportunity to interact with the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓÆµ 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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