Here are some tips and features to help you get the most out of Penn State Go.
1. Dining Skip the lines and order online through Penn State Eats. View menus and dining hall hours with more exciting new dining features coming later this fall!
2. Penn State Deals (New feature!) Get exclusive deals at various dining and retail locations on campus.
3. Rearrange your home screen. We’ve done some cleaning up while you were away over the summer. Don’t like the order? Well, now you can move your favorites to the top but visiting the Customize Navigation section of the app.
4. Turn on Push Notifications and Location Services Stay informed with timely messages and important alerts when you are near a campus location. These settings are located under your notification and location settings on your device (not in the app itself).
5. Never miss an Event Stay connected to Special Events on campus such as THON, Homecoming, Career Fair, and more.
6. LionPATH Check grades, class schedules, pay tuition bills, and more.
7. Canvas Access your Canvas courses on the go.
8. PSU Email Get quick access to your Penn State Email account.
9. Maps Discover points of interests including, buildings, departments, services, parking, and more.
10. More Apps There are many other apps for Penn State services and resources. Use the More Apps utility button on the bottom of Penn State Go homepage to keep you connected.
Bonus Tip! If you have app issues or have suggestions, use the Feedback & Support utility button on the bottom of Penn State Go homepage to let us know.
The Penn State Go mobile app, the University’s all-in-one app, now includes the full alumni experience. The app offers a central hub where Penn Staters across the globe can stay up to date on all Alumni Association news, events, The Penn Stater magazine, member benefits and more.
Penn State alumni can download the free app in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Once they log into the app, alumni can view resources and follow special events. Alumni will find quick links to key resources as well as links to the Penn State Alumni Association website and social media accounts. Users also can opt-in to receive push messages to stay up to date with important information.
The Penn State Go alumni experience is being released just in time for Homecoming 2021, so alumni can receive push and banner notifications on their mobile device to help plan out their weekend. They can easily access the main events schedule and take a detailed look at the week’s upcoming signature events. Alumni who aren’t on campus can use Penn State Go to stay connected with a livestream of Friday evening’s parade. Special Penn State-themed iMessage stickers also are available in the app for alumni to show off their Penn State pride.
“We are thrilled to have partnered with Penn State Go to develop a mobile app experience that aims to meet the needs of alumni,” said Paul Clifford, CEO of the Penn State Alumni Association. “The app complements our existing communications and makes it easier than ever to stay connected with the University. It’s a great way for alumni to keep in touch with their association and the University community.”
The Penn State Go app’s alumni experience also makes it easier to contact specific alumni interest groups or local chapters, and provides quick access to all benefits enjoyed by Alumni Association members.
Alumni can download the Penn State Go app to their iPhone or Android here, and select “Alumni Experience” the first time they launch the app. Alumni who already have the app can simply click “Change App Experience” and select “Alumni Experience” to access the new features.
The Penn State Alumni Association worked with the Penn State Go team to develop the app’s content and features for alumni. The content will continue to evolve based on feedback from users.
Available in Penn State Go in the University Park (student) Experience, Parents and Families Experience and Alumni Experience, check out the Homecoming icon for exclusive access to all the events.
Homecoming Week event highlights:
October 17: SPA/Homecoming Concert
October 18: Allen Street Jam
October 19: Past to Present History at the HUB
October 20: For The Glory Talent Show
October 22: Alumni Ice Cream Social and Homecoming Parade
October 23: Homecoming Tailgate Competition
For more events and information, check out the Homecoming icon in the app.
The Penn State Go mobile app, launched in January 2020, has introduced a parent and family-specific experience for University Park families. Families of Penn State University Park students can download the app in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store and customize their experience by selecting Change App Experience and Parents and Families.
Penn State Go, the official mobile app for Penn State, provides the Penn State community with a custom platform to access and manage University accounts, view resources, and follow special events. In addition, users can opt-in to receive push messages to stay up to date with important information.
The parents and families experience provides access to features, such as the Parent and Family Experience portal, LionPATH, LionCash+ Deposit, Penn State Maps, Dining, Penn State News, Penn State Athletics, and more. Families will find quick links to key University resources as well as links to the Penn State Parents Program website and social media accounts.
“We are thrilled to have partnered with Penn State Go and the Parents Council to develop a mobile app experience that aims to meet the needs of our parents and families. Penn State Go complements our existing communications and provides an additional way for families to connect to the University,” said Cyndy Hill, director of the Penn State Parents Program.
This fall, the parents and families experience will provide access to Parents and Families Weekend at University Park scheduled for October 8-10, 2021, including event schedules and to receive push and banner messages.
The Penn State Parents Program worked with members of the Parents Council to develop the content for the parent and families experience within the app. The content will continue to evolve based on feedback from users.
Timing is everything, but no one could have foreseen that two months after Penn State launched its official all-in-one mobile app, Penn State Go, in January 2020, the whole world would be shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the transition into remote teaching and learning, it became ever more critical for instructors, students, and staff to stay informed and connected to what is happening at Penn State and access key university resources.
A year later, Penn State Go is celebrating a milestone achievement of more than 100,000+ downloads. Share your Penn State Spirit and help markthis momentousaccomplishment bydownloading the Penn State GoiMessage Sticker Packs.
Growing in popularity, users have opened the app more than 4 million times, clicking through 15 million pageviews and external links.In addition, 71,000+ users have enabled the push notifications feature in the app to receive relevant and timely messages to stay informed, including information on COVID-19 resources, travel guidelines, and much more.
Available on theGoogle Play Store and Apple App Store, Penn State Go includes many popular features such as Canvas, Penn State email, LionPATH, LionCash+, library services, Starfish academic advising, Penn State Eats, and more.
When the app initially launched, students were able to curate their experience by selecting University Park, World Campus, and a unified Commonwealth Campus. Throughout the summer and fall of 2020, Penn State Go continued to make updates and improvements to enhance the mobile experience.
By May 2020, students at Commonwealth Campuses were able to select their individual Penn State Go Commonwealth Campus Experience by clicking on the Change App Experience button in the app. The individual Campus Experience allowed students to receive important messagesto stay connected to what is happening at their Commonwealth Campus and access events, dining, news, and safety information.
Many special events were also made accessible via Penn State Go to allow students to engage virtually, including THON 2020, Welcome Week, Class of 2024, and Penn State Homecoming, and PS I (heart) U Week.
Other features added to the Student Experiences include overlays in Maps for Remote Learning Rooms on campuses, Penn State Eats for contactless ordering, live IT Support chat for technical questions, an enhanced Canvas integration, and ways to stay engaged through You@PSU and with one’s Academic Colleges.
Initially focused on the student mobile experience,the app’s development rapidly accelerated, driven in part by the pandemicand the need to extend University resources to reach the broader Penn State community.
In August 2020, the Faculty and Staff Experience was released in Penn State Go. In addition to the features available for students, faculty and staff were able to receive targeted push notifications, in-app banner messages, access Canvas Teacher, and Workday.
Looking ahead, Penn State Go’s goal is to provide students, faculty, staff, alumni, and campus visitors access to all their needs, including academics, student life, and resources, from anywhere, at any time.
Several newfeature enhancements and integrations are underway or in testing, including location-based and personalize notifications, an Alumni Experience, and a desktop version of Penn State Go. The first iteration of the Penn State Go Desktop will focus onWorld Campus students, allowing access to key links to Penn State resources and services on the web.
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