Institutions struggle with timely delivery of messages to students. CY2 developed Connect as a lightweight, mobile-first alternative to email that is natively integrated with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. Connect communicates with students in their preferred channel:

SMS
Canvas or other LMS
WhatsApp
Modo or other student mobile/portal application
Teams
Oracle Digital Assistant


Connect impacts the entire student lifecycle:

Recruitment: event reminders; application completion
Enrollment: payments; housing; Summer melt
Student Support: mental health; at-risk advisement
Career/Workforce: job fairs; networking
Alumni: meetups; donations/benefits

Key Elements:

SaaS hosted application
Institution defined, event driven communications
Real-time and batch sending
Institution defined student groups
1-to-1 messaging to students
Students opt-in to their preferred channel
Institutions can require specific always-on channels