Hello, UH Manoa!
Hi, and welcome to Club Connector. With over 200 clubs at UH Manoa, finding the right one for you can be challenging. The goal of this app is to make it easy for UH Manoa students to connect with clubs that they are interested in, so that they can have a richer and more fulfilling college experience.
Guided Tour
User Pages
Home/Landing Page(Before Login)
When you first arrive at our website, you'll find two options:
- Browse through UH's 200+ clubs using our simple filters to find the perfect one for you.
- Log in with your UH username and password which lets you save a list of your favorite clubs and search filters, or manage your club page if you are a registered club admin.
Browse Club Page
Now you will be able to begin your search for the perfect club! Here on the Browse page, you can select filters from the dropdown menu to find certain types of clubs, or just type something in the searchbox and our app will instantly show you any clubs with those words in their names.
If you're logged in you can click the star in the bottom right of a club's box to add that club as a favorite. You can click on the view button to go to that club's page to see more info.
Club Page
Here on the club page you will find more detailed information about the club.
Admin Pages
Edit Club Page
Users who have registered as club administrators with our service can edit the information associated with their club on the Edit page. Contact the developers to inquire about receiving club administrator status.
Add Club Page
Users who are site admins also have the ability to add new clubs to the app.
Initial User Study
We asked 5 current University of Hawaii students to review our website. They were given little information about the site other than that it was for finding clubs at UH. We then asked them to fill out a survey, and had a conversation about what they thought about the website.
Feedback
Positive Feedback
- Clean, simple layout
- Nice, simple search features
- Results pop up as soon as I start typing
- I like the overall theme. It matched with UHM.
Constructive Criticism
- Less white! More color!
- The ability to see upcoming events for clubs was requested
- Navigation back to the front page was requested
- More info for clubs was also requested, including general descriptions, membership fees or requirements, and officer/member-wanted postings
- We were also asked to add mooaaar clubs
Response
Implemented Changes
In response to our initial user study we:
- Made the title link back to the landing page
- Changed the aesthetic design of the site, including adding more color
- Added a few moar clubs
Future Changes
In the future we would like to focus on helping clubs display a profile that they are proud of. Right now the add and edit club pages are a bit confusing. We would like to make it easier for them to keep their profiles up to date. We also want to add more information about the clubs, like member fees, and requirements.
Developer Guide
Do you want to help us make Club Connector better? Download meteor and fork our project on GitHub!
- Download and Install Meteor : https://www.meteor.com/
- Download and Install Node.js : https://nodejs.org/en/
- Fork the Club Connector repo on GitHub
- Navigate to the ..\clubconnector\app directory with your CLI of choice
- Invoke
meteor npm install - Invoke
meteor --settings ../config/settings.development.json - Check localhost:3000 to see if Club Connector is running
- Now you can help to build Club Connector!