About Nexus
Nexus, a University of Connecticut engagement and retention platform, places actionable data in the hands of the advising community to foster student success. Nexus complements the university’s student support services and enhances information sharing between students, staff, and faculty. Tools include dashboards, appointment scheduling, note sharing, event registration, and more.
One mission of Nexus is to support the university’s student support services by enhancing communication between students, staff, and faculty. Nexus tools and data analytics streamline and make processes related to student success more efficient to help UConn advance the academic mission of the university.
An advising suite of tools that feature:
➥ Universal Notes to record interactions with students and store documents
➥ Appointment Scheduling Calendar streamlines scheduling, syncs with calendars, and sends reminders to students
➥ Check-In Kiosk to monitor student traffic, increase office efficiency, and generate aggregate traffic pattern reports
➥ Event Planner for hosting events and managing student registration
➥ Case Files to prompt swift action be taken when a student success barrier has been identified
➥ Rolodex Clusters for sending and analyzing email marketing campaigns
➥ Early Intervention tools to identify students at risk and foster intervention efforts
➥ Communication with Peoplesoft Student Administration System, the university's official system of academic records
A tutoring platform that features:
➥ Tutoring reports to document tutoring sessions with students
➥ Front desk check in system with the ability to schedule in advance using the appointment scheduling tool
➥ Customized check-in alerts based on courses/topics being tutored
➥ Live snapshots and dashboard statistics
➥ Report tools to track individual and aggregate tutor activity
A student hub that features:
➥ 24/7 access to schedule with people and services at a time that is convenient for you
➥ Study Group tool to organize study groups and share documents
➥ GPA ' what if ' tool for calculating gpa needed to reach target cumulative gpa
➥ Mentoring Center to connect students with student and staff mentors
➥ Event registration for future events, and historical records of past events attended
➥ Non-Degree class decision making tool for newly admitted and readmitted students
➥ Suggested resources individualized for each student
➥ Mobile-friendly, responsive interface
Institutional Research support:
➥ Providing data analysis for planning, institutional effectiveness, and decision making
➥ Tracking individual and aggregate student activity
➥ Data integration with other data sources
➥ Connecting academic and behavioral data
➥ Improving student success and time to graduation
Department and Program connections:
➥ Faculty and staff can connect to programs through the many academic networks of Nexus
➥ Network members control sharing of their information and customize processes to be best suited for their network
➥ Unlimited networking opportunities supports users joining multiple networks
➥ Cross-campus platform connects users and information across all UConn campuses
➥ 16 user networks