CampusConnect
Mobile app connecting 45,000 university students
Duration
14 weeks
Team
4 engineers
Year
2024
A major university's student engagement was fragmented across 15 different apps and platforms — one for dining, one for events, one for clubs, one for transit. Students installed an average of 7 apps just to navigate campus life, and engagement with any single platform was below 20%.
Unifying 15 data sources with different APIs, authentication systems, and update frequencies into a single coherent experience. The university's IT department had strict security requirements, and the app needed to work offline for students in buildings with poor connectivity.
Built a unified API gateway that normalized data from all 15 campus systems into a single GraphQL endpoint
Developed native iOS and Android apps with Flutter, with offline-first architecture using local SQLite caching
Created a personalized feed algorithm that surfaces relevant events, dining info, and transit updates based on student schedule and preferences
Implemented push notifications with smart batching to avoid notification fatigue
The numbers tell the story.
76% of the student body using the app daily within 2 months
Campus event participation more than doubled
Highest-rated app in the university's history
“Students actually thanked us for the app. In 20 years of university IT, that has never happened.”
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