How to utilize Pioneer Place for your office or committee

 How to MAKE  What is it  Advantages  General  Roster  Advisor  Constitution  Interests  Categories  Photo  How to USE  Navigation  News/Events  Roster  Photos  Documents  Forms  Manage Appearance (Personalization)

 Social network platform designed by Collegiate Link exclusive only to Utica College  Allows management of co-curricular activities such as student organizations and events  Promotes student involvement early on, with potential to get students involved even before they come to campus

 Advertisement of events held by your office and/or committee  Private messaging to members  Information becomes readily available to all Utica College personnel

 Go to pioneerplace.utica.edu and create your own personal profile by using your banner username and password (all information kept internally by Utica College)  Click on [Organizations] in the blue menu  Click [Register a New Organization] on the bottom of the left-hand column  Follow instructions  Many instructions pertain only to student clubs and organizations but can be adapted to fit the needs of your office or committee

 Anything you put into this registration form CAN BE changed later from your organization profile page.  You can add specific job titles LATER, for example, you cannot change the “President” position while you’re inputting the information for the first time, but you can go into your profile later and change the title to “Director.”

 Under [Description] add your office mission statement or goals  Under [URL] put your office name. This will identify your Pioneer Place website

 The [Description Summary] is seen by users in the Organization Directory, the full [Description] is seen when a user goes to your profile page.

 In order to move forward, all 5 positions must be filled, but you can go into [Manage Positions] later on and change the titles of these positions. Appropriate people to add would be office employees, administrative staff, and student interns.

 For the Advisor, identify the office director

 Under [Constitutio n and Bylaws] attach a document (word, powerpoint, etc.) that explains the services that your office or committee provides

 Students add interests to their personal profiles so that they will be matched up with organizations that meet their interests. Choose any interests you want your office to be associated with.

 This is the category for your office. There is a general category for both offices and committees, but you can add others that pertain to your office.

 Profiles with photos are more recognized. Add your office logo or a staff photo.

 The following slides explain the uses of these pieces of the Pioneer Place profiles, found on the left of your profile page.

 NEWS is for ongoing initiatives that your office or committee is working on, things you offer students, advantages of using your services. It appears in the News Ticker on the home page and on your office’s profile page.  EVENTS are for programs that occur on a designated date and time. Event fliers appear on the home page and a list of events is updated in your office’s calendar and on the profile’s Event list.  You can post a JPEG or a PDF file on both news and events. If you don’t post a flier in your event form, it will not appear on the home page’s corkboard.

 To manage update the roster click [Roster] and then [Manage Roster] to change the names of titles and positions to best suit the needs of your office or committee  To add a position, click [Manage Positions] under [Roster] menu and click [Create New Position]

 This area is to add photos of office staff or committee members.  You can make albums and add as many pictures or videos as you have

 You can attach a document (word, powerpoint, etc.) that explains the services that your office or committee provides, important handouts you frequently give to students, broshures, etc.

 Under [Forms] in the left-hand column, click [Manage Forms]  You can create electronic forms for easy online submission out of any paper form your office has  This allows students to easily access any forms they may need, and you can export into excel or print a PDF instantly

 Interests- Change or add new office interests so you reach students with the same interests.  Styles- Choose your profile’s text fonts and colors, as well as background and navigation bar colors  Header Images- upload an image so that your office or committee profile page is personalized

Bethany Piraino Assistant Director of Student Activities (315)