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What Are the Potential Uses of The Dock?

The Dock supports students, faculty, and staff by bringing together people, information, and processes in one coordinated space. While functionality will be implemented in phases, the examples below illustrate how The Dock can support everyday needs across the HWS community.

Connect to the Right Resources

  • Find campus resources and offices in one place
  • Access a centralized hub for the HWS support network
  • Refer students to appropriate offices and services

Stay Organized and On Track

  • Schedule appointments with advisors, faculty, and support staff
  • Receive reminders about meetings, deadlines, and next steps
  • Track academic progress and key milestones

Reduce Administrative Friction

  • Submit forms and checklists (e.g., advising, declarations, required documentation)
  • Reduce duplicate data entry and manual processes
  • Minimize administrative back-and-forth and email overload

Support Coordination and Continuity

  • View advising information for assigned students (with appropriate permissions)
  • Document advising conversations and follow-ups (if desired)
  • Track outreach, appointments, and follow-ups
  • Improve consistency and continuity in student support

Communicate More Intentionally

  • View personalized messages based on needs or interests
  • Send targeted communications to specific student groups
  • Stay informed through preferred communication methods

Community-Suggested Use Cases

Through feedback sessions, faculty, staff, and students are already dreaming of possible use cases for The Dock. A few of their ideas are below:

Faculty-Suggested Ideas

  • Centralized athletic early departure/absence letters
  • Integration of teaching fellow hours with course schedules
  • Managing OAFA-related requests in one portal
  • Streamlined letter of recommendation requests, including:
    • Position applied for
    • Due date and submission link
    • Resume and contextual information

Student-Suggested Ideas

  • Coalesce campus resources  
  • Virtual one card accessible within Slate
  • Link to Everbridge – mobile blue light system
  • Link to ASK HWS
  • Course schedule
  • Canvas assignments integration
  • Simplified package locker requests
  • Enhanced coordination and support for transfer students

Staff-Suggested Ideas

  • International Student Success Onboarding Portal

Have an Idea?

The Dock has enormous potential. Submit your wish list to Student Success so it can be added to the queue.

*Not all wishlist items may be feasible or appropriate for the HWS community within The Dock. Discussion and implementation will be guided by need, impact, governance considerations, and community input.