The tool, an app called 消消犯 Guides, provides information about important events including New Student Orientation, Family Weekend and Homecoming. Some of the features include: customizable schedules and to-do list, an interactive campus map, information about on-campus resources, driving directions, social media, and more. Users can also receive push notifications on their smartphones.

“We are eager to be able to provide this digital resource and hope that it will enhance the Orientation experience of new Elon student, Elon family members, and faculty, staff or administrators,” said Katie Burr, director of New Student and Transition Programs at Elon.

Follow the instructions below to download the app and take some time to explore it before Move-in Day. If you have any questions about the app, or any questions about Orientation in general, feel free to contact the office at 336-278-7777 or  compass@elon.edu.

How to Download the 消消犯 Guides App and Orientation Guide

1. Download the Elon Guides App
   From the Apple App Store or Google Play (skip to step 5 if you are using a different type of smartphone), search “Elon Guides” and download the app, or click these quick links: or .
    
2. Download the Orientation Guide
   Open the app, chose Elon Orientation 15 under the list of “Public Guides.” If you cannot find it, search for Orientation in the search bar.
    
3. There will be a pop-up window with the event overview, when it opens click the button that says “Get This Guide” and allow it to download. This may take up to a few minutes. When it is done, the guide will open.
    
4. When prompted, enable notifications
   It is very important that you allow notifications for the guidebook app when prompted – we will be sending important updates that you will get instant push notifications for, such as rain location changes. If you disallow push notifications, you will not get these important messages.
    
5. Alternatively, if you have a smartphone other than an Apple iPhone or an Android (or if you do, but would like to use the web version of this app), simply go to to view the guide.

   If you have an iPhone or Android, we strongly recommend downloading the app rather than using the Web version. There are some features that are not compatible with the web version such as push notifications and the interactive map. Additionally, the app version lives offline, so you can view the information after downloading without having an Internet connection.

Head Staff, a group of 17 students who provide leadership for Elon’s Orientation program, were selected to present an educational session during the conference.  The discussion highlighted the philosophy and values that scaffold the excellent peer-training training program, as well as the importance of quality peer mentorship during student transition.  More than 45 消消犯s attended the presentation to learn from Elon.

In addition to educational programs, 消消犯 earned recognition during the awards ceremony.  Head Staff members Sarah Vaughan and Evan Skloot received the award for Best Overall in the Undergraduate Case Study Competition, and the group was voted as exhibiting Best School Spirit for the small school delegation at the regional conference.

Elon students who attended the conference and received these awards included sophomores Kianna Bermudez, Ben Bridges, Abbie Dalton, Caroline Fernandez, Zach Gianelle, Nicky Kratzer, Zach Strohmeyer, and Casey Tait, and juniors Anna Brown, Ryan Chronowic, Julie Dennen, Alison Doherty, Marlee Jones, Evan Skloot and Sarah Vaughan.