Two students in Saint Mary’s iPhone programming class created an SMU application (or "App") for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Christopher Engesser and Stephanie Valentine designed a working "iSMU" application that allows students, parents, alums and others easy access to SMU news and information on Apple mobile devices. The iSMU App is available for free download from the Apple iTunes App Store, and includes: campus news and blogs; live sports updates; activities calendar; performance calendar and ticket information; daily Chartwells menu options; campus YouTube videos; and an opportunity to donate to SMU. The iSMU App will be continually tweaked and its information updated. “Mobile devices give our students the opportunity to develop interesting, useful and educational applications that are accessed via their cell phones,” said Ann Smith, chair of the Computer Science Department. “The beauty of this programming class is that students can build applications for their peers from the perspective of what is important to students."
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