One of Student Association President Audai Shakour's pillar campaign promises will be launched by the end of September: a multi-faceted and interactive Web site to support the GW community.
Shakour will unveil www.colonialtrader.com, which will combine various aspects of well-known Internet communities such as thefacebook.com, MySpace, Amazon.com and craigslist. Shakour's new portal will primarily cater to the GW student body.
"The future is online, and what better place to introduce a new, one-stop shop Web site than right here, right now at GW?" Shakour, a senior, said.
Features of the site will include an online marketplace where students can post almost anything for swap or sale, online messages boards to announce apartment listings, study group meetings and parties, student blogs and SA administrative message boards to post notes to students.
"The Web site provides students with an avenue with which they can learn about the current administration, becoming involved with the SA, and most importantly, it allows each and every student to take advantage of all that the SA has to offer them," said sophomore Casey Pond, Shakour's vice president of public affairs.
Acting Vice President of Judicial and Legislative Affairs Will Donovan has been working closely with Shakour and GW alumni at SwapSwop, a Web design company that is building Colonial Trader. He said that while the version under development will only be used for the GW community, the basic model can be offered elsewhere.
"We're not developing the site for GW only. It is a turnkey Web site that can be sold to other colleges and universities in the country," Donovan, a junior, said.
The SA will partner with SwapSwop to offer the Colonial Trader template to other universities for $10,000 each year, Donovan said.
He added that selling the template will help cover the $11,000 Shakour spent from his summer budget to fund the site. Along with relying on sales from the site, the SA will be offering a $10 discount card that can be purchased with Colonial Cash and used at select local restaurants, salons and stores.
Shakour will unveil www.colonialtrader.com, which will combine various aspects of well-known Internet communities such as thefacebook.com, MySpace, Amazon.com and craigslist. Shakour's new portal will primarily cater to the GW student body.
"The future is online, and what better place to introduce a new, one-stop shop Web site than right here, right now at GW?" Shakour, a senior, said.
Features of the site will include an online marketplace where students can post almost anything for swap or sale, online messages boards to announce apartment listings, study group meetings and parties, student blogs and SA administrative message boards to post notes to students.
"The Web site provides students with an avenue with which they can learn about the current administration, becoming involved with the SA, and most importantly, it allows each and every student to take advantage of all that the SA has to offer them," said sophomore Casey Pond, Shakour's vice president of public affairs.
Acting Vice President of Judicial and Legislative Affairs Will Donovan has been working closely with Shakour and GW alumni at SwapSwop, a Web design company that is building Colonial Trader. He said that while the version under development will only be used for the GW community, the basic model can be offered elsewhere.
"We're not developing the site for GW only. It is a turnkey Web site that can be sold to other colleges and universities in the country," Donovan, a junior, said.
The SA will partner with SwapSwop to offer the Colonial Trader template to other universities for $10,000 each year, Donovan said.
He added that selling the template will help cover the $11,000 Shakour spent from his summer budget to fund the site. Along with relying on sales from the site, the SA will be offering a $10 discount card that can be purchased with Colonial Cash and used at select local restaurants, salons and stores.
