Campus Compass

Project Overview

Campus Compass is the ultimate discovery platform for University of Toronto's 99,794 students—a centralized hub where campus life comes alive. Whether you're searching for your next club to join, hunting for executive positions, or simply looking to stay in the loop, Campus Compass brings everything together in one seamless experience.

What We Offer

Discover & Connect

• Browse 1,000+ student clubs across all three campuses: St. George, Scarborough, and Mississauga
• Advanced search and filtering by campus, department, and popularity
• Follow clubs to build a personalized feed tailored to your interests

Events & Announcements

• Explore a real-time feed of events, hiring opportunities, announcements, and surveys
• Interactive calendar integration to save events and never miss a deadline
• Filter by category, campus, or department to find exactly what you're looking for

Recruitment Made Simple

• Discover open positions at clubs across campus
• Apply directly through the platform with custom application forms
• Track your application status from submission to decision

AI-Powered Assistant

• Chat with our intelligent assistant powered by Google Gemini
• Get personalized club recommendations based on your interests
• Ask questions about events, deadlines, and opportunities in natural language

For Club Leaders

• Register and manage your club with a powerful executive dashboard
• Create and publish events, announcements, and job postings
• Track engagement with real-time analytics and follower insights
• Manage applications and recruit new members effortlessly

Contribution Guidelines

Ticketing Tool

• We use Jira for tracking user stories, tasks, bugs, and feature requests.

Branching Strategy

We follow a branching strategy inspired by Git Flow.

• main: This branch represents the production-ready code.

• develop: This is the primary development branch where all feature branches are merged.

• Feature Branches (feat/<feature-name>):

  • Create a new branch from develop for each new feature or significant change.
  • Once the feature is complete and tested, create a PR to merge it into develop.

• Bugfix Branches (fix/<short-description>):

  • Create a new branch from develop to address bugs.
  • Once the bug is fixed and verified, create a PR to merge it back into develop.

• Hotfix Branches (hotfix/<short-description>):

  • Created from main for critical production bugs that need immediate attention.
  • Once fixed, they are merged back into both main and develop.