This project addresses a problem that is often faced by many current and prospective Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) members and staff. Members may range from pre-college students (e.g., high school) to parents of students. CEED needs an easier way to communicate information about their programs to current and prospective members and their parents as well. Our solution to this problem is a cross-platform mobile application for an end user. In our application, a user can learn more about CEED, and familiarize themselves with all the services offered. Thereafter they can make an informed decision about their program choices, and also can reach out to CEED employees and fellow students with any questions that they might have. Key features that are included in the mobile app are: enabled push notifications, a forum that allows users to interact with one another, and the ability to view embedded content within the app (e.g., Google Calendar and videos).

The implementation is through a cloud platform for cross-platform app development known as Appery.io. This platform provides the ability to create databases and implement custom HTML/CSS/Javascript code for the front-end. Prospective CEED members and parents will be able to download this app from Google Play and/or the App Store once CEED finalizes approval of fees that are required.

Below is a list of all the functionalities implemented in our application:

1. User Account Functionality
   

2. Announcements The client will have the ability to make important announcements. Users will be notified through an in-app inbox message or push notifications.
3. Calendar Users will have the ability to view the CEED event calendar.
4. Database functionality NoSQL database to store forum posts and other organization information
5. Programs Users will have the ability to view various programs offered by CEED. Programs will be categorized by undergraduate and graduate categories.
6. Forum Users will have the ability make forum posts about any topic. The client will have the ability to delete any inappropriate forum posts. Users will be able to post comments on existing forum posts.