A new software is connecting students with the click of a mouse.

OrgSync is a management tool helping University organizations communicate more effectively.

According to the OrgSync Web site, the software provides co-curricular management tools for both students and administrators for anything from campus organizations and co-curricular programs to residence halls and leadership development programs.

University Alumnus Michael Dunk works as an educational consultant at OrgSync.

‘OrgSync is a web-based solution that allows students to communicate internally, track their members, officers and alumni and complement what the organization is doing and, in turn, facilitate the efficiency of that organization,’ Dunk said.

He said the software can complement any organization on campus, ‘whether it is a group of 20 students or 2,000 students.’

A major benefit of using OrgSync is the fact that information can be easily sent to groups and individuals.

‘You no longer have to track students and follow them around with e-mails or phone calls, because you can send the information through OrgSync,’ Dunk said. ‘It is targeted information to the groups that need to see it, whether that is alumni, officers, members, committees or pledges.’

Dunk compared the software to the popular social media Web sites used by many students.

‘You’ve seen this adoption of Web 2.0, which is social media like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter-and that is what OrgSync is doing to connect students of a University together,’ he said.

OrgSync is already present here at the University.

University Activities Organization President Sarah Johnson said UAO members have been using the software since last fall.

‘OrgSync is like a mixture between Facebook and Blackboard, which makes it really easy to use,’ she said.

Communication is key to the various programming teams, groups and members of UAO, and Johnson believes the software has been helpful.

‘You can create different groups on [OrgSync] and you can e-mail people depending on the group, so if I wanted to send an e-mail to just my programming team, I could, or I could send an e-mail to all of UAO,’ she said.

Johnson said OrgSync offers many options for brainstorming, discussion and communication, including an option to text message the members of an organization.

‘It’s really all about making communication easier,’ Dunk said. ‘Communication is a necessity of life; you have to communicate with other people, there’s no ifs or buts about it. We want to make that easier.’