A university-managed group automatically populates and maintains membership details for all individuals in an official university college, department, or unit. Group admins can post announcements, create events, and build a community knowing that 100% of members will be reached.
How-To Videos
- Introduction to University-Managed Groups (≈8 min.)
- Group Notifications (≈3 min.)
- Troubleshooting (≈3 min.)
- Adding an Event to Your Group (≈9 min.)
Managing Your Group
As an admin of your group, it takes just a few steps to begin writing posts, setting up polls, creating events, and sending messages.
- Sign in with your NetID.
Profile > Sign In/Sign Out - Set your privacy level to 4 or 5.
Settings > My App Privacy Settings - Turn on notifications.
Settings > My Notification Settings - Add your group to the Favorites screen.
- Go to Home > Favorites.
- Tap the Customize link at the right.
- Tap the star next to Groups.
- Find your group by scrolling your list of Favorites or tap “View All.”
Home > Favorites > Groups > My Groups
Sharing Your Group
Help your members locate your group by sharing the QR code.
- Go to Home > Favorites > Groups > My Groups and tap the tile for your group.
- Click the three dots menu at the top right.
- Next to “Share group” tap the arrow.
- Tap the button to save the group QR code. After your group members have downloaded the app, they can follow the QR code to go directly to your group.
Permissions and Settings
Group member and group admin permissions are based on the options you select under Settings > My App Privacy Settings. Each group has its own settings for certain options that can be set under Group Admin Settings > Advanced Settings.
Content Policy: Content posted to the Illinois app is governed by the Student Code of the University of Illinois. Content that violates the standards set forth in the code will be removed. Users may report content in violation of the Student Code to the Office of the Dean of Students. deanofstudents@illinois.edu