myCI Pod

Overview

myCI Pod is CSU Channel Islands’ personalized campus hub that serves as both a mobile app and intranet site to easily share information that is most relevant to the current user. myCI Pod is available as a mobile app via  iOS and Android, and via a web browser using https://pod.csuci.edu.

myCI Pod has the following features:

  • Personalized dashboard
  • Campus announcements
  • Events
  • Campus map and directory
  • Quick Access to myCI, CI learn, Dining, Transit, and other applicable campus life resources
  • Communities

Available to

Current students, faculty, and employees of the university will be able to view password-protected intranet resources using their single sign-on credentials.

Visitors will be able to only view public resources.

Getting Started

Use this myCI Pod service to:

  • Submit Feedback and/or ask for assistance
  • Submit an Issue Ticket
  • Gain access to Android download instructions
  • Gail access to iOS download instructions
  • Learn more about setting up a Community
  • Request a new community site

Community Reference Guide

A Community is…

A Community isn’t…

A mini-intranet site for a shared purpose or audience (office, program, project, committee, cohort, or club) with content, access/membership, and features

A webpage with an external audience made up of prospective students and parents of prospective students.

 

Recommended Next Steps: If you need help with webpages featured at www.csuci.edu, use this service instead:

Website-Development-Maintenance-Support  

Is initially set up and configured by Web Services based on information received by the new community requesters with what is available in the Pathify platform.

Custom web design

 

Recommended Next Steps: Submit a new Webpage Development request.

Maintained by two dedicated employees who are part of the community and are committed to  taking on the responsibility of serving as community administrators.

A webpage maintained, and supported by the Web Services Team. Once the page goes live, it is on the community administrators to maintain it.

Similar to MS Teams in that it is a space that password protects access to:

  • Information and resources: pages, links, files, FAQs, and contact information.
  • Communication: announcements, discussions, and chats.
  • Activities: events and opportunities to participate.
  • Membership and permissions: controls over who can discover, join, view, or manage space.

 

A place to share content to those outside the Cal State Channel Islands organization despite the intended audience’s desire or plan to be part of the organization (prospective students, prospective parents, prospective faculty & employees) or for anyone on the internet? 

Next Steps: If the following information needs to be shared with members who do not have myCI access it is better to request that it be made available on a www.csuci.edu webpage.

 

 

It is a place to organize access to a service or application, such as training materials, quick reference guides, shared discussion board, and link to the application.

A direct link to the application.

 

Recommended Next Steps: Use the Request New myCI Service Form to initiate this process.

Its content is intended for a defined audience.

Content intended for general consumption.

 

Recommended Next Steps: Submit a new Webpage Development request.

Like other programs in that it supports collaboration.

The best solution for all types of collaboration. MS Teams, SharePoint, Google Docs, www.csuci.edu webpages, email, and other tools should be considered before requesting a new Community. 

 

Recommended Next Steps: Submit a new Webpage Development request.

Requests for new myCI Pod Community are to be made through the IT Solution Center by completing the New myCI Pod Community Request Form. Once submitted, it will be reviewed by the Web Services team. If the request to create a new myCI Pod Community is not approved, the Web Services team will explain why and will consult on how best to proceed. If approved, the Web Services team will invite the requester and identified community administrators to attend a New Community Meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to ensure that all parties involved understand their roles and responsibilities and for the Web Services team to confirm configuration requirements so that they may set up the community so that it may then be updated with content by the assigned administrators.

If a new Community is the solution you are looking for, click Request New Community to start the process of building your community.

 
Submit Feedback Submit Issue Ticket Request New Community Request Community Support Get myCI Pod for Android Get myCI Pod for iOS

Service Offerings (6)

Submit myCI Pod Feedback
Use this service offering to request updates to content in myCI Pod, CSUCI's official mobile app for iOS, Android and pod.csuci.edu
Submit a myCI Pod Issue Ticket to ITS
Submit ticket to receive additional assistance from ITS with how to install and use myCI Pod Mobile App
Request New Community
Use this service offering to begin the process of requesting a new myCI Pod community.
Community Support
Use this service offering to learn more about what a myCI Pod Community is (and isn’t) and request help with updating a Community’s setup, security settings, and other configurations. Note: Web Services does not support content updates.
Get myCI Pod for Android
Link to download the myCI Pod app from the Google Play Store for Android devices
Get myCI Pod for iOS
Link to download the myCI Pod app from the App Store for iOS devices