It covers such topics as choosing a college, applying to college, paying for college and preparing for campus life. It even offers a section for international students. Scranton.edu allows users to personalize their interaction with the site. Prospective students and guests identify areas of interest about the university, which are then assembled on a customized personal page that greets them by name.
Users can login to the site whenever they return and find additional news and information.
An alumni section offers extensive information on the Alumni Society's programs and services. Alumni and friends of the university can also make an on-line gift to the university's annual fund. The website also provides valuable resource links, including a portal to the university's Weinberg Memorial Library and Center for Public Initiatives . It included designing almost 100 original pages and converting hundreds of current pages, a process that will continue through the summer. The launch of the new internet website complements the university's implementation last week of a Pipeline-based intranet for faculty, staff and students.