Elevate parent and family programs with an app.
- Keep parents and families connected with event updates and campus news.
- Share lists of restaurants, popular locations, and family-friendly activities.
- Simplify family weekend event schedules to keep everyone informed.
- Create an app effortlessly with a drag-and-drop builder.
- Build a connected marketing website or manage registration too.
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When you build an app with Guidebook, you can...
Elevate the homecoming experience for alumni and families
Help families and guests feel at home on campus. Your app allows them to create personalized schedules for planned activities, find local restaurants, see popular attractions, and connect with the community.
Keep everyone informed in real time and year-round
Keep families engaged and connected to campus. During events like open house, push notifications can instantly communicate changes or delays. Throughout the year, notifications can bring alum back to the app for donations, surveys, and more.
Cut costs and boost sustainability
Reduce your parent and family event’s carbon footprint and contribute to your campus sustainability goals like LEED certification.
No need to wait for IT or build from scratch
Build a website, or registration, or an event app easily with a drag and drop for your chosen features. Upload content, click publish, and off you go. Your department is always in full control.
Open House Planning
Expecting a crowd of parents and families on campus? Make their experience as seamless as you can. An integrated website, registration, and campus experience app all help to make everyone’s lives easier - yours too! A mobile app specifically can give them access to interactive maps, contact directories, and all the info they need, right in their pocket.
Self-Guided Campus Tours
Campus tours are a big deal for anyone that is new to campus, but managing them can be tough. With Guidebook, you can offer self-guided tour apps that let visitors explore at their own pace—no need to worry about finding extra student ambassadors.
All Features Included - No Hidden Fees
Schedule & My Schedule
Showcase all the fun sessions you have planned for families and guests. Attendees can create personalized schedules with My Schedule.
Interactive Maps
Help students and guests find their way around and answer fewer questions with interactive floor plans and campus maps.
Custom Lists
Share event logistics such as parking and transportation, restaurant guides, local attractions, and more.
Push notifications
Keep families up to date about schedule changes, weather announcements, reminders and more.
Social Media
Link to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so guests can connect with your office and stay informed.
Free Event Management Tools
Want to promote your event with an integrated website? Or manage registration? Guidebook’s campus event management platform can do it all.
Leading Universities partner with Guidebook
University of Arizona
University of Arizona
University of Arizona Elevates Family Weekend
With Guidebook, they created a Family Weekend app that put everything families needed right at their fingertips. Guests could easily check out the schedule of exciting events, dive into Wildcat traditions, and find the best spots to eat on campus. The app also connected them with key campus resources and made it simple to stay in touch after the weekend through social media.
Using Guidebook turned Family Weekend into a smooth, enjoyable experience. Families felt more connected, not just to their students, but to the entire campus community. With real-time updates, easy access to information, and a direct link to the university, they made sure everyone left with great memories and a stronger bond with the Wildcat family.
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Built for every department and every campus event.
Guidebook supports every step of the student lifecycle, helping departments engage their communities through flexible, branded apps.