Safety Instagram made for FSC students
Benjamin Ruby
Staff Writer
An Instagram account was released by the FSC Department of Campus Safety and Security (DCSS) earlier this month in order to improve the communication between the department and the student body.
“The goal is to share reliable, credible information to the Florida Southern student body in a timely manner,” said Sophie Grace Posick, the Executive Vice President of the Student Government Association and a student worker for the DCSS.
Posick, along with SGA Administrative Vice President Lexi Lapore-Paternostro, are both student workers for the DCSS and are extremely involved with designing the Instagram page, which students can now follow at the username @fscsafety.
“We’ve been so blessed with our student workers, as they’re so good,” said Eric Rauch, Director of Safety and Security.
Rauch intends the page to act less of an interactive space and more of an educational tool, much like a YouTube channel. Posick and Lapore-Paternostro have set up the page as an “one-stop shop” for students, pinning the most important information regarding contact information and shuttles.
“The pinned messages allow for students to easily access the most important content on the page,” Lapore-Paternostro said. “If students were in a rush or an emergency situation, scrolling past less urgent posts can be time-consuming, frustrating, and even dangerous.”
Although Posick and Lapore-Paternostro are credited for bringing the DCSS Instagram to the finish line, Rauch shared that it was a much longer process with several other significant contributors.
He traced the origin back to former SGA Executive Vice President and Fulbright Scholar Lexi Potter who graduated in the spring of 2022. Potter’s efforts played a large role in developing the customer service-driven unit that constantly protects the FSC campus today.
New mobile ordering option with dining app
Erin Grant
Staff Writer
lorida Southern dining has implemented a new way that students can order food. As of Nov. 14, students are able to place mobile orders through the Transact Mobile Ordering App.
November marked an exciting time for campus dining as they rolled out their brand new mobile dining app. Designed to streamline campus dining, the Transact Mobile Ordering App provides students with a quick and easy way to order food at select dining options. Placing an order is easy, and setting up the app is even easier.
After downloading the app, users are prompted to register with their FSC email and create a password for the app. Once the user is signed up, they can make their order through the app using their campus card. Once the order is placed, simply give your name and show the confirmation QR code to pick up your order.
The app currently only allows orders to be placed at Healthy Blend Deli at this time, but the app offers a sleek and user friendly interface. Users can select items, see the menu with prices and customize their orders.
For students balancing busy schedules, the app can be synonymous for convenience. Since its launch last month, the app has gained traction among students. Many praise its ability to save time during hectic schedules. First year student Casey Brunson has expressed excitement about the new mobile ordering option.
“I won’t have to hesitate to go eat just in because I don’t have enough time to make it through the line,” she said.
For many students, the new app has already changed how they think about dining on campus. With the new convenient option to order ahead, more students are seeing the value in eating at FSC dining venues.
“It will definitely make me order more often,” Brunson said.
For Brunson, the app eliminates the hurdles of unpredictable wait times interfering with her busy class schedule.
More dining options are expected to be added soon for students.
“I can’t wait for them to add more than just the undercaf to it so I can use the mobile ordering for other places,” Casey said.
With its innovative enthusiastic reception, the new dining app is more than just a tool, it’s a glimpse into the future of campus convenience.
