June 25, 2025
As part of our ongoing commitment to support PSU student leaders and improve the user experience for everyone, Student Activities and Leadership Programs will transition Portland State Connect to a new platform during the Summer 2025 term.
The new system—Campus Groups by Ready Education—offers major functionality upgrades over our current platform, and we’re excited to begin onboarding users in the coming months. See below for our projected transition timeline, an overview of major features, data preservation information, and how to stay informed. Feel free to reach out to us at asksalp@pdx.edu with any questions!
Transition Timeline
April - June 2025
System and process creation, branding, existing users and groups migration.
July - September 2025
Primary users and campus partner training.
August - November 2025
Student leader training.
Key Transition Dates for Student Leaders
July 9 - Student leaders may begin requesting access to the new platform through their advisors.
July 28 – Launch of the new SALP Admin Club Onboarding and updated Student Leader Resource Center.
August 1 – Full platform access opens for all PSU students, faculty, and staff using their Odin accounts.
October 12 – Access to the previous platform (Anthology, or “old Connect”) will end, and all data will be permanently deleted.
Why Campus Groups? —Major features
For Students
Students can easily explore groups and events through a central calendar, receive push notifications, directly message peers or staff, join virtual fairs, register for events and track attendance. The mobile app ensures on‑the‑go access and streamlined communication.
For Organizations and Student Leaders
Officers gain access to dashboards for managing membership, budgets, websites, emails, events, and files. They can streamline approvals, elections, attendance, and financials in one place.
For Departments and Staff
Campus Life and Student Affairs teams can centralize directory listings, forms/surveys, document repositories, and internal communications. They can track engagement through analytics, generate reports, and speed up workflows using configurable approval processes.
For Campus-Wide Administration and IT
Campus Groups supports single sign-on, integrations (SIS, calendar, payment gateways), white labeling and dedicated support—allowing customization, consistency, and enterprise‑grade implementation.
What Happens to My Data on Engage?
The pdx.edu/connect URL will officially transition to the new platform on August 1, 2025. For users that had administrative access to a group on the original platform, you will be able to access it to retrieve data such as form data, rosters, and photos, until October 19. After that end date, all data from the original platform will be deleted.
Stay Informed
We’re committed to keeping all users of the Connect platform informed through every stage of the transition. Please check this page periodically for updates, resources, and guidance as we move through the process.