As Covid-19 cases spike across the U.S., colleges and universities are weighing their options to get students back on campus.
To help enable those efforts, Boulder's Ivy.ai launched #CampusClear, a free mobile app that supports universities with coronavirus self-screening, in June.
Now, more than a month after offering the free solution, more than 1,000 colleges and universities have signed-up for #CampusClear. The app is being used in concert with a hybrid model of promoting a social contract, setting expectations for social interaction and hygiene and in-person monitoring.
With nearly 5,000 total colleges and universities across the U.S., Ivy.ai has signed-up 20 percent the country's institutions on its app.
Developed in partnership with Creighton University and SUNY Stony Brook, #CampusClear was created with the specific challenges associated with returning to school in mind.
"Higher education has very unique and specific requirements. We don't make compromises and we listen to our partners to meet their unique needs. We build solutions specifically for students," Ivy.ai CEO Mark McNasby said in a statement.
#CampusClear prompts users to answer a single question each day: "How do you feel today?" Users select from configurable responses to reveal a one-day pass for visiting campus or instructions to self-quarantine.
It also provides real-time analytics to help guide campus officials as they make decisions regarding on-campus operations. Additionally, the app supports contact tracing.
Schools can connect data from their student information system to identify hot spots, track diagnoses, monitor potential outbreaks and help alert students, faculty and staff who may have been exposed to symptomatic individuals.
The app is also configurable, enabling schools to add their logo and colors and modify the daily question, user responses and response outcomes.
The app is now available for both iOS and Android, and students can download the app on the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Ivy.ai is also offering a web-based alternative for individuals without access to a mobile device.
