My Schedule, allowing students to see their class meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTwo APSU students and an alumnus created the University\u2019s iPhone app.<\/p>\n
The three students \u2013 Russ Christensen, Robert Dohner and T.J. Phillips \u2013 began working on the project in November 2009. Actually, that\u2019s when they began learning how Apple\u2019s products are programmed; the company\u2019s operating systems are different than its Microsoft Windows counterpart.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to learn on the fly,\u201d said Dohner, who graduated from APSU in May 2009. \u201cThe language Apple uses is similar, but it\u2019s still different.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe decided, well, nothing wrong with learning a new language,\u201d Phillips, a junior, said.<\/p>\n
Christensen, in fact, after learning he would be working on the development of an APSU app, purchased an iPhone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI bought one solely for this purpose,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Development of APSU\u2019s iPhone app began last fall \u2013 at a Governors football game. Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs at APSU, approached Dr. Bruce Myers, professor of computer science and information technology, about the idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said, \u2018Do you have any students who could do this?\u2019\u201d Myers said. \u201c I told him I was not an iPhone person, but that I was sure we could find someone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Denley wanted to make sure, though, that student involvement was a key element in the project.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustin Peay is all about giving our students unique and transformative educational experiences, and this certainly proved to a perfect opportunity,\u201d Denley said. \u201cThese three young men have created a wonderful app that will be enjoyed by many of our students, faculty, staff and alumni.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hired for the project, Christensen, Dohner and Phillips first had to learn the Objective C language used in Apple products. That began in November 2009, and by March 2010, the trio began putting it together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe looked at least 20 different colleges to see how their apps worked,\u201d Christensen said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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