VSU approves alumni-led online enrollment project

BAYBAY CITY, Leyte — VSU President Jose L. Bacusmo approves a project to set up an online enrollment system for VSU, named ‘CumulusOne’, on July 14, Monday.

An 18-month project amounting to P1.5 million, CumulusOne aims to set up a cloud-based enrollment system for the university.

By the end of 2014, students can register online instead of queueing at registration areas inside campus. 

Faculty and departments can also access and control information like class size, rosters, and grades.

By 2015, students can also register using mobile apps for iOS and Android.

A group of computer science alumni mans Project Cumulus One, including Mr. Norman Villas, Mr. Leo Martin Villasica, Mr. Ivan Gonzales, Mr. Micco Barua, and Mr. Romel Campos. The group first met with Dr. Bacusmo on June 26 to discuss the prospect of CumulusOne, now approved.

Project CumulusOne is expected to expand to accommodate other offices within the university. The project also works hand in hand with Project Aura, also an ongoing project to streamline VSU's visual identity and branding.

VSU currently uses Microsoft Access for its current enrollment system. CumulusOne will use Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and MySQL.