The University of Georgia (UGA) is a distinguished U.S. educational institution, nurturing over 37,000 students to become future leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. With a legacy spanning 235 years, UGA is committed to a mission of leadership and service.
UGA’s sprawling campus, known as Dawg Nation, covers an impressive 10 square miles and houses over 465 school buildings, all nestled in Athens, Georgia.
Traditional employee communication methods proved insufficient for UGA’s dispersed Facilities Team. Given the vast campus and the unreliable email access for many team members, email communication was not a viable solution. Additionally, maintaining paper communications across numerous locations proved unsustainable.
The need to communicate real-time information to ensure campus safety.
Inadequate email access for employees, hindering effective communication.
Decentralized employee check-in locations causing fragmentation.
Three shift changes necessitating round-the-clock communication planning.
The facilities team turned to digital signage as an efficienct way to reach their team members across campus. With displays strategically placed throughout campus, the UGA FM team can remotely manage team member communications.
UGA’s Facilities leadership team has successfully employed Skykit Beam for over two years, updating content weekly and monthly while receiving valuable content from other university departments. This ensures team members stay informed.
Dawg team members appreciate engaging content, including:
UGA is open to expanding their digital signage displays, and with Skykit, it’s a seamless process—requiring only a screen, media player, and internet connection.
