`Runner Involve aims to increase student engagement on campus

Students can also earn experiences through `Runner Involve that each have their own requirements, such as attending an event or being a member of a club. For example, the Be True to Your School experience challenges students with attending five events hosted by any of the colleges.

Experiences with event requirements include links to a list of eligible events to help guide students. As with skills, one event or activity can satisfy the requirements of multiple experiences.

Experiences are grouped into categories such as Get Involved, Service Learning, Athletics and Student Services.

The last big feature of `Runner Involve is points, which reward students for participating in clubs, events and activities. Students will be able to redeem `Runner Points at the Student Union information desk in exchange for CSUB-branded swag.

"The goal is to find the students that are not getting engaged and to encourage them to try something out," Webb said. "It could be we're not providing content that they're interested in. It could be we are providing the content but not marketing it correctly. I have students a lot of times say there's nothing to do on campus, and really that's not true. There's always something going on - it's just a matter of how do we let them know about it and incentivize them to participate?"

The skills, experiences and points students earn are all included in a co-curricular transcript that students can download through their `Runner Involve profile. This transcript can then be used in applications for jobs, internships and other opportunities.