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A new feature called “Discord Student Hubs” serves as a place to find and add servers to connect with classmates at your school
Discord, an instant messaging system characterized by small chat rooms or servers, is rolling out a new feature known as Discord Student Hubs. This update was inspired in part by the UCD Club / Server Directory Discord, a creation of a UC Davis student.
Samuel Peruescu, a fifth-year applied physics graduate, created the directory on Discord in 2019 in order to have a common location for links to reach UC Davis-related servers for clubs and classes. Today, thousands of students have joined the directory.
“I didn’t expect him to grow this much, but I just started by adding servers that I already had and talking to students about this server that I created,†Peruescu said via Discord. . “Before I knew it, the folks at Reddit and other servers started joining us, and it kind of grew. Another big factor was last year’s focus online and students connecting with each other.
The server includes separate sections for announcements, college programs and resources, official UC Davis affiliated clubs, dorm-specific servers, and more.
Peruescu went on to explain that a Discord UC Davis ambassador reached out to him to say that he was impressed with the directory and wanted to model a new feature after it. Peruescu answered their questions and they started to develop the Hubs feature.
According to student Discord hubs Faq, the feature is intended to serve as a “place where students can meet their classmates from their schoolâ€. Like the UC Davis Directory, Discord Student Hubs lists servers added by students for different communities and courses and is not officially affiliated or managed by schools. However, in order to strengthen the university community aspect, each hub is only accessible to users with an email address associated with their school.
Student Hubs do not include college programs, and any student can list a server, so there is no separation between official clubs and communities.
“Students will be able to find other classmates who have joined the hub, add their servers to the hub, and find their classmates’ servers, all in one place,†says the Student Hubs FAQ page.
Peruescu explained how accessing a resource such as the UC Davis Directory has helped students connect, especially during the online school year.
“I’ve received a lot of DMs from students explaining how the directory has helped them meet new people and not have to stress too much about joining clubs or communities or running classes throughout. throughout the pandemic, which was a great motivation to keep the repertoire as well, â€said Petuescu. “I think this serves as both a tool and a symbol that the UC Davis community is resilient and that we as a community are built and committed to helping each other grow, which I hope. that the directory will help enable. “
Isabelle Carrel, a third-year cognitive science student, explained in detail how Discord allowed her to connect with the UC Davis community.
“[A] not many clubs I am in have Online Discords, and it has been incredibly helpful in helping people connect during the pandemic, â€she said via Discord.
According to Carrel, she had gone to a few meetings of a club called Side C before the pandemic but was not very active in the organization. During the pandemic, she was able to find the club through the directory and get more involved.
As UC Davis returns to classes in person, students will be able to interact with their classmates in real life, rather than just through digital platforms, but Peruescu believes the server will continue to be useful as a resource and tool.
“Even if it’s not used as much, that’s okay,†said Petuescu. “I will always maintain it in case it could help just one more student… I’m certainly not complaining, but it was sometimes quite difficult to maintain with my class schedules, but I would do it again even if it meant just help a handful of students.
Written by: Sonora Slater – [email protected]
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