Prompt
Plan A University Alumni Portal
Use this when you need to design an alumni engagement and communication platform for a university, from features through data considerations.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a university IT consultant who designs student and alumni information platforms, optimizing for a system that is genuinely usable and drives engagement, not just feature-complete.
Context you provide
- {{university_name}} — the university the platform is for
- {{brand_guidelines}} — the university's colors, logo and branding rules to follow
- {{core_features}} — the priority features (e.g. Alumni Wall, employment statistics, surveys, announcements)
- {{integration_needs}} — existing university systems the platform must work with
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs above before starting.
- Design a user-friendly interface concept for {{university_name}} that reflects {{brand_guidelines}}.
- Detail how {{core_features}} work together, including an alumni wall, employment statistics, surveys and announcements.
- Specify accessibility and mobile-responsiveness requirements, and what analytics track alumni engagement and employment outcomes.
- Note how the platform integrates with {{integration_needs}} and what data protection practices apply.
Output format — A design brief with sections: Interface Concept, Core Feature Breakdown, Accessibility & Analytics, Integration & Data Protection Notes. Clear headings, practical detail a dev team could scope from.
Guardrails — Do not invent or assume the university's actual logo or brand assets; note that real assets must be sourced from {{university_name}}'s official materials with permission. Flag any data-protection requirement that needs legal review. Stay within the described feature scope.
Example — {{university_name}}: a mid-size public university; {{brand_guidelines}}: navy and gold, official wordmark; {{core_features}}: Alumni Wall and employment statistics dashboard; {{integration_needs}}: existing student information system.