FA25 CST462: Mobile App DevelopmentAt — The Life of Kai: Compassion Connections Inc.

Opportunity Summary 

PawPal – Connecting Pets, People, and Communities

Long term, PawPal will grow into a community hub (like a pet-focused Reddit) where guardians can post lost/found pets, share resources, ask questions, and build local support networks.

Future development may include gamification elements to increase engagement and retention.

Students will focus on building the lost pet reporting flow as the foundation for future features:

  • User login
  • Posting a lost pet
  • Displaying the pet on a map with local visibility (radius alerts if feasible)

Student Opportunities:
Work collaboratively in SwiftUI and Firebase to implement core features, refine the user interface, and contribute to documentation. Students will see how their technical work supports real-world animal welfare outcomes.

** This is reserved for CST462s students only **

Program 
Service Learning
Location Type 
Remote
Students required to have a personal vehicle 
No
Fees students may incur with this opportunity 
No Fees will be incurred by students
This opportunity provides some form of compensation 
No
Opportunity Availability 
08/01/2025 to 12/31/2025