TU-GO AI Chatbot
Your Questions Answered.
Your AI Campus Companion. TU-GO instantly connects you to Temple University information, answering questions about campus life, academics, services, and providing directions to help you navigate your university experience with confidence.
TU-GO Capabilities
TU-GO leverages RAG technology to deliver accurate, comprehensive responses about all aspects of Temple University by parsing data from many temple websites and sub-websites.
| Feature | Capability | Information Sources | User Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Program Information | Provides details on majors, minors, certificates, and course offerings across all schools and colleges | Program websites, bulletin, course catalog, department pages | Real-time, accurate guidance on program requirements, course sequences, and prerequisites |
| Campus Navigation & Resources | Delivers location information, hours, services, and directions for all campus facilities | Facilities management, library system, student center websites, campus maps | Easy access to building information, study spaces, dining options, and important campus locations |
| Student Services & Support | Connects students with appropriate services for financial aid, health, counseling, career development, and academic advisement | Student Health Services, Tuttleman Counseling, Financial Aid, Career Center, Academic Advising portals | Personalized referrals to relevant campus resources with contact information and operational hours |
| Events & Campus Life | Highlights upcoming events, student organizations, athletics, and extracurricular opportunities | Events calendar, student activities website, athletic department, student organizations database | Updated information on campus events, club meetings, sports schedules, and opportunities for involvement |
| Administrative Procedures | Guides users through registration, housing, parking, ID services, and other administrative processes | Registrar, Housing, Parking Services, OWLcard office websites, policy documents | Step-by-step instructions for common administrative tasks with links to relevant forms and deadlines |
Academic Program Information
Capability
Provides details on majors, minors, certificates, and course offerings across all schools and colleges
Information Sources
Program websites, bulletin, course catalog, department pages
User Benefits
Real-time, accurate guidance on program requirements, course sequences, and prerequisites
Campus Navigation & Resources
Capability
Delivers location information, hours, services, and directions for all campus facilities
Information Sources
Facilities management, library system, student center websites, campus maps
User Benefits
Easy access to building information, study spaces, dining options, and important campus locations
Student Services & Support
Capability
Connects students with appropriate services for financial aid, health, counseling, career development, and academic advisement
Information Sources
Student Health Services, Tuttleman Counseling, Financial Aid, Career Center, Academic Advising portals
User Benefits
Personalized referrals to relevant campus resources with contact information and operational hours
Events & Campus Life
Capability
Highlights upcoming events, student organizations, athletics, and extracurricular opportunities
Information Sources
Events calendar, student activities website, athletic department, student organizations database
User Benefits
Updated information on campus events, club meetings, sports schedules, and opportunities for involvement
Administrative Procedures
Capability
Guides users through registration, housing, parking, ID services, and other administrative processes
Information Sources
Registrar, Housing, Parking Services, OWLcard office websites, policy documents
User Benefits
Step-by-step instructions for common administrative tasks with links to relevant forms and deadlines
Meet Our Team
The talented developers behind TUGO who built this AI-powered campus assistant to help Temple University students access information with ease.
Liam Barnes
Lead Developer
Spearheaded development of the chatbot integration and vector database architecture while contributing to key UI components across the platform.
Theo Jean Gilles
AI/Cloud Architect
Pioneered AI integration while leading AWS user management development, engineered original scraper for the vector database architecture, lead strategic UI designer of TUGO.
Fayzaan Awan
Project Manager
Initialized project frontend and backend components, then created a working feedback system to improve our vector database dataset and improve response quality.
Tyler Watts
Data Integration Architect
Integrated and configured Entity Framework Core to manage and persist application data, enabling seamless interaction with our vector database for the TUGO campus assistant.
Liam Cunningham
Interactions Engineer
Implemented working directions links, refined the system prompt for accurate link generation, and developed backend logic to store user logins, queries, and responses in the database.
