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WordPress

Campus Connect

Connecting Students to their future in WordPress

Destiny Kanno

Head of Community Education

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What is Campus Connect

Organize

Sponsor

Other Education Initiatives

Q&A

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What is WordPress

Campus Connect?

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WordPress Campus Connect isn't merely an educational event series; it's a community-driven initiative dedicated to empowering students worldwide with the capabilities of WordPress.

WordPress

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A Typical Event Structure

Organizers have freedom in the format of the event, but a typical first-time event structure is as follows:

Morning session: Share about the fundamentals of WordPress as an Open Source CMS and its community
Break
Afternoon session:

Build your first website
Student project showcase

Closing

For example we have had events occur over one day, three events over a month, of 6 events over a month on different campuses. We have opted to leave the event format flexible for organizers so that they can design events that best fit the needs of their students, and the capacity of the organizers.

To give you an idea from some previous event structures, a typical one day event could start with a morning session, break for snacks and networking, an afternoon session, and then closing remarks.

As events mature, they often return to the same campuses offering more advanced lessons in WordPress. For example at WordPress Campus Connect Ajmer, which first ran last year showcasing beginner WordPress, they have returned to the campuses from last year to offer more intermediate learning content to students.

Website and format examples from events:

WordPress Campus Connect Ajmer 2025 (multi-campus series)
WordPress Campus Connect Cartago 2025 (multi-day event)
WordPress Campus Connect Ribera Del Duero 2025 (multi-day event)
WordPress Campus Connect Cagayan de Oro City (single day event)

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Event numbers

37+

partnered institutions

18

concluded events

8

countries

Over 2880+

Students in attendance

18

events in planning / scheduled

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Events can be organized by anyone– WordPress community members, faculty, and even students.

Who organizes the events?

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A venue

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An event plan

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A team of organizers and facilitators

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Local or in-kind sponsors

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What do you need for your event?

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Organization Process

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Apply to Organize

Head to the WordPress Campus Connect Organize page and fill out the application form.

An email will be sent to WordPress Community Program Supporters, and they will reply to you with next steps once your application has been vetted.

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Once Approved

Once your application is approved, you will receive emails with setup information for two things:

Your event website
Your event “tracker”

There is a lot of supporting information in the email.

If you get lost, you can also join the Make WordPress

Slack channel #campusconnect to receive support

and mentorship from other event organizers and

program supporters

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Budgeting

Fill in the event data
Receive invoices
Fill out expenses
Contact sponsors
Note where the event income is coming from.

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Event Scheduled

Scheduled events will be showcased on WordCamp Central site’s Schedule section.

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Put on an amazing Campus Connect Event!

Final Step

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Events can be sponsored by businesses large or small, or even individuals.

Who sponsors the events?

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In-kind contributions

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Scholarships to local or Flagship WordCamps

What can you contribute as a sponsor?

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Product or service donations

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Swag and merchandise

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Apply to Sponsor

Head to the WordPress Campus Connect Sponsor page and fill out the application form.

An email will be sent to WordPress Community Program Managers, and they will reply to you with next steps once your application has been vetted.

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Other Education Initiatives

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WordPress Credits

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WordPress Credits

WordPress Credits is a contribution-based practice program supported by the WordPress Foundation that brings university students into the heart of the WordPress open source project.

Pilot launched with the University of Pisa, Italy, for students of humanities.
Virtual classroom for students set up on Learn.WordPress.org.
Fidélitas University in San José, Costa Rica launched their program in September for students of computer science.
There are several other schools in Latin America, Europe and the United States that are currently finalizing their plans to launch in their schools.

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WordPress Student Clubs

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WordPress Student Clubs

WordPress Student Clubs are on campus clubs where students can continue their WordPress education

Five student clubs have been launched to date: 1 in India, 1 in Costa Rica and 3 in Uganda.
Student Clubs keep students engaged with WordPress on campus.
Two co-leads and a faculty advisor facilitate the group.
Students can invite local community members to give talks.
Students receive a campus WordPress site wherein they can create their own events using GatherPress, post about projects and updates around WordPress.

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Resource Links

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Thank You!