Final Project Proposal
31 Mar 2026
Overview
Bow-lletins is a digital bulletin board platform designed for UH Mānoa students and affiliates. It helps students, organizations, clubs, and campus groups discover and share important opportunities such as jobs, internships, study groups, events, and deadlines in one centralized, searchable space.
Students at UH Mānoa often miss valuable opportunities because campus announcements are scattered across physical bulletin boards, social media, email, and word of mouth. Bow-lletins addresses this problem by providing a single, organized platform where users can easily find and post relevant campus information.
Instead of missing events or opportunities due to outdated flyers or limited visibility, students can stay informed in real time. By centralizing campus announcements, Bow-lletins ensures that more students have equal access to opportunities and can stay connected to the UH Mānoa community.
This application will be built using Next.js, React, Bootstrap 5, and GitHub for hosting and collaboration.
Proposers
- Tamela Brinson
- Annie Pham
- Terisa Lau
- Caden Tran
- Thomas Tran
Mockup page ideas
Landing Page
- Corkboard-style background with UH-inspired green palette
- Logo, login/sign-up buttons, and main search bar
- Clean grid preview of flyers (jobs, events, study groups)
Home Bulletin Page
- Grid layout of flyer cards (like pinned notes)
- Category filters (Jobs, Internships, Events, etc.)
- Search bar at top for quick navigation
Flyer Detail Page
- Full flyer view with description, date, and location
- Reaction bar (❤️🔥👀) with counts
- Comment section and optional RSVP button
Create Post Page
- Form for title, description, category, and image upload
- Option to generate flyer with AI (concept only)
- Toggles for enabling comments and RSVP
Profile Page
- User info and profile details
- Saved flyers and posted flyers
- Easy access to manage posts
Use Cases
Actors
- Student
- Creator
- Admin
Student
- Sign up / log in
- Browse flyers
- Search flyers
- Filter by category
- View flyer details
- React to flyer anonymously
- Comment on flyer
- RSVP to event
- Save flyer
- View saved flyers
- View profile
Creator
- Create flyer
- Upload flyer image
- Generate flyer with AI
- Enable or disable comments
- Enable or disable RSVP
- Edit flyer
- Delete flyer
- View engagement on flyer
Admin
- Review student uploads
- Remove inappropriate flyer
- Remove inappropriate comment
- Review reported content
Beyond The Basics
The “special sauce” of Bow-lletins is its interactive and personalized user experience. Each user has an account that allows them to save posts, react anonymously, comment, and RSVP to events. These features create a more engaging and community-driven platform compared to traditional static bulletin boards.
Additionally, an AI-assisted flyer generator helps users create polished flyers even if they lack design experience, making posting easier and more inclusive.