Justin Kulikowski was growing frustrated, spending day after day checking eLion to see if a spot opened up for a course he wanted to schedule.

But instead of shouting at his computer screen, discouraged by yet another failed attempt to schedule a course he wanted, Kulikowski (sophomore-information sciences and technology) said he decided to take matters into his own hands.

This summer, Kulikowski applied the skills that he learned through his information sciences and technology courses at Penn State to develop www.registrarv2.com, a Web site that notifies users of an opening for a course they want to schedule.

The Web site is available to all Penn State students, including those at Commonwealth Campuses.

"This past summer, I finally became fed up with it all and decided to use my background to put me a step ahead," Kulikowski said.

Before students can join the site, they must provide their name, the campus they attend and a valid Penn State e-mail address.

"Once they join, they simply need to gather a list of the six-digit schedule numbers for the courses they are interested in and add it to the Web site," Kulikowski said.

Maggie Brinker (freshman-business administration) used the site to schedule her courses for next semester and said it may be useful for students.

"After joining, I was able to schedule two courses I had wanted that were full, once the Web site e-mailed me a notification that there were openings," Brinker said.

Kulikowski said the main problem with the site is that, as a student, he does not have access to the regularly updated registrar that advisers have, so the site can only provide updated information once every 24 hours.

"That is one of the big issues I am having to deal with," he said.

Kulikowski said although he is pleased with the growing popularity of his site and how it has benefited students, other problems "behind the scenes" exist as well, which do not directly affect site users.

"If users encounter a problem with the Web site, there is a bug report available on the site that allows students to e-mail me with any difficulties they are having," he said.

When Kulikowski began to advertise his site on thefacebook.com, the popular student-based networking site, many students, including Matt Hayes (freshman-business administration), began to notice it.

"I used the site to schedule my courses for the spring, but it tends to be a little bit behind," Hayes said.

"I'm still going to use it, though, because I think it's much more convenient than having to continually check eLion," he added.

Michael Schroll (junior-information sciences and technology), a friend of Kulikowski's who helped develop the site, said he helps Kulikowski with any problems he encounters.

Schroll said he thinks the Web site is a good tool for students.

"Penn State has all of these resources, and here comes Justin, a lowly student, and he's able to enhance the registration process," Schroll said. "He does the day-to-day running of it, but whenever he hits a brick wall, he will come talk to me, and I try to help him figure out the problem."

Kulikowski said if he sees students are continuing to use the site, which currently has 112 users, he will pass on the management of the site after he graduates.

"I don't expect money or praise -- it's just something that I do for fun, and it makes me really excited to see so many people using it," he said.