Using Facebook in Student Affairs

The following presentation was given on November 12, 2009 to Student Affairs professionals as well as students.  The main take-aways from the presentation were as follows:

• Portland State's online community is "siloed"
  • Groups pages, fan pages, and people pages need better connectivity
  • Information sharing can reach its potential when we are linked together as one campus community
• Departments should build their bases (friends, fans, or group members) by searching for students who already belong to other groups
  • For example, searching for "Portland State Class of 2013" will reveal a group of several hundred students
  • Departments should also solicit students to signup on their Facebook pages during Orientation fairs in the summer months
• Facebook is a powerful tool to communicate and engage students
  • In 10 days, roughly 230 students joined the following page: http://tinyurl.com/ykw7slv

See the presentation notes at: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfhb5r8q_19gbnb7sf9