Our community online
Victoria Campbell
Social Media Strategist; Assistant Swimming Coach
Social Media Accounts Hierarchy
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Official Main Accounts | Primary
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- Run by the Social Media Strategist within the St. Olaf Marketing and Communications Team
- Instagram (@stolafcollege), Facebook (St. Olaf College), LinkedIn (St. Olaf College), and TikTok (@stolafcollege)
- Open to collaboration with other approved St. Olaf accounts
- Open to Instagram Takeovers on Instagram Stories
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Official Services | Secondary
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- Reserved for key branches and services of the college
- St. Olaf Admissions, St. Olaf Music, St. Olaf Athletics, Office of Student Activities, and Departments with specific recruiting needs
- Must be run by a St. Olaf staff member
- Can use St. Olaf marks and logos within the brand guidelines
- Must be in communication and collaboration with the Social Media Strategist
- Reserved for key branches and services of the college
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Student Orgs and Varsity Sports Teams | Tertiary
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- Varsity Sports
- Varsity sports teams are allowed to have accounts that comply with the St. Olaf Athletics branding guidelines.
- A St. Olaf staff member must oversee and be responsible for all content posted on these accounts.
- Staff members who oversee the accounts must communicate with, adhere to, and give account access to the Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications.
- Student Orgs
- Must comply with Student Org branding
- The Director of Student Activities is responsible for monitoring and overseeing all content on these channels.
- The owners of these channels must report account login information and account manager contact information to the Director of Student Activities.
- Varsity Sports
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Unofficial Accounts
- Must state “Not an official account of St. Olaf College” in their bio
- Are not permitted to use the St. Olaf brand
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Departments, Centers, & Offices
- If you feel strongly about opening a social media account, please contact the Social Media Strategist.
Best Practices
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Before You Begin
- Understand the time commitment
- Establish a social media strategy
- Identify your audience
- Create a plan for account continuity
- What story are you telling?
- Register the account
- The Social Media Strategist within the Marketing and Communications Office must approve the account
- The phone number associated with the account must belong to the St. Olaf staff member overseeing the account
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Generating Content
- What story are you telling?
- Have a plan and stick with it. Consistency is key!
- Include photos and videos
- Consistently post to the account.
- Ask permission when using photos of students
- Their first and last name and class year should be included within the caption.
- Ex: Johnny Appleseed ‘10
- Quality over quantity
- Need content creation help? Ask the Social Media Strategist!
- Make it accessible
- Hashtags are encouraged to be #CamelCase vs. #camelcase to aid screen readers.
- Are you using a graphic with text? Make sure the text is legible.
- Be accurate with your information
- Correct errors
- Collaborate with the main account!
- Student Orgs: feel free to reach out to the Social Media Strategist to plan Instagram Takeovers.
- Tag @stolafcollege on stories and posts so we can interact!
- What story are you telling?
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Handling negative Comments
- Monitor comments on your channels carefully and in real time
- Please contact the Social Media Strategist for assistance
Collaborate with Main Account!
Instagram Takeovers
Instagram takeovers are a great way for student orgs, departments, individuals, and key members of campus to share information about what matters to them on the St. Olaf main Instagram account.
Contact Victoria Campbell directly for more information: campbe8@stolaf.edu
Instagram takeover participants are expected to:
- Have a specific event or topic to promote
- Only contribute using the stories feature of Instagram
- Share at least 10 stories throughout the day
- Adhere to the college code of conduct
- Start and end with a selfie video
- Share a direct line of contact (cell phone number) with Victoria Campbell in case of emergency
Tag Us on Instagram
Let us know what you’re posting so we can interact! Tag @stolafcollege on your posts and stories.
Social Media Policy
Online communication platforms can foster discussion that enriches our community through exploration of differing worldviews, opinions, and ideas. Freedom of expression is central to a liberal arts education, and St. Olaf College is dedicated to encouraging active and civil discussion.
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Scope:
- Twitter (X)
- TikTok
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Institutional Oversight
- St. Olaf maintains a policy that aims to support freedom of expression while discouraging misuse of social media. This policy prohibits posts on college-owned social media that are profane, threatening, libelous, unlawfully harassing or discriminatory, or otherwise a violation of law or college policy. The college reserves the right to remove any content that it deems to be harmful in nature or otherwise in violation of law or college policy.
- In order to enforce this policy, the college will utilize the “hide,” “delete,” and “archive” functions on social media sites. The college reserves the right to delete content that includes comments, pictures, and posts.
- Official messages from the college will only be published on the primary St. Olaf account by the Marketing and Communications team.
- Official messages from the College that are relayed on social — such as leadership announcements and holiday messages — are not a point of discussion, and comments will be disabled on these posts.
- Secondary and Tertiary accounts are not allowed to speak on behalf of the college.
- St. Olaf College encourages all users to utilize the “report” links for abusive content in accordance with the Terms of Service standards administered by social media sites.
- The college may also utilize the “report” option for any users or comments it deems to be in violation of the policy and harmful to the St. Olaf community.
- In addition, the college encourages community members to report comments or posts that potentially violate College policy to the Social Media Strategist.
- For further information on best use practices for social media, please refer to the following policies:
- St. Olaf Trademarks Policy
https://wp.stolaf.edu/communications/files/2019/10/St-Olaf-College-Trademarks_2019.pdf - Appropriate Use of Campus Technologies Policy
http://wp.stolaf.edu/it/appropriate-use-of-campus-technologies/ - Code of Conduct for Students
http://wp.stolaf.edu/thebook/code-of-conduct/ - Code of Conduct for Faculty
http://wp.stolaf.edu/facultyhandbook/faculty-handbook-category-3/ - Code of Conduct for Staff — starts page 51
http://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/files/2012/11/Staff-Handbook.pdf
- St. Olaf Trademarks Policy
- St. Olaf maintains a policy that aims to support freedom of expression while discouraging misuse of social media. This policy prohibits posts on college-owned social media that are profane, threatening, libelous, unlawfully harassing or discriminatory, or otherwise a violation of law or college policy. The college reserves the right to remove any content that it deems to be harmful in nature or otherwise in violation of law or college policy.
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Creating and Maintaining a St. Olaf College-Related Social Media Account
- A request for a new St. Olaf College social media account must be submitted to the Social Media Strategist within the Marketing and Communications Office for review and approval before creation.
- A social media strategy plan must be developed and articulated to the Social Media Strategist. This includes defined audience(s) and content ideas.
- All St. Olaf College-Related accounts must have their information submitted to the St. Olaf Social Media Directory.
- Official Branches of the college must attend the Social Media Core Team Monthly Meetings.
- Brand Guidelines and College Codes of Conduct must be followed or the account risks termination.
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Account Termination
- The Social Media Strategist may terminate or revoke access to any college-related account that violates guidelines or College Code of Conduct.
- A one post per week cadence must be maintained year round, at minimum.
- Any violations or lapse in account will result in the elimination of account
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Updates and Amendments
- These guidelines may be subject to updates or amendments at the discretion of the Social Media Strategist or college administration. Collaborators will be informed of any changes.
By adhering to these guidelines, the college aims to optimize its social media presence, engage with its audience effectively, and present a unified voice that represents the institution’s values and goals.
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