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Social Media Kit: Public Affairs Convocation 2017

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Grow foods, grow minds, grow communitiesThe Good Food Revolution book cover

As if being a professional basketball player and corporate sales leader wasn’t impressive enough, Will Allen can now add MacArthur “Genius” Grant winner, author and CEO to his resume. Allen not only founded Growing Power Inc., he is also known as one of the preeminent agriculture and food policy thinkers of our time.

Allen wrote “The Good Food Revolution” to share his story and discuss how his grassroots movement is changing the way the country eats. Allen believes that we must have healthy food systems in order to have healthy communities.

He will address the Missouri State University and Springfield communities at the 2017 Fall Convocation.

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Share the story

Help us spread the word about this event to the Missouri State and local communities by sharing it on social media. If you are at the event, we want to hear about your experience!

We encourage you to join the conversation during the Public Affairs Convocation by posting about it on social media. Tag your posts with the official Missouri State Public Affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear

Make your post social media savvy

Photos

The following photos are available for your use. Please be sure to credit the photographers in your post.

Facebook

Will setting by garden
Photo credit: Joe Picciolo
Photo credit: Jennifer Picciolo

Twitter

Will setting by garden
Photo credit: Joe Picciolo
Will Allen in community garden
Photo credit: Jennifer Picciolo

Instagram

Will sets by plants in garden
Photo credit: Joe Picciolo
Will holding worms
Photo credit: Jennifer Picciolo

Video

The following video is available for your use:

Sample tweets

Sample Facebook posts

Example 1

  • Post: Missouri State freshmen are reading “The Good Food Revolution,” the story of Will Allen’s journey of changing the way our nation eats. Allen will speak to our community on Nov. 2.
  • URL: bit.ly/1GEF5FT

Example 2

  • Post: Urban farming pioneer and MacArthur “Genius” Grant winner Will Allen will join us for a free, public event about his book, “The Good Food Revolution.”
  • URL:  bit.ly/1GEF5FT

Social Media Kit: United Way Student Day of Service 2017

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Community Engagement Project: United Way Student Day of Service

Want to help alleviate poverty in the Ozarks but don’t have much time? Gather with fellow citizen Bears for a day of service on May 6. MSU students are taking the public affairs mission to the streets of Zone 1 (Northwest Springfield) in an effort to help clean up neighborhoods in the area.

Do your part as a #CitizenBear!

Key details

  • What: United Way Student Day of Service
  • When: Saturday, May 6, 2017
  • Where: Northwest Springfield
  • Community Partner: United Way

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Share the story

Help us spread the word about this event with Missouri State and local communities by sharing it on social media. If you are at the event, we want to hear about your experience.

We encourage you to join the conversation during the United Way Student Day of Service by posting about it on social media. Tag your posts with the official Missouri State public affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear. 

Make your post social media savvy

Photos

The following photos are available for your use:

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Sample tweets

  • Take a study break and spend time being a #CitizenBear for @unitedwayozarks http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17
  • Grab your BearWear and help the @cityofsgf http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17
  • Make your Saturday morning somebody’s whole year—volunteer for @unitedwayozarks  #CitizenBear http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17

Sample Facebook posts

Example 1

  • Post: Add #CitizenBear to your title, and help clean up neighborhoods in Springfield on May 6 for United Way of the Ozarks Student Day of Service.
  • URL: http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17

Example 2

  • Post: Pop the college bubble, and volunteer to clean up neighborhoods in Springfield for United Way of the Ozarks Student Day of Service on May 6. #CitizenBear
  • URL: http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17

Example 3

  • Don’t have a lot of free time, but want to see real change? Join fellow Bears on May 6 to help United Way of the Ozarks clean up senior citizens’ homes. #CitizenBear
  • URL: http://bit.ly/2UnitedWay17

Social Media Kit: Community Engagement Project

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Community Engagement Project: Bear Blitz

Want to help alleviate poverty in the Ozarks but don’t have much time? You can contribute as little as an hour during the Community Engagement Project: Bear Blitz. MSU students, alumni, faculty and staff are taking the Public Affairs Mission to the streets of Zone 1 (Northwest Springfield) the week of Nov. 14-19 in an effort to help families overcome the challenges they face.

Do your part as a #CitizenBear!

Key details

  • What: Community Engagement Project: Bear Blitz
  • When: Monday, November 14 through Saturday, November 19, 2016
  • Where: Northwest Springfield
  • Community Partner: Drew Lewis Foundation

Featured Events

  • What: Assist with dinner preparation and childcare coverage
  • When: 4:30-7:30 p.m., Nov. 17, 2016
  • Where: The Fairbanks

Share the story

Help us spread the word about this event with Missouri State and local communities by sharing it on social media. If you are at the event, we want to hear about your experience!

We encourage you to join the conversation during the Bear Blitz by posting about it on social media. Tag your posts with the official Missouri State Public Affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear. Remember to wear your maroon and white for a special edition takeover of BearWear Friday.

Make your post social media savvy

Photos

The following photos are available for your use:

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Sample tweets

  • Share your blessings before Thanksgiving break by helping with Bear Blitz goo.gl/SL4p0V
  • Take a study break and spend an hour being a #CitizenBear goo.gl/SL4p0V
  • Grab your BearWear and help the @cityofsgf goo.gl/SL4p0V
  • Make your lunch break somebody’s whole year- volunteer #CitizenBear goo.gl/SL4p0V

Sample Facebook posts

Example 1

  • Post: Start your ‘Friendsgiving’ celebration early by volunteering with fellow Bears at Drew Lewis Foundation during Bear Blitz from Nov. 14-19th.
  • URL: goo.gl/D357GN

Example 2

  • Post: Before heading home for Thanksgiving break, help folks right here in Springfield during Bear Blitz going on from Nov. 14th-19th.
  • URL: goo.gl/D357GN

Example 3

  • Don’t have a lot of free time, but want to see real change? Join fellow Bears this week and commit as little as an hour to help our neighbors in Northwest Springfield #CitizenBear.
  • URL: goo.gl/D357GN

Social Media Kit: Public Affairs Convocation 2016

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nazario_sonia300new_628_700Exploring social issues through individual experiences

Sonia Nazario won a Pulitzer Prize for the feature that became Enrique’s Journey, the story of a Honduran boy searching for his mother in the U.S. Her book has become a popular choice for book groups and civic discussions. Nazario recently published a young adult version to include a younger audience in the national conversation about immigration.

Nazario is a projects reporter for the Los Angeles Times, specializing in social issues like hunger, drug addiction and immigration. She also serves as an advocate for unaccompanied immigrant children and Latino college students.

Nazario will address the Missouri State and Springfield communities at the 2016 Fall Convocation.

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Crowd at Juanita K. Hammons Hall Share the story

Help us spread the word about this event to the Missouri State and local communities by sharing it on social media. If you are at the event, we want to hear about your experience!

We encourage you to join the conversation during the Public Affairs Convocation by posting about it on social media. Tag your posts with the official Missouri State Public Affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear

Make your post social media savvy

Photos

The following photos are available for your use:

Sample tweets

  • Pulitzer Prize winner @SLNazario discusses family, courage and commitment at free event @HammonsHall, Nov. 1: bit.ly/1Pb9WBK
  • LA Times reporter, Pulitzer Prize winner @SLNazario speaks on immigration at Nov. 1 Public Affairs Convocation: bit.ly/1Pb9WBK
  • Nov. 1 – Join @SLNazario as she discusses Enrique’s Journey, the @MissouriState common reader: bit.ly/1Pb9WBK

Sample Facebook posts

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Example 2

  • Post: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario will join us for a free, public event about her book, Enrique’s Journey.
  • URL:  bit.ly/1GEF5FT