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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

Featured Events

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

Monthly video round-up for October 2014

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Each month I highlight some of the videos posted to the Missouri State University YouTube channel. The goal of these monthly posts is to share the great production work being done by the staff and student videographers in the office of web and new media, as well as videos produced by other units on campus.

Please feel free to share and embed these videos on your websites and social media presences where appropriate.

Become a leader in information systems in MS CIS program

The Master of Science in Computer Information Systems program at Missouri State not only helps students develop advanced IS skills, but also IS leadership.

This video was produced by web and new media for the College of Business.

Changing the world with shoes

Lora Hobbs, the founder of Sole Food and a senior instructor in religious studies at Missouri State University, explains how one pair of shoes donated to Missouri State’s community engagement project, Stomp Out Hunger, can feed four people, provide shoes for someone in a developing country and support clean water initiatives.

This video was produced by web and new media.

Uncovering the secrets of lightning

Like many people, Julie Barnum remembers feeling frightened by storms as a child. “I was terrified of thunder,” she says, “but I’d still run out and go look at what was happening.”

This video was produced by the office of web and new media.

Production services

Please visit our Video Services page if you are interested in having our office produce a video for your University unit or department.

Monthly video round-up for March

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Beginning this month, I will be providing highlights of some of the videos posted to the Missouri State University YouTube channel. The goal of these monthly posts is to share the great production work being done by the staff and student videographers in the office of web and new media, as well as videos produced by other units on campus.

Please feel free to share and embed these videos on your websites and social media presences where appropriate.

Spring break immersion trips

Missouri State students with a passion for making a difference stepped out of the classroom and into the community by participating in a spring break immersion trip.

This video was produced by the office of web and new media for the office of community involvement and service.

Stomp Out Hunger

October 26, 2013 marked the culmination in the month-long Stomp Out Hunger shoe drive. This drive brought together local schools, organizations, and businesses to impact others globally.

This video was produced by the office of public affairs.

EMA students volunteer at the Super Bowl

A group of entertainment management majors got the experience of a lifetime this February when they were able to participate in pre-game and post-game events at Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

This video was produced by the office of web and new media for the College of Business.

Production services

Please visit our Video Services page if you are interested in having our office produce a video for your University unit or department.