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May blogging inspiration: #BearGrads and a big world

May 6, 2014 by Lucie Amberg

Student wearing Bears shirt on a study away trip

Student wearing Bears shirt on a study away trip

#BearGrads, #BearGrads everywhere

Congratulations! Over 2,000 graduates will earn degrees this month, and your program or unit undoubtedly has something to do with that. Before your graduates embark on new adventures, consider capturing their thoughts on your blog. A few questions you might ask your grads:

  • When you look back at this period of your life, what’s the biggest thing you’ve accomplished? What makes you proud?
  • What will you miss about Missouri State?
  • What surprised you about your time here?
  • What did you discover about yourself? Any passion or interest that you’d never thought about before?
  • What are you most looking forward to now? When you look ahead at the next five years, what’s your dream?

And when sharing Commencement experiences on your social media platforms, remember to include the hashtag #BearGrads so that your thoughts can become part of a larger conversation.

Commencement resources

Commencement takes place on May 16. The following resources are available to help you keep your readers informed.

  • The Commencement website includes information for graduates, guests, faculty and staff.
  • The social media kit provides easy tips and sample tweets for sharing the Commencement experience online.
  • Live streaming makes it possible for graduates’ faraway friends and relations to view the ceremonies.
  • Missouri State offers plenty of resources for the next chapter of grads’ lives, including the Career Center, the Alumni Association and advanced degree options through the Graduate College.

Study abroad

Missouri State’s Study Away Programs can be transformative. Engagement with other cultures enhances and deepens the education our students receive. Some ideas for talking about this on your blog:

  • Use your blog to let students know about available programs. Study abroad trip in Florence, Italy
  • Encourage students who are studying abroad this summer to send you photos and brief anecdotes of their travels. Share them on your blog. (And remind them to pack some BearWear!)
  • If you’re personally traveling over the summer, keep an eye out for experiences that might make good blog posts. Talking about how your travels influence your work or research is a great way to communicate the value of lifelong learning.

Blogging tip: Scheduling posts

Make blogging even easier by writing posts whenever you have time and scheduling them to publish at a later date. It’s easy, and here’s how you do it:

In the Publish box of the WordPress interface, click Edit to the right of Publish immediately.

Schedule 1

An editable field for date and time will appear. Set it to the date and time you’d like to publish your post. Keep in mind that WordPress functions on a 24-hour clock (a.k.a. “military time”).

schedule 2

Once you click OK, the blue Publish button will become a Schedule button. Click the Schedule button to save your choice. This will set your post to publish at the time you selected.

Schedule 3

Filed Under: Social media, web strategy and development Tagged With: blog, commencement, content, graduation, monthly tips, scheduling, study abroad, study away

Monthly video round-up for April 2014

May 2, 2014 by

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.

#BearGrads: Bright Futures

As graduation approaches, six spring 2014 graduates share about their time at Missouri State University and their bright futures ahead. Congratulations to the Class of 2014!

This video was produced by the office of web and new media for promotion of the Spring 2014 Commencement ceremonies.

Explore A Passion For Adventure

International Business Programs (IBP) allows College of Business students to earn credit toward their degree by partnering with host Universities in other countries that specialize in business education.

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.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: BearGrads, business, commencement, highlight, ibp, international, new media, new videos, production, social tips, students, study away, Video, YouTube

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