Do you manage social media accounts for your college, department, or organization? Are you interested in social media but aren’t sure where to begin? EKU Communications and Brand Management can help!

Social media is an excellent way to communicate with the EKU community. It’s a great avenue for telling wonderful stories about our people, places, and programs in a cost-effective, meaningful way. This page is a resource for EKU’s talented and dedicated socialites.

If you’re just getting started, first evaluate which social media technologies and platforms are best for your communication needs. Then, browse the following resources and get involved with EKU’s social group. Before long, you will be up to date on best practices for various platforms, able to write engaging posts and prepared to develop winning strategies.

Questions to ask before creating an account

• What are the goals of creating such a site?
• Who is the intended audience for this site?
• What messages do we want to share on this site?
• Who will write the messages for the site?
• Who will update the site?
• How often do you plan to post content to the site?

Key Information

• All official EKU accounts must be registered using an EKU email address. Any EKU Facebook pages must have two employees as administrators.
• All official EKU accounts must comply with branding guidelines. See our Visual Identity Guide for best practices and branding standards.

Resources

The following resources are available to guide social media efforts at EKU.

Social Media Guide (3.99MB PDF)
This guide provides general information about common social media networks in use at EKU and ways to make proper use of each network.

Social Media Best Practices (353 KB PDF)
Learn the best ways to make your social media accessible.

Social Media 101 Worksheet (94KB PDF)
This worksheet helps define the social media audience and goals.

Writing for Social Media Worksheet (169KB PDF)
This worksheet helps you develop content for individual platforms.

University Social Media Policies and Regulations (240KB PDF)
Learn about the policies EKU has established regarding social media.

EKU Social Media Accessibility Guide (563KB PDF)
This guide provides direction for accessibility best practices.