Vice President for Student Affairs

Student Affairs Multimedia

At Butler, we recognize the importance of using social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as tools for reaching out to students and the campus community. Here are some highlights of what student affairs has done in the last year or so!

Facebook

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Dr. Johnson's Twitter and Facebook accounts are linked so that anything he tweets gets posted as an update on his Facebook wall. This allows all of his Facebook friends to keep up on his messages - even those without a Twitter account.

Twitter

Here is an example of a holiday contest student affairs did using @LevesterJohnson's Twitter account. L.J. tweeted a link to this site and asked students to complete the missing rhymes of a poem to be entered in a drawing for a Butler mug, a $15 gift card for Starbucks and...well you'll have to play the game to know the third prize!

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Social media should always be about building relationships and creating value for participants. Give them a way to interact with you and a reason to care about what you're saying. This contest allowed student affairs to reach out and show that Butler cares about students. As a bonus, it also resulted in an increase in Dr. Johnson's Twitter following. Click here to see a few of the more than 50 messages students shared via Twitter that day.

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The University has a number of officially recognized Twitter and Facebook accounts which can be found on the recognized social networks page of Butler's online newsroom.

YouTube

Here are a few of the videos student affairs has produced this year. Click the "expand" button on the bottom right of any of the videos below to go full screen! If you want to see more, just head over to the official Butler University YouTube channel.

Flu Prevention Critical Conversations

Thanks in large part to Butler's web marketing team, the now iconic "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" video featuring President Bobby Fong, Vice President Levester Johnson and SGA President Chad Lesczynski was key in keeping students healthy during flu season.

The "Critical Conversations" video was used on the orientation website and in Butler's Parent Newsletter in the weeks leading up to Welcome Week. The video offers some suggestions on topics to cover before students move in to their new home away from home.

Orientation Overview 2010 Freshman Faces

These orientation videos were used on Butler's orientation website. Just another way to help students feel at home and help put parents' minds at ease!

L.J.'s Favorite Spot Alumni Virtual Tour

"L.J.'s Favorite Spot" was part of the Admission Office's "Favorite Butler Spot" video contest. The second video is a quick tour of campus which was sent to the Chicago alumni chapter.

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Dawgs in Houston Digital Disrespect Campaign

Students are at the center of every video, but none have been more involved in the process on-screen and behind the scenes than senior business marketing major Kodi Colip. As an intern in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Kodi has helped take our YouTube efforts to the next level. The videos above showcase some key events at Butler and feature the unique talents of our own "Kodi on Campus."