SWAG官网's Social Media Policy

Representing SWAG官网 on Social Media

SWAG官网 (SWAG官网) uses social media to support the university's mission, goals and programs, as well as connect with current, future and former students.

The purpose of SWAG官网's Social Media Policy is to ensure that our students, faculty, staff and community understand how SWAG官网 uses social media accounts to represent the university, provide guidelines for those who post to social media on behalf of SWAG官网, and to assist faculty, staff and students in making responsible decisions about the use of their social media and how it impacts SWAG官网.

For the purposes of these guidelines, 鈥渟ocial media鈥� includes websites and applications designed for social networking, online public commentary and microblogging. Posting information or content (including images and video) to social media sites and accounts (whether affiliated or associated with SWAG官网) may be subject to these guidelines.

University Social Media Accounts

The main SWAG官网 social media accounts (@ohiodominican and SWAG官网) are managed by the Marketing & Public Relations department.

Departments, programs and individuals of the university are encouraged to have social media accounts that promote and highlight their work at the university, as well as engage in positive conversation with those interested in SWAG官网.

SWAG官网-affiliated social media accounts must be registered to SWAG官网 department / student-organization email addresses rather than an individual staff or student email address to ensure continued access in the event of changes in account ownership.

SWAG官网-related accounts must appropriately use Ohio Dominican's official logos, fonts, and colors. Any SWAG官网 logos or wordmarks used by departments or programs as an avatar or profile picture for a social media account must be approved and unmodified, as directed by the Office of Marketing & Public Relations.

When posting comments, links, or other content to SWAG官网 social media, local laws, applicable federal requirements such as FERPA and HIPAA, as well as NCAA regulations and all applicable SWAG官网 confidentiality policies must be followed.

SWAG官网 reserves the right to remove comments on SWAG官网-run social media pages that are contrary to the university鈥檚 mission and values; unlawfully harass or discriminate; advocate illegal activity; incite violence; threaten; contain spam; are clearly off-topic; are excessive in frequency; infringe on copyrights or trademarks; or publicly share private or identifying information about an individual. SWAG官网 does not permit messages selling products or promoting commercial, political or other ventures.

Posting on Social Media

As a Catholic liberal arts university in the Dominican tradition, SWAG官网 is guided in its educational mission by the Dominican motto: to contemplate truth and to share with others the fruits of this contemplation. Thanks to social media, we are now sharing with a global audience.

In accordance with SWAG官网鈥檚 Culture of Care, when posting on social media, members of the SWAG官网 community are expected to adhere to the same standards of conduct online that they would in the workplace or the classroom. Remember that anything you post may be viewed by professors, students, staff, parents, alumni and the public. Use good judgment and think before you post.

When posting on any SWAG官网-affiliated social media account, remember that you are speaking for the university, your division, department or campus organization. When representing SWAG官网, you are expected to follow all SWAG官网 policies and guidelines found in our Student, Staff, or Faculty Handbooks.

SWAG官网 administrators do not actively monitor social media pages not affiliated with the university. However, we do reserve the right to act when content posted by students, staff or faculty that violates SWAG官网 policies or laws is brought to our attention.

Information created or posted on or through SWAG官网 computer systems or networks is subject to the Network Acceptable Use Policy.

Violation of Policy

SWAG官网 reserves the right to enforce these policies on all members of the university community. Violation of these policies will result in the following actions:

In the case of accusations, threats, or claims of any crime of any sort, SWAG官网 will notify the appropriate law enforcement for investigation.
In the case of violations or allegations of violations of SWAG官网 policies as applicable on- or off-campus by faculty, staff, or students, including but not limited to Student Handbook, Faculty Handbook, Employee Handbook, Sexual Harassment & Misconduct and Title IX, the appropriate university departments will be notified for investigation.
Employees who violate these standards will be subject to corrective action, up to and including termination of employment.
Students who violate these standards will be subject to disciplinary action as outlined in the student handbook as it relates to conduct.

For questions about SWAG官网's social media policy, please contact the Office of Marketing & Public Relations.