Canadian Universities on Twitter

We are introducing the beginning of a new, and hopefully useful, social media section to our site to help students navigate the ever-growing slew of available networks that universities are joining in order to help them communicate with current and future students. In this article we are discussing what we discovered researching Canadian universities on Twitter.

Methodology

We started by collecting and examining all the Canadian universities with active Twitter accounts. We determined that a university could have up to 3 unique official accounts representing the university. The account could either be aimed at current or future students, or be focused on providing news and event campus information for generally everyone affiliated with the university. Sometimes there is overlap or combined efforts in these accounts especially for universities employing only one Twitter account.

Universities do have more than 3 accounts on average but these are more specific . . . → Read More: Canadian Universities on Twitter

Confessions of a University Mom

At this time last year I was a fully functional ‘helicopter parent’ hovering around my son as he (correction we) researched his university choices. We spent hours reviewing websites and view books. Attended an education fair. More hours choosing his program and universities. Checked and double checked that he had the required courses. Made sure that his grades and average stayed within the acceptable range. Travelled many miles by car and plane visiting campuses. Completed (or rather helped to complete) admission and scholarship applications by the appropriate deadlines. Listened to far too many presentations. ‘Liked’ a few facebook pages. We even participated in a university activity that involved an overnight stay in residence!

This became a project that I spent more time on than I cared to admit. Once the choice was finally made and deposit paid at the end of May, the journey was still not . . . → Read More: Confessions of a University Mom