It’s Graduation Time in Tennessee!
With just about a week to go until commencement ceremonies kick off, the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM) and the Office of Alumni Affairs have compiled some tips and resources for you to consider while celebrating your graduates on social media.
From OCM
UT will use #UTGrad2022 when posting about this spring’s commencement. Attached to this message are two social media graphics using the hashtag. Feel free to use these to promote your ceremony or to encourage your graduates to share aspects of their experience on social media.
A tweet wall with messages curated from Twitter using #UTGrad2022 will appear on screens in Thompson-Boling arena 30 mins before the ceremony.
We will also be sharing commencement stories on the @utknoxville social media channels. Below is a list of the graduates being featured. Feel free to amplify these stories if it makes sense for your channels.
• Kate Stanford: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Sharing on May 17)
• Marilyn Reish: Master’s in Landscape Architecture (Sharing on May 18)
• Johan Freed: Master of Science in Social Work (Sharing on May 19)
From the Office of Alumni Affairs
As you know, once you’re a Vol, you’re a Vol for life! Please help us amplify this concept by welcoming new graduates to the alumni family. If your college or unit is celebrating the Class of 2022, talking about alumni or sharing a new grad story, please tag @tennalum and use the hashtags: #UTGrad 2022 and #UTKalumni
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Message: WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! Congrats Class of 2022!
Draft copy:
• Welcome to the #utkalumni family! @tennalum #utgrad2022
• Welcome to the @tennalum family! #utkalumni #utgrad2022
• You’re officially a #VFL! Wherever you go, stay connected with your Home Sweet Home: http://alumni.utk.edu/newgrads<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Falumni.utk.edu%2Fnewgrads&data=05%7C01%7Ccsproles%40utk.edu%7Ce157b7c4be864c560a9a08da2f8fd84e%7C515813d9717d45dd9eca9aa19c09d6f9%7C0%7C0%7C637874592095749638%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1aFFQf8UoKm%2Bf2kJrdQ14JptnWw5%2BOANln8c42zqKLA%3D&reserved=0> #utkalumni #utgrad2022 @tennalum
• You did it! The @tennalum family is so proud of you! #utkalumni #utgrad2022
Can’t wait to see those social posts!
Cassandra Sproles
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CASSANDRA J. SPROLES
Senior Editor & Executive Editor,
Torchbearer<https://torchbearer.utk.edu/> magazine
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Knoxville, TN 37996
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