Saint Leo Social Media

Following our Saint Leo accounts is a terrific way to stay connected with the community and stay up to date on university news. Don’t forget to tag us when you share! Whether you tell your #SaintLeoStory, share your #LionPride or show us the ways you feel part of #MySaintLeo, we want to hear about it!

Saint Leo Social sets the strategic direction for social media at Saint Leo, manages official institutional social media accounts, and works with communications coordinators across the university as they manage their own social networks. Saint Leo Social is an integral part of the Marketing and Enrollment Department. 

The Social Media Directory is a central listing of official Saint Leo University social media channels. If your official Saint Leo social media account isn't listed, please Contact Social!

Saint Leo Social has developed a Social Media Policy and application process to ensure that any and all interactions on behalf of Saint Leo represent the University’s best interests. 

Saint Leo Social has crafted the following Best Practices Guide (PDF) to help clarify how best to utilize social media to further our mission and how to enhance and protect personal and professional reputations when participating in social media. Employees maintaining University social media sites must also refer to the Social Media Policy (Coming Soon).

Saint Leo recognizes that social media sites can be effective tools for exchanging information and raising the visibility of the University. When unsure what or how to post, contact Saint Leo Social at socialmedia@saintleo.edu.

Requests to feature an event, student or story on any of the official Saint Leo social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, can be sent to socialmedia@saintleo.edu.

Before we get started, here are three important questions to consider:

• Who are you trying to engage? 
  Figuring out who you want to have a conversation with will help determine which platforms are best for you (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.). 
• What would you like to accomplish?
  Social Media is not just another tool to send out news about your department or promote an event; Social Media requires daily maintenance and a desire to engage with others. 
• What is your message? 
  This is probably the most important question. As mentioned above, Social Media is all about connecting, not simply pushing a message. You must be willing to listen to your audience and engage in a manner that is relevant to them.