Social Media Policies

Purpose

  • Definitions of social media
  • The need for a social media policy
  • Applicable to DOSA staff, students and volunteers

Creating Social Media Accounts

  • Social Media account owner requirements
  • Department Head permission
  • Responsibilities of the Social Media Account Owners
  • Understand TAC

Content

  • Confidentiality and Privacy
  • Ferpa
  • Propriety and internal information
  • Discretion and respect
  • Sensitive or disparaging commentary
  • Northwestern University logos
  • Copyright
  • Separation of personal social media
  • Commercial and political endorsements
  • Third party vendors
  • Advertising
  • General Business, marketing and communications

Northwestern Policies

  • Appropriate use of technology
  • Ethics
  • Intellectual property
  • NU Employee responsibilities
  • Student Conduct

NU Resources