October 2021 Social Media Recap

Golden Flashes, can you believe we’re already more than halfway through this semester? Time has been flying by! We’ve had an exciting month with lots of notable content. Check out our top posts from October!

Instagram

We kicked off the month by celebrating our Homecoming traditions! Our top-post on Instagram featured some Homecoming highlights to end the weekend of festivities. This post managed to steal a spot on our list of top ten most successful posts!

 

We celebrated #SpookySzn in the best way possible by creating a Halloween costume for our beloved mascot, Flash! Check out this blog post for more details on the School of Theatre and Dance students who created this special costume. 

 

Facebook

Our top-post on Facebook announced that U.S. News and World Report ranked Kent State among the Top Public Schools in the nation! 

 

In our second best-performing post, we shared news about the College of Aeronautics and Engineering building expansion

 

Twitter

Our top tweet featured a video with memorable moments from Homecoming weekend. 

 

Our tweet about “Super Flash” performed well, taking the second spot for the most-engaging tweet of the month! This video shows the details of how “Super Flash” came to be. 

 

TikTok

October was an exceptionally special month for our mascot, Flash. Not only did he get to debut a Halloween costume developed by Kent State students, he also celebrated his 36th birthday! We partnered with our creative team and many of our fellow Flashes across campus to develop a special video of a collection of birthday wishes for Flash. 

@kentstateu

A sweet birthday surprise for our very special mascot! 🎉 #KentState #KentStateUniversity #Mascot #BirthdayWeek #CollegeTok

♬ original sound - Kent State

 

Nov. 1 marked Kent State’s early application date. There are many benefits to applying early and this TikTok answered questions that prospective students may have when navigating the application process.

 

Be sure to follow all of our social channels to keep up with the latest news and updates! 

POSTED: Monday, November 1, 2021 11:00 AM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 04:28 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Olivia Fossesca