Tag: social media

Spalding just wrapped up a contest inviting members of its incoming freshman class to rep their new college in some way at their recent high school graduation parties or commencement ceremonies, then show that Spalding Golden Eagle spirit on social media, using the hashtag #goldengrad18.

We had some great golden entries, and it was a tough decision, but Deaglan Malally of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School in Georgia, was the winner – with a home run of a Spalding-centric graduation party.

Malally, who plans to play for the Spalding baseball team, attended his party wearing a Spalding baseball T-shirt and cap, and had a baseball-themed table decked out with a Spalding flag and blue-and-gold decorations and snacks, including lollipops and personalized Spalding chocolate bars.  Our Spalding marketing department might have to steal a few of these ideas. 🙂

Congrats to Deaglan and his family. They’ll win a $200 gift card to go toward decorating his new room in Louisville. We can’t wait to have you join us on campus in the Class of 2022!

Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations on finishing high school. You’re all golden grads!

By the way, we always love to see and are eager to share Spalding students, alumni, faculty, staff and their families showing their Spalding spirit on social media.

Headed out of town for a vacation? Going to a ballgame? Hanging out on campus? Sitting at your desk at work? Take a picture while wearing your Spalding gear, waving a Spalding flag or showcasing your spirit in any other way you want, then post it and tag us on Twitter @SpaldingU or Instagram @SpaldingUniversity or use the hashtags #spaldingu or #spaldinguniversity. Or you can email it to us at socialmedia@spalding.edu.

And if you need some Spalding gear, visit Spalding Spirit Store for a huge selection.

Here were the other #goldengrad18 finalists, who will all receive a T-shirt:

https://twitter.com/NicoleLaynee/status/1005252549405036549

Do you love to get Facebook updates on the good things happening at Spalding University? Of course you do! And we want to make sure you continue to see them regularly via our official Spalding Facebook page, and our many other pages for specific organizations, programs, sports teams, etc. on campus.

Facebook has said that it plans to decrease the amount of times the posts from businesses, media and organizational pages show up in your news feed. To ensure that posts and news from the official Spalding Facebook page (or other Spalding-related pages that you like) keep appearing in your news feed, please make the following quick changes to your Facebook news feed preferences:

On your iPhone Facebook app

1. Select the menu in the bottom right corner that’s marked with three horizontal lines. (For Android, the menu is located in the top right corner.)

2. Scroll down to “Settings.”

3. Pick “News Feed Preferences.”

4. Pick “Prioritize who to see first,” which has a blue star symbol next to it.

5. Select Spalding’s page and any other pages and friend profiles you want to appear first. The ones you’ve picked will be marked with the blue star.

6. Push “Done” in the top right corner.

On Facebook.com on desktop

1. Click on the menu (a down arrow symbol) in the top right corner of your page.

2. Click on “News Feed Preferences.”

3. Click on “Prioritize who to see first,” which has a blue star symbol next to it.

4. Select Spalding’s page and any other pages and friend profiles you want to appear first. The ones you’ve picked will be marked with the blue star.

5. Click “Done.”

Like, share and comment – a lot!

We also encourage you to engage with the posts from Spalding’s Facebook pages, so like, share and comment on posts that interest you and would interest your friends. Facebook tracks posts that get extra engagement and tends to showcase pages that attract a lot. We want to know your questions, comments, joys and concerns about the university, whether Spalding is your current school, your alma mater, your child or relative’s school or just a part of the community you care about.