JACKSON, Tenn. — Aug. 11, 2009 — Union University and President David S. Dockery are posting regularly on Twitter, a social media site in which users post short status updates.
Union’s official Twitter page is www.twitter.com/unionuniversity. Dockery’s is www.twitter.com/davidsdockery.
Union uses the main account to post links to news releases, updates about alumni, photos from around campus and as a conduit pointing to various faculty, staff and students who use Twitter.
In his Twitter account, Dockery posts short updates about campus happenings, recommendations about books he’s reading and commentary on sports and other current events.
Those interested in receiving Twitter updates from Union and Dockery as text messages on their mobile phones can send a message to 40404 with the text “follow unionuniversity” or “follow davidsdockery.”
In addition to Twitter, Union also has a fan page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/unionuniversity with nearly 3,000 fans.