We hope you are having a great summer, Golden Flashes! This June, our social media content kicked off the summer season, welcomed new students and celebrated Kent State’s support for veteran and military students. To recap, here are some of our top-performing posts:
Instagram:
Our top-performing post kicked us off on the official first day of summer, when we posted a timelapse of campus transitioning from spring to summer. Our followers watched as the snow fall turned into a bright sunny day! The post was viewed 7,832 times and received 1,629 likes. Placing this post in the top 3 performing videos for Kent State’s Instagram account.
Our other top-performing post featured Flashguides welcoming the class of 2026 to campus. Nearly 4,000 students visited campus this June to prepare for the Fall 2022 Semester. The excitement to get back on campus led this post to 978 likes.
Facebook:
In June, our followers engaged the most with an announcement from Kent State President Todd Diacon, as he encouraged us to lead by example.
Another top performer on Facebook was our post about the establishment of a Community Benefit Company in Rwanda, Africa.
Twitter:
Our Twitter followers also enjoyed watching our campus transition from spring to summer.
Spring ➡️ Summer ☀️
— Kent State (@KentState)
Another top-performing tweet celebrated Kent State receiving Ohio’s new Collegiate Purple Star designation for its support for veteran and military students.
Kent State has received Ohio’s new Collegiate Purple Star designation for its support for veteran and military students, making it one of the country’s first Collegiate Purple Star universities. Read more:
— Kent State (@KentState)
TikTok:
The “tallest” building in Portage county was featured as our highest-performing TikTok of the month. Our followers clearly enjoyed that we joined this trend, as this post received more than 16,000 views and 1,400 likes!
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Another TikTok that performed well was our video that went along with the “multiverse is real; we want to be a Golden Flash in every dimension” trend!
It’s new student orientation season and we can’t wait to meet the class of 2026.
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