Your Voices Have Been Heard!

Thank you to all of those who participated in our social media survey!  Here is an overview of the findings.

Students were asked to respond to how often they used different online social media or email platforms.  The top 5 platforms used by students in our survey more than 2 times per week were:

1. UGAMail - 94% of respondents use 2+ times per week
2. Facebook - 72% use 2+ times per week
3. YouTube - 42% use 2+ times per week
4. Twitter - 18% use 2+ times per week
5. Online Forums - 18% use 2+ times per week.

Students were also asked in what manner or on which plaform they would prefer receiving information from the Office of Student Affairs.  The top 5 platforms students were somewhat or strongly interested in seeing used were:

1. UGAMail - 98%
2. UGA Gwinnett Campus Office of Student Affairs Website (http://studentaffairs.uga.edu/gwinnett/index.html) - 67%
3. YouTube - 40%
4. Facebook - 36%
5. Online Forums - 28%

As a result, of this survey, we have decided to take the following actions:

• Suspend the UGA Gwinnett Twitter Account. Students report low consistency using this platform and therefore it proves to not be an effective channel to communicate about campus activities, events, or opportunities.
• Transition Gwinnett Growl to an email format newsletter. Students indicated a strong preference to receiving news via email.  The newsletter is now in an email & browser format delivered directly into UGAMail accounts. 
• Invite student body to connect with UGA Gwinnett Student Affairs Group.  Students were invited to "like" the UGA Gwinnett Student Affairs Facebook page.  Students who opt in can get timely updates about campus events, surveys, or opportunities. 
• Explore options with campus offices creating YouTube videos. Students suggested that YouTube videos were a great way to connect.  We are currently reaching out to certain student services on the Gwinnett Campus about creating videos specifically to explain their role on campus.  
• Calendar of events on the UGA Gwinnett Campus Office of Student Affairs webpage. We are working with our webmaster to integrate a Google Calendar displaying campus events (Coffee & Culture, Healthy Habits, Raising Respect) onto the Student Affairs website. 

We appreciate you taking the time to review these actions! If you would like to provide feedback, please email ga4gwin@uga.edu or Dr. Teresa Raetz at traetz@uga.edu.

For the raw data from the survey, see below: