{"id":156,"date":"2021-05-14T14:29:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T18:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/office-of-communications\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:31:03","slug":"social-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trinity College uses social media as a digital canvas to share our stories and to discuss news and events important to the college and our city of Hartford. Our main social media accounts are where you\u2019ll find Bantam Spotlight features, Instagram takeovers, athletic highlights, and updates about Trinity alumni and community influencers. Prospective students will find deeper insight into student life at Trinity and are encouraged to reach out on social media with questions about the application process. In the event of a crisis or emergency, the Office of Communications may also utilize Trinity\u2019s social media accounts as a platform for updates and as a way for our community to remain safe and informed.<\/p>\n<p>Much like Trinity\u2019s mission, social media has the ability to engage, connect, and transform. We hope you\u2019ll face this digital world boldly along with us.<\/p>\n<h2>Want to get involved?<\/h2>\n<h4>Follow <strong>@TrinityCollege<\/strong> on social media:<\/h4>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TrinityCollege\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/03\/Facebook-Logo-sq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trinitycollege\/?hl=en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/03\/Instagram-sq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4oHtgtBLS3gvATopF2ePpA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/03\/YouTube-sq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/11730\/admin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/03\/LinkedIn-sq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/trinitycollege?lang=en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/03\/X-social-media-icon-sq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/trinitycollege.bsky.social\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/03\/Bluesky_app_icon_sq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.2857%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@trincollct\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2025\/03\/Tiktok-social-media-icon-sq.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Share your photos with us. Have a public social media account? Use <strong>#TrinColl<\/strong> with your posts. Reach out about taking over Instagram. Have a question about best practices or want to schedule a social media workshop? We can answer your questions and help with the process. And most importantly, use social media as a way to share stories, build community, and CONNECT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Trin-centric hashtags:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#TrinityGood (for examples of what it means to do and be \u201cTrinity Good!\u201d)<br \/>\n#TrinAlum (for alumni\/Alumni Relations)<br \/>\n#TrinColl2029 (for this year\u2019s incoming first-years)<br \/>\n#TrinFam (for Family Weekend)<br \/>\n#TrinGrad (for Commencement)<br \/>\n#TrinHome (for Homecoming)<br \/>\n#TrinReunion (for Reunion)<br \/>\n#RollBants (for Athletics)<br \/>\n#GoBants (for Athletics)<br \/>\n#TrinArts (for Arts at Trinity)<br \/>\n#AllInForTrin (Trinity Giving Day)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:communications-office@trincoll.edu\">Contact us<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"comment-policy\"><\/a>Social Media Comment Policy<\/h2>\n<p>Trinity College encourages all members of the college community, including parents and prospective students, to connect on social media. We welcome all viewpoints and expect that comments will be on topic and respectful of the rights and opinions of others.<\/p>\n<p>Trinity College reserves the right to delete posts or comments on any official college social media accounts or affiliated accounts that represent the College and its athletic teams, groups, clubs, and departments that contain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Profanity<\/li>\n<li>Personal attacks<\/li>\n<li>Bullying\/harassment<\/li>\n<li>Racist\/sexist\/homophobic\/other slurs<\/li>\n<li>Abusive, wildly off topic, or threatening content<\/li>\n<li>Sexually explicit or obscene visuals or text<\/li>\n<li>Violations of copyright\/privacy laws<\/li>\n<li>Spam or commercial solicitations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All content, comments, and posts on Trinity College\u2019s social media channels are bound by the terms of service for that social media service and should uphold the college\u2019s mission and values at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep in mind that posted comments do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Trinity College. If you have concerns about content posted on one of our social media accounts, <a href=\"mailto:communications-office@trincoll.edu\">please email us<\/a>\u200b. We encourage and welcome your feedback.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking for social media best practices and guidelines?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Check back soon for more resources, and refer to the expectations below while curating content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be respectful<\/li>\n<li>Be engaging<\/li>\n<li>Be consistent<\/li>\n<li>Be smart\u2014think twice before posting<\/li>\n<li>Be in compliance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Social-Media-Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trinity College Policy on Social Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Be aware of liability and copyright laws<\/li>\n<li>Be knowledgeable about Terms of Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trinity College uses social media as a digital canvas to share our stories and to discuss news and events important to the college and our city of Hartford. 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