Social Networking for the New York Network

10:00 – 11:00 am        Friday, March 26, 2010

An Elluminate Webinar Presentation

Buffalo State College · Dutchess Community College · Ithaca College · New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice · Pratt Institute · Suffolk County Community College

Join regional groups of the ACE New York Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education as they explore the topic of social networking via Webinar. This will be the Network’s first time using this format, so we invite our colleagues to come to one of the hosting schools listed above and join us for the great experiment.

Dr. Susan Jacobson will present on effectively using social media including Facebook and Twitter. Learn how to manage you social media image to improve your career in higher education. 

Susan Jacobson worked in the Internet industry for many years, and teaches many of the new media courses in the Journalism Department at Temple University. Her research interests include the impact of new media on the practice of journalism and journalism education, new narrative forms created by new media, the evolution of social media, and the development of mobile media. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida, her master’s degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University and her PhD from NYU. She has more than 10 years’ experience in the new media industry, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Area New Media Association. You can follow her on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/susanjacobson.