At Mount Carmel College of Nursing (MCCN) we understand that all media, including social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Blogs and LinkedIn, photography, marketing, among others, are powerful and important communication channels that can significantly impact our community and our organization’s reputation and brand loyalty.
To assist in managing and posting information on such sites, the College has developed a policy and guidelines to help clarify how best to enhance and protect professional and personal reputations when participating in social media. This policy applies to all faculty, staff, students, and alumni in association with College social media accounts and media relations.
By participating in College activities within all College programs, students consent to photography, video, or other image use through all related social media platforms, publicity, or other means of dissemination. To opt-out of consent, please email collegerelations@mccn.edu.
If members of the College community are contacted by media representatives (TV, Radio, Print, Electronic, any and all forms), they are to refer the individuals to MCHS Marketing and Communications (mchsmarcomm@mchs.com). Students and colleagues are not permitted to speak to media on behalf of Mount Carmel or any of its entities, including the College, without permission from Marketing and Communications.
Comments on the College’s various social media sites are encouraged and it is hoped you will join the discussions. The College cannot respond to every comment and reserves the right to remove posts that:
Post advertisements or solicitations of a business.
Post chain letters or pyramid schemes.
Impersonate another person.
Allow any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments.
Post the same note more than once or “spam.” Infringe on the rights of any third party, including intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights.
Are unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by MCCN in its sole discretion.
Are abusive, illegal or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform to these Terms and Conditions.
By posting any comments, posts or other material on MCCN-sponsored social media, you give Mount Carmel College of Nursing the irrevocable right to reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works from, and otherwise use your submission for any purpose in any form and on any media.
Finally, you agree that you will indemnify Mount Carmel College of Nursing against any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of a claim by a third party relating to any material you have posted.
Do not use the MCCN logo or any other College images or iconography on personal social media sites.
Be cognizant of pictures of students in their uniform where the MCCN logo can be seen.
Identify yourself:
When discussing the College or its business, always identify clearly who you are, what your role is at the College and publish in the first person.
Use a disclaimer when appropriate.
Disclaimer: If you are publishing information about the College or your role at the College you should use a disclaimer along the following lines: “The views expressed on this site are my own and don’t reflect the views of my employer.”
Personal Responsibility: You are personally responsible for content you publish using social media tools. Remember that what you publish will be public for many years. There is no complete delete online.
Always remember that the same laws, professional expectations, and guidelines for interacting in person also apply online.
Individuals are liable for anything they post to social media sites.
This policy is not inclusive of all situations related to social media.
Refer to professional organization guidelines for further recommendations, principles and policies: