Social Networking Site Guidelines

University of Minnesota units that want to publish information on any social networking site, such as Facebook, MySpace, You Tube, etc. need to follow the same guidelines they would follow when publishing anything related to their unit. (These standards do not apply to personal pages.)

Some specific guidelines include:

• Use the wordmark just as you do for all official University publications. Follow the wordmark guidelines on the Graphic Standards Web site.
• Include the short version of the EEO and the copyright statement as follows:
  © 2007 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
• On pages where possible, use the University’s Web colors.
  Maroon: #7A0019
  Gold: #FFCC33
• Posted video should follow University of Minnesota accessibility standards found in the Accessibility of Information Technology policy.
• On pages where public comments are allowed, comments should be monitored by the page administrators. Lewd or explicit postings should be removed.

For guidelines related to student use of social networking sites, see Living in Online Communities on the Office for Student Affairs Web site.

Please contact University Relations at 612-624-6868 if you have any questions or concerns.

Site Examples

A login is required on some of these sites.

Facebook: University of Minnesota News Service Group

Facebook: University of Minnesota Emergency Notification Group

You Tube: University of Minnesota Channel