Building Community vs. Facilitating Community and the Work of Belonging in Digital Communities

Josie and the Podcast

If you know me, you know I talk about community - all the time. Reflecting on the work of Marcus Collins, I spend this episode diving into the roles we all play in community, and how we can all evolve together. We’ll discuss how we can show up and be active advocates for our communities, defining belonging as a facet of community and how this all translates to student success.

But we’ll also dig into what a community really is. Is it though the memes we share on our schools’ social media account, the campus itself, the culture the students share, or the staff we bring on at the higher levels?

We’re also trying something new this episode, and sharing an interview I did recently with Tim Alexander, the Resident Director at Chapman University. If you were at the NASPA Western Regional Conference, you may remember he ended up being a big part of my session.

In this episode, Tim talks about how he implemented ideas from my Digital Community Cohort to create meaningful social media content that humanized Chapman’s RAs and staff even before the semester kicked off. He digs into his favorite parts of facilitating community on campus, and how he's serving the unique needs of first-year students.

Josie and the Podcast is a production of Dr. Josie Ahlquist and is produced by University FM. The show is also sponsored by Element451.

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Mentioned in the episode:

• If you didn’t share a recap video, did 2023 even happen? | The Washington Post

• Taylor Lorenz: Washington Post, Instagram, Book: Extremely Online

• Embedded by Kate Lindsey

• No or low spend challenges

• Renew Retreats

• The Digital Community Cohort

• Student Social Media Academy

• 2023 AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education

• Dr. Marcus Collins - Professor | Best-Selling Author | Keynote Speaker

• For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be by Marcus Collins

• The State of Social Media in 2023: How You Can Build Communities, Drive Sales, and Go Viral, According to 1,000+ Social Media Managers | Hubspot

• Podcast: Crossover episode of the Trusted Voices Podcast and Higher Voltage

• Belonging: Why it is the next step on the equity, diversity and inclusion ladder | Times Higher Education

• 5 Components of Student Belonging | EAB

• Podcast: Influencer Marketing and Its Place in Higher Education | Josie Ahlquist

• How a Sense of Belonging Promotes College Success | Learning Research & Development Center | University of Pittsburgh

• Iowa State Inclusive Classroom Training

• Emerging social media job titles you need to know for 2024 | Sprout Social

• Tim Alexander LinkedIn

• NASPA Western Regional Sessions

• Chapman University The Office of Residence Life and First Year Experience Instagram

• Chapman University Move Out Information Video

• 2024 NASPA Annual Conference, Seattle

• Register for the Digital Community Cohort