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Brittany Howard by Brittany Howard
May 7, 2019
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Florida Gulf Coast University

Believe it or not, there’s strategy to Instagram.

Amy Swingle, the director of campus recreation at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), has learned a lot on how to drive student engagement through Instagram. FGCU’s account facts include:

  • @fgcu_campusrec
  • Followers: 6,351
  • Posts: 832
  • Established: 2013

Below, she shares the direction of the FGCU Instagram, techniques they’ve used successfully to grow it, who is in charge of posting and how to get the most out of your account:

Campus Rec: Tell me about the direction you wanted to set for the Instagram account?

Amy Swingle: I’ve been here since 2010. We were active on Facebook, then we got on Twitter, and then Instagram came along and students here at FGCU really gravitated a few years ago to Instagram. The direction was we needed to start engaging with the students through our social media, not just using it as a one direction by pushing things out to our students. We needed to ask and get feedback, however we could do that, and engage them in the conversation with what we’re posting.

CR: What successful techniques have you used to engage students?

AS: One thing we did was a takeover campaign. We had a student employee take over the account for a week. We gave them some guidelines and told them to post their day in the life of a campus rec employee from going into meetings, working out at waterfront and officiating intramural games. That was a huge hit. They were tagging their friends and their friends were giving shout-outs back and asking questions.

We started this program called Pop-Up Rec. It’s a one time, no registration required, show up and play activity. The only way we advertise is through Instagram and social media. The first time we did it, we did a sunset yoga program and we had over 80 people show up. It gave us confidence – this is how students want to get their information.

Florida Gulf Coast University. Students are also responding to the Instagram stories. They love the stories because they get to see them and then they move on. Fitness has had really good luck with funny quick polls, yes or no questions and just being fun with it. We’re trying to connect to the students at their level. We want them to feel like campus rec is their friend, not some department.

CR: How do you go about running the campus rec Instagram account?

AS: It’s typically been a couple students, but right now, it’s mostly professional staff who have access. We post organically. We will be talking in a staff meeting and someone will say, “Hey, can I get a post up?” And then we’ll decide who does it.

CR: What last tips and advice do you have for running a successful Instagram account?

AS: Listen to your students. That means your employees, interns and your young staff. See what works and what drives them and take those risks. Don’t slack on your usage, and if you put a dog on your Instagram, it’s amazing.

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