The Case of the Facebook Pictures
The Orientation Committee has spent most of the spring and summer finishing their plans for Fall Orientation, where they will welcome next year's incoming class of freshmen and transfer students . They even hosted a number of summer orientation events, which allow prospective students to have a first look at the campus in June and July .The Orientation Committee was able to meaningfully connect with a number of incoming freshmen, even becoming Facebook friends with them in order to stay in touch throughout the rest of the summer and into the fall semester . Two weeks before school starts, the Orientation Committee decides to hang out off campus and have a few drinks to relax and celebrate all their hard work . No one who is underage drinks, and no one goes over the legal limit .
Shortly thereafter, some pictures from that night are posted on Facebook . A prospective student is viewing the pictures on his home computer when his mom spots them . She is very upset to see "such behavior" from students at this University and refuses to allow her son to attend in the fall . She calls the president's office to angrily complain about the situation and he, in turn, calls you, the Orientation Committee Advisor, and tells you to "handle the situation ."
> What would you do?
If I was the supervisor, I would make them take down the pictures, and warn them to not do anything like that ever again. If those pictures just so happened to get out, the college could lose a lot of people. People will think this college is more focused on partying rather than education (but really where is that?). That isn't the first thing you HAVE to do. You could have gone bowling or something...
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ReplyDeleteIf i was the superviser I would suspend the commitee for punshment for setting a bad example. They should not be posting pictures of them drinking publicly. They deserve to be warned and suspened the first time and if it happenes again then they deserve to get fired. They should learn the first time that its not right to post pictures f them drinking.
ReplyDeleteIf I was the Orientation Committee Advisor I would tell everyone in the committee that they can not be doing that stuff in public. At the least not around any of the students, or at the very least do not be posting pictures of any of these bad activities on the internet. If I would really have to I would just find new members.
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ReplyDeleteI think the people need to protect their facebook account because the privacy is something important and a lot of people forget that. I understand the parents after see those picture but the university student should not have problem after have fun. but facebook show the picture but there are not explanation with them. The imagination of teenager parents can imagine a lot of thing just with a picture. the social network are often helpful but they are also very dangerous and problematic.
ReplyDeleteI would tell them that is wrong to do those things in public and not around the students. That is bad leader ship. I would definitely tell them to stop or get new people. Posting bad pictures is not good. Nobody should not do that they should protect their face book and social media.
ReplyDeleteI think that those pictures didn't need to end up on facebook even if they weren't doing anything illegal, because a lot of people will be offended by that and get the wrong idea of what the college is actually about. Which will lead to a lot of people not wanting to go to school there (and might attract the crowd that they do not want to have attend the college)
ReplyDeleteIf I was the advisor of the committee I would tell them to take of the pictures. Because it will effect the colleges image. The people who are planning to attend the college will maybe change there mind about coming because of the images on Facebook. Also I would tell them they would not be able to be apart of the committee anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think if I was the supervisor I would make them take down the pictures if they were very bad. If I thought they weren't that bad I would try to convince the parent that the pictures arn't to horrible. Facebook also shouldn't be used for bad things like this I guesss.
ReplyDeleteI would warn them to that it is bad and they need to take them down.They could end up everywhere and hurt there future. It could harm getting a job. It could also harm what college you enjoy going to or not going to. Be a good kid and do the right thing!
ReplyDeleteI would tell them, that they need to stop posting pictures of them drinking, because it is a bad reputation for the college, and the college will loose people who want to come to school there in the fall. I think that you can give them a warning, and if they do it again then find better people for the board.
ReplyDeletei would tell them that they need to take down those those photos and not do those kinds of actions in public. if they do those kind of things on Facebook they could set a bad example for students and the people involved in the university. if they kept those pictures up they could make people think that they are a party school and not a school that their to learn
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