If you build it, they will come
Seems as the Alligator yielded my advice from a few weeks ago regarding Facebook and Judicial Action. Link A few things about the story. When did IHRA become slave labor? The article is referenceing the student organization as if it is a paid posisition off of housing. If it is I know what organization I need to be in, not these ones that are volunteer only. (Aside, I know IHRA is not paid, just clearing that up.) Does it seem like Logan Smith may have sent up a red flag? After he was told about officials checking the facebook he removed 60 pictures, 5 quotes and 5 groups? Glad he cleaned up his facebook page, but as a student leader should he have admitted he had inappropiate things on his page? I also feel the article also doesn't cover the entire story. The way it is written seems as though it is directed towards Student Organizations or leadership positions but it is not. I know for a fact, which spun my other warning/investigative work, that a friend of a friend was cited for a judicial due to their facebook page and they are not in any organizations. Now if only they would check and take the same actions on SG.
Edit:I did find out later that the friend was in a very small organization and that the adviser decided to check their facebook profile. I do not have any confirmed "regular" students who have been brought in for a judicial from facebook.
posted by UF SG Dirt @ 6:32 PM
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I know that it said staff in the article, I think that was just a miscommunication or misunderstanding. I think staff hopefully meant regular member. As much as they would like to be paid, we don't pay the members of IRHA. And it is IRHA, not IHRA, could just be a typing fast issue.
Anyway, I don't think it necessarily sends up a red flag, because I feel that we as student leaders need to lead by example. Unfortunately when I go out, I am not just E.J. Walicki, UF student and average citizen, I am E.J. Walicki, IRHA President, it follows me wherever I go. If someone sees something on my facebook profile or picture, they will go, "Look, that's the IRHA President." Students turn to us for questions, guidance, consolement, etc. and we need to make sure we are sending the right message so we can help those up and coming student leaders that we love to see become something great.
There may not be anything extremely bad on someone's page, but anything that could be misconstrued or misinterpreted should be looked at by each student and they need to decide if they want to have it up there. Those things on the page may not have been inappropriate, but everyone has their level of sensitivity and what they deem offensive.
And very true they are looking at students not involved in student organizations and should have mentioned that but it is good that they are looking into student leaders as well.
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