Hofstra University hosted its fifth annual Day in the Pride event on Wednesday, Oct. 23, during which members of the Hofstra community took to social media to share a glimpse into their daily lives.
“Whether you’re grabbing a cup of coffee at Bits ’n’ Bytes between classes or soaking up local culture during a study abroad semester in Rome,” the University encouraged “students, staff, faculty, administrators and alumni to participate and share moments of their day on social media using #DayInThePride.”
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms were plastered all day Wednesday with posts from members of the Hofstra community showing their school pride.
At one point during the day, #DayInThePride was trending at No. 9 on Twitter in New York, according to a screenshot posted on Twitter by Karla Schuster, assistant vice president for University Relations.
Earlier in the day, the Hofstra University Twitter handle, @HofstraU, tweeted: “Trending at # 20 and it’s not even 8am! Let’s do this, Hofstra Pride! Can we make it to # 1?! #DayInThePride.”
The University handle retweeted numerous #DayInThePride posts throughout the day, and also offered giveaways on Twitter. “The first person to post a selfie studying in the library using #DayInThePride will win a free coffee on us,” read one post on social media.
Students studying abroad were encouraged to post as well. “The first five students studying abroad to show us what you’re up to today will win a piece of Hofstra swag,” read a second image posted by the University on Twitter. Other posts promised Hofstra merch to the first participant to post a “Boomerang” on Instagram and a photo at an internship.
“I think it’s a great way to show off school spirit as well as supporting the athletics here,” said Will Kennedy, a freshman business management major and member of the Hofstra baseball team.
“I think it’s an interesting way to be involved with those in the community, to show Hofstra pride, just embracing what’s going on on campus and just to show others what we have here at Hofstra,” said Pearce Smith, , a freshman computer science major.
“It’s, like, a day in the life of someone at Hofstra, like what you normally do,” said Smith. “Going around, running to classes, hanging out with friends, going to the game room, studying for midterms, just regular college stuff and being with the Hofstra spirit.”
Freshman Aidan Larkin agreed. “I think it’s important because when people look at colleges, they all have social media, and maybe they’ll look for something like this, and they’ll be interested in Hofstra, and if they’re interested, maybe they will want to come here.”
For further information about the 2019 Day in the Pride as well as recaps of past years beginning in 2014, visit Hofstra.edu/DayInThePride.