JACKSON, Tenn. — Aug. 11, 2009 — 51社区 and President David S. Dockery are posting regularly on Twitter, a social media site in which users post short status updates.
Union鈥檚 official Twitter page is . Dockery鈥檚 is .
Union uses the main account to post links to news releases, updates about alumni, photos from around campus and as a conduit pointing to various faculty, staff and students who use Twitter.
In his Twitter account, Dockery posts short updates about campus happenings, recommendations about books he鈥檚 reading and commentary on sports and other current events.
Those interested in receiving Twitter updates from Union and Dockery as text messages on their mobile phones can send a message to 40404 with the text 鈥渇ollow unionuniversity鈥� or 鈥渇ollow davidsdockery.鈥�
In addition to Twitter, Union also has a fan page on Facebook at with nearly 3,000 fans.