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  • OSU Flashmob Breaks Out In Front of the Student Union

    By Eric Stoller October 5, 2010 9:15 pm EDT

    What does this post have to do with student affairs and technology? That's a great question! For my first week as a non-OSU employee, and as a full-time Beaver Alum, I feel compelled to share this amazing video with my readers. I suppose the technological aspect comes from the fact that the video was shot using a Digital SLR and then uploaded in all of its amazing hi-def goodness to YouTube. The Student Affairs focus is obvious to anyone in the OSU community. Several student affairs personnel are dancing in the video. If you look closely, you can even spot OSU's Dean of Students, Mamta Accapadi among the 70+ dancers.

    I think what the OSU flashmob showcases to me is that high quality video production has become a standard for our campuses. High definition video equipment has become ubiquitous. YouTube has became the standard location for video uploads/hosting. The standards for quality and sophistication have been raised to new heights.

    Do you have examples of amazing university/college student affairs unit videos? One of my all-time favorites is the flashmob from the Ohio Union.

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  • Posted on October 6, 2010 at 11:00am EDT
  • Not that this isn't cool and not to be a stickler, but I don't think this fits the definition of a "flash mob," which (according to Wikipedia) is "generally not applied to events organized by public relations firms, protests, and publicity stunts." Given that a demarcated space was obviously cordoned off in advance, how is this the work of a flash mob? Again, it was still cool, but it wasn't what I thought it was going to be when I navigated here.
  • Diversity
  • Posted by Theresa , Writer at Oregon State University on October 6, 2010 at 11:15am EDT
  • Eric I think it's also important to note that this was a student-driven project, and aimed at highlighting the university's commitment to diversity and focus on honoring cultural practices of international students like Neha, who is originally from Mysore, India. Neha brought the project to University Advancement as an intern and was trusted to run the entire thing. She dedicated months to choreographing the piece and training the 70+ dancers, who include students and staff from many different backgrounds. Also, the video currently has more than 25,000 views, meaning people around the world are learning a little bit about OSU through this piece. Thanks for highlighting it!
  • Digital Productions
  • Posted by Tom , Advising at Arizona State University on October 6, 2010 at 9:45pm EDT

  • Two of my favorites are the BYU Library Old Spice Parody and the Yale - That's Why I Chose Yale Videos.

    BYU
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs

    Yale
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGn3-RW8Ajk

    And of course I have to say this is one of the best university videos I have ever seen, one from my own ASU:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztwJR1BoFN8

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