Ryan Pena and a Capella University Graduate

How Capella University is Connecting 16k Students Online

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Meet Ryan Pena, head of social media for Capella University. Among Ryan’s many social business accomplishments is the launch a private online community where more than 16,000 Capella students connect with one another every day.

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On This Episode You’ll Discover:

  • The strategy behind launching Capella’s private online social network
  • How the C-Suite reacted to the ROI of building a social community
  • How Capella is finding new ways to educate students through social media
  • The student demographic considerations that went into the design of their community
  • How Ryan finds and partners with influencers in his industry
  • Why face-to-face communication is vital to social media community management
  • The one thing Ryan would change about business – risk taking

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