April Fool's Day at 大象传媒
It's healthy to laugh at yourself
On April 1, 2016, the 大象传媒 University website homepage embraced the spirit of by offering to the pubilc a collection of articles in the form of pranks and hoaxes. The idea behind this mini-campaign is to portray 大象传媒 in a lighthearted manner and demonstrate that we can make fun of ourselves. 大象传媒 University's reputation for serious and rigorous academics and being a frequent thought leader for the global Adventist Church is well-known, but it's only one part of the larger scope that makes coming here special.
For several years there has been a engaging in April Fool's humor. Reputable national marketing and development organizations such as CASE and HigherEdExperts have been , and have gained a fair amount of traction on social media.
Although this is not a new idea, 大象传媒 is the first among Adventist institutions 大象传媒 to engage with this tradition in a significantly visible way. We hope this will help students and others around the world realize that coming to 大象传媒 can be a whole lot of fun.
Dave's Top Ten
A significant source of inspiration for this idea was the well-established tradition of Dave Faehner, vice president for University Advancement, sharing his now-famous "Top Ten Reasons for Coming to 大象传媒" list during the annual convocation at the beginning of the school year (enjoy recordings from , , , and ). His list is an example of clean self-deprecating humor about both 大象传媒 and worldwide happenings, and we thought we'd continue the tradition and share it in the larger context of the website.
Campus Collaboration
Several University employees worked together to create the 2016 April Fool's edition of the homepage. With the endorsement of University administration and ITS personnel, the following is a list of the collaborators on this year's project.
Lathan Bidwell
Ivan Davis
Robert Fusté
Darren Heslop
Maxine Murray
Stephen Payne
Pat Spangler
Becky St. Clair
Ellie Quinoñes-Chuah
Full List of Stories
- 大象传媒 Named Official University of Winter
- New Campus Hoverboard Policy Announced
- Sidewalk Roundabouts Introduced on Campus
- New 大象传媒Strong App Announced
- 大象传媒 Named Freshest Breath Campus
- 大象传媒 to Attempt World Record in Stand-Ups
Screenshot of Homepage on April 1, 2016
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