The University of Portland’s Facebook page has been ranked third in the nation for audience engagement among peer colleges and universities with 10,000-19,999 followers in 2012. The ranking is from Varsity Outreach, a leader in social media marketing for university audiences. The UP page ranked eleventh in 2011. Rankings are available at http://tinyurl.com/b39d7o8. UP’s Facebook page is at http://tinyurl.com/ajebpp3. The University placed third against schools such as Villanova, Santa Clara, Dartmouth, Loyola, and Portland State. The UP page also ranked 16th in the nation overall among all 627 college and university pages regardless of size classification. With more than 12,000 followers after gaining nearly 3,500 new followers in 2012, the page is operated by the office of marketing and communications, which also oversees UP’s social media efforts on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. For more information contact Joe Kuffner, marketing and communications, at 7202 or kuffnerj@up.edu.