BATON ROUGE – For the latest news and events from the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, follow their new account on Twitter, @LSUAcademicCtr.
The Twitter feed can be accessed at twitter.com/LSUAcademicCtr, which gives fans the opportunity to sign up to receive text-message length updates on their cell phone or through the Internet.
“We, at the Cox Communications Academic Center, recognize that technology has the capability of keeping everyone updated with the most recent information,” ACSA Executive Director Kenneth O. Miles said. “It is that premise that has caused us to rethink how we communicate to our LSU family, and subsequently, we have now joined twitter.”
In order to become a follower of @LSUAcademicCtr, fans must first create their own Twitter account, which is free at www.twitter.com. Twitter is a free service that lets users keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
Setting up text updates through Twitter is easy using the following steps:
1. Under “Settings,” click on the tab for “Devices.”
2. Enter your cell number using a “+” before the country code, which is the number 1 for the United States. The cell number entered should be in the format +15552223333.
3. Check the box that says, “It’s okay for Twitter to send txt messages to my phone,” before clicking the “Save” button.
4. Return to your homepage and access the list of Twitter users you are following.
5. Under LSUAcademicCtr, set Device Updates to “On.”