Re: Facebook "[Your Institution] Class of 2023" and "[Your Institution] Class of 2023 - Parents" Groups

["Burns, Denis" <denis.burns () MED FSU EDU>]

Hello Nickalaus, et al,

This is an interesting one.  We had not heard of it before, but we similarly have a significant number of parents who 
appear to have joined.  I am curious if anyone has made an announcement to their student/parent base, and what they 
communicated.

For those who are curious, it appears that three FB accounts are responsible for creating the groups (Mary Vitug, 
Dominica Grigoryeva, College Parents) which currently consist of these 163(ish) institutions:


UMass Lowell Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Stony Brook University Class of 2023 - Parents

Hofstra University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

University at Buffalo Class of 2023 - Parents

UCLA Class of 2023 - Parents

FAU Class of 2023 - Parents

Ithaca College Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Montclair State University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Virginia Tech Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Pennsylvania Class of 2023 - Parents

LSU Class of 2023 - Parents

West Chester University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

University of Tampa Class of 2023 - Parents

Kent State University Class of 2023 - Parents

Rice University Class of 2023 - Parents

VCU Class of 2023 - Parents

UCSB Class of 2023 - Parents

West Virginia University (WVU) Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Pittsburgh Class of 2023 - Parents

TCNJ Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Chicago Class of 2023 - Parents

NC State Class of 2023 - Parents

Emory University Class of 2023 - Parents

UC Berkeley Class of 2023 - Parents

Coastal Carolina University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Carnegie Mellon University Class of 2023 - Parents

LUC Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Maryland Class of 2023 - Parents

Kennesaw State University Class of 2023 - Parents

University of South Carolina Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Rochester Class of 2023 - Parents

UC Santa Cruz Class of 2023 - Parents

SDSU Class of 2023 - Parents

USF Class of 2023 - Parents

App State Class of 2023 - Parents

Clemson University Class of 2023 - Parents

DePaul University Class of 2023 - Parents

UC Riverside Class of 2023 - Parents

St. Johns University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

University of Virginia Class of 2023 - Parents

FGCU Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Oklahoma Class of 2023 - Parents

Cal Poly Pomona Class of 2023 - Parents

UW Whitewater Class of 2023 - Parents

Michigan State University Class of 2023 - Parents

Oregon State Class of 2023 - Parents

Fordham University Class of 2023 - Parents

College of Charleston Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

SUNY Albany Class of 2023 - Parents

CWRU Class of 2023 - Parents

Temple University Class of 2023 - Parents

Towson University Class of 2023 - Parents

USC Class of 2023 - Parents

SUNY Cortland Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

WUSTL Class of 2023 - Parents

Colorado State University Class of 2023 - Parents

UW-La Crosse Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

UC Davis Class of 2023 - Parents

Cornell University Class of 2023 - Parents

UIUC Class of 2023 - Parents

Indiana University Class of 2023 - Parents

Notre Dame Class of 2023 - Parents

Illinois State University Class of 2023 - Parents

Brown University Class of 2023 - Parents

East Carolina University Class of 2023 - Parents

GWU Class of 2023 - Parents

Georgetown University Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Houston Class of 2023 - Parents

Chapman University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

UNCW Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Saint Louis University Class of 2023 - Parents

Brandeis University Class of 2023 - Parents

UCF Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Cincinnati Class of 2023 - Parents

Chico State Class of 2023 - Parents

UCSD Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Arizona Class of 2023 - Parents

Penn State University Class of 2023 - Parents

CSULB Class of 2023 - Parents

BGSU Class of 2023 - Parents

University of San Francisco Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Miami Class of 2023 - Parents

RIT Class of 2023 - Parents

CSUF Class of 2023 - Parents

Monmouth University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Ohio State University Class of 2023 - Parents

University of San Diego Class of 2023 - Parents

Purdue University Class of 2023 - Parents

Texas Christian University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

University of Dayton Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Winona State University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

UNC Chapel Hill Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Georgia Class of 2023 - Parents

GVSU Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

UW-Milwaukee Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Fairfield University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

American University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Rowan University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Vanderbilt University Class of 2023 - Parents

SJSU Class of 2023 - Parents

South Dakota State Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Wake Forest University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

MNSU Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

Stockton University Class of 2023 - Parents and Families

UNF Class of 2023 - Parents

Drexel University Class of 2023 - Parents

College of William & Mary Class of 2023 - Parents

Pace University Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Vermont Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Washington Class of 2023 - Parents

UW Madison Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Tennessee (UTK) Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Toledo Class of 2023 - Parents

UCI Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Texas at Austin Class of 2023 - Parents

Texas A&M University Class of 2023 - Parents

Syracuse University Class of 2023 - Parents

SUNY Geneseo Class of 2023 - Parents

Suffolk University Class of 2023 - Parents

UMass Amherst Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Alabama Class of 2023 - Parents

SFSU Class of 2023 - Parents

Santa Clara University Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Rhode Island Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Oregon Class of 2023 - Parents

University of New Hampshire Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Nebraska Lincoln Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Minnesota Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Michigan Class of 2023 - Parents

UMass Boston Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Maine Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Kentucky Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Kansas Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Iowa Class of 2023 - Parents

UF Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Hartford Class of 2023 - Parents

CU Boulder Class of 2023 - Parents

UConn Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Delaware Class of 2023 - Parents

University of Denver Class of 2023 - Parents

CSUN Class of 2023 - Parents

Cal Poly SLO Class of 2023 - Parents

Elon University Class of 2023 - Parents

Duke university Class of 2023 - Parents

FSU Class of 2023 - Parents

Florida International University Class of 2023 - Parents

Rutgers university Class of 2023 - Parents

Boston University Class of 2023 - Parents

Boston College Class of 2023 - Parents

Binghamton University Class of 2023 - Parents

Baylor University Class of 2023 - Parents

Auburn University Class of 2023 - Parents

ASU Class of 2023 - Parents

Quinnipiac University Class of 2023 - Parents

Ole Miss Class of 2023 - Parents

Ohio University Class of 2023 - Parents

Northeastern University Class of 2023 - Parents

NYU Class of 2023 - Parents

Mizzou Class of 2023 - Parents

Miami University Class of 2023 - Parents

JMU Class of 2023 - Parents

Iowa State University Class of 2023 - Parents

IUP Class of 2023 - Parents

George Mason University Class of 2023 - Parents

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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> On Behalf Of Giacobe, Nick
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 4:27 PM
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Subject: [SECURITY] Facebook "[Your Institution] Class of 2023" and "[Your Institution] Class of 2023 - Parents" Groups

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Has anyone else encountered Facebook Groups set up by “College Parents” https://www.facebook.com/collegeparentspage ?

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We’ve seen them set up pages for the students and the parents (or parents/families or other variations) with the 
graduation year. They seem to be some kind of screen printing vendor hocking non-licensed goods, and they’re trying to 
build a group then leverage/monetize it at a later point.

If you have seen them … I’m wondering what you’ve done about them?
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Nicklaus A. Giacobe, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Programs and Assistant Teaching Professor
Phone: 814-865-8233
College of Information Sciences and Technology
Penn State University
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