1. Facebook and College Students:
For Better or Worse?

2. Aaron Fisher, an International Studies
and Economics major at the University
of Denver, tries to limit the amount of
time that he uses Facebook to 45
minutes to an hour per day, leaving
him with more time to work and do
homework undistracted.

3. Facebook is a
useful tool for
providing college
students with
resources and
opportunities
such as those
offered by the
University of
Denver Career
Center’s
Facebook Page.

4. Facebook makes it
convenient for
college students to
connect with each
other both online
and offline. A 2010
Georgia Southern
University study
showed that 97%
of students
surveyed reported
using Facebook.

5. Through Facebook,
many college students
are able to hear about
and attend events
such as sporting
events with their
friends.

6. Flyers advertise a
multitude of
events held at the
University of
Denver, many of
which also have
Facebook events
which students can
use to find out
which of their
friends will be
attending.

7. Some college students find Facebook a
distraction and a source of procrastination
when doing homework or studying in class.

8. Smartphones make it easy for college students to stay
connected on Facebook using the Facebook application.
A recent University of Colorado survey found that 53%
of students surveyed owned smartphones.

9. Some students use
tablets such as the
iPad to stay updated
on Facebook.
Mobile devices
update users with
notifications of
what’s happening
online while they
are away from their
computers.

10. Some students
feel that
Facebook tends
to foster pseudo-
relationships and
try to socialize
offline with their
friends instead of
online.

11. Biology major Bailey
Loving deactivated
his Facebook
because he prefers
to connect with
friends offline
through phone calls
and face-to-face
interaction.
“It’s a great tool that
can be used in good
and bad ways. What
you choose to do
with it is what
makes it useful,”
said Loving.

12. “Facebook has many
pros and cons and
most of it boils down
to every individual
user. It can be a tool
for socialization and
connection with
friends, or it can be a
tool for stalking and
procrastination,”
said Le, a Business
major at the
University of Denver
who actively uses
Facebook for at least
three hours a day.