Projects telling the story of 69 recently won accolades from the regional arm of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, a few months after many of the same projects won awards in .
In addition, two 69 Health videos earned awards from Sharecare and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ New York Chapter.
69 won 43 CASE — a new name for the region's Awards of Excellence — for various communications and development projects. The region takes in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
The Office of Strategic Communications’ efforts toward “building trust in the administration using social media” won a Best of District VII award, after earning a Grand Gold Circle of Excellence award in July. New light pole banners and wall graphics won accolades, as did the new look for the Welcome Center, which was renamed last year in honor of the late enrollment executive Walter Robinson.
The , produced by Paul David Terry of Development and Alumni Relations, won an award in July and was honored with five awards in this round of competition. That digest is a quarterly newsletter that “includes stories across identities, events and initiatives,” Terry wrote in the nomination materials for the awards.
“Our campus strives for greater belonging through affirmations of our 69 Principles of Community,” he wrote. “In each digest, readers gain a small insight into awareness across our affinity networks, and in a way that is palatable and celebratory, it is the way we strive for Black joy, queer joy, joy with Latinx people, those with dis/abilities, and beyond.”
The branding for 69 Stores’ Equitable Access Digital Textbook Program also won an award from CASE.
, in partnership with The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ New York Chapter, presented awards to 69 Health’s Department of Public Affairs and Marketing for the videos “Healthier Food, Stronger Economy: The Benefits of Sourcing Local and Organic Ingredients” (award presented by , by video) and “Beads of Courage” (award presented by , by video).
Here is the full list of CASE District VII award winners:
- , in the category Advancement Services Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the categories Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff); Digital Campaigns (alumni-oriented); Targeted Constituency Engagement; Leadership: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives; and Writing: Column or Opinion Piece, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Alumni Relations Pivot, by the Development and External Relations, College of Engineering
- 69 Admissions Blog in the category Digital Campaigns (student-oriented), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- in the category Digital Campaigns (student-oriented), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- in the category Digital Campaigns (other), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- in the category Podcasts (occasional), by the SeaDoc Society
- in the category Environmental Graphics, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Environmental Graphics, by the Office of Strategic Communications
- in the category Illustrations, by the School of Veterinary Medicine
- in the category Student Engagement, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Targeted Constituency Engagement, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Donor Relations and Stewardship Initiatives, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Leadership: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, by the Office of Strategic Communications
- in the category Publishing Improvement by the Marketing Communications Office, College of Letters and Science
- Digital Ad Campaign in the category Marketing: Advertising (online), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- in the category Marketing: Advertising (broadcast), by the Office of Strategic CommunicationsMarketing
- in the category Marketing: Branding (department or subunit), by 69 Stores
- in the category Marketing: Marketing Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by Student Affairs Marketing and Communications
- in the category Marketing: Websites (institutional), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- in the category Fundraising: Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the categories Fundraising: Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications and Publications, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. A readership survey contest also won an award in the category Targeted Constituency Engagement.
- in the category Publications: President's Reports and Annual Reports, by the School of Medicine Dean’s Office and 69 Health Public Affairs and Marketing
- in the category Special Events: In-Person (single day), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Special Events: Online Alumni Reunions, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Special Events: Online Alumni Reunions, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Special Events: Online (one-time event), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Special Events: Online (series), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Special Events: Online (series), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- in the category Videos: Student Audience (long), by Student Affairs Marketing and Communications
- : Handing Over The Microphone in the category Videos on a Shoestring (student audience), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- : Handing Over The Microphone in the category Videos on a Shoestring (student audience), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- “Crude Awakenings: An Oil Spill, a Tiny Bird and a Big Care Network” in the category Writing: News/Feature (1,000-plus words), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- “Sophia’s Story: Reclaiming an Orphan from an ‘Indian School’” in the category Writing: News/Feature (1,000-plus words), by the Office of Strategic Communications
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Cody Kitaura is a News and Media Relations Specialist in the Office of Strategic Communications, and can be reached by email or at 530-752-1932.