Going for Gold
CURRENTS Article The story profiles eight of the 2012 CASE Circle of Excellence Award grand gold and gold award winners.

Use Them … or Lose Them?
CURRENTS Article This short feature article offers a point-counterpoint view on using quick-response codes, known as QR codes. Chuck Cunningham of the University of Guelph in Canada advocates for using them, citing his institution's positive experience including them in Guelph's viewbook and other admissions marketing materials. Meanwhile, Cassie Dull of Park Tudor School in Indiana argues that QR codes are more of a trend than a useful marketing innovation, suggesting that those who use them may be suffering from shiny object syndrome.

Viewbook 2.0
CURRENTS Article Today’s prospective students are a different breed when it comes to the way they conduct their college search. And yet, while much has been made of the “stealth applicant,” the essential role of the Web, and the significance of third-party Web sites including social networking sites, institutions continue with the same basic student recruitment publications order they have been requesting for years. This article examines how the thinking and strategy about viewbooks has changed—in light of the Web, considering how much students have changed, how much the admissions process and timing has changed, and in light of fully integrated communications and marketing efforts.