Right Under the Nose
CURRENTS Article Students on campuses around the world participate in Movember to raise awareness about and money for male cancers.

Trash to Treasure
CURRENTS Article Members of Luther College's junior varsity men's basketball team move actual tons of discarded belongings out of the campus's eight residence halls for the annual Trash to Treasure sale, the proceeds of which benefit the team.

Serious Fun
CURRENTS Article An intense campus trivia contest that began in 1980 at St. Cloud State University as an effort to give students something to look forward to in the post-holiday period of Minnesota's long winters blossoms into an event that hooks students as well as alumni and community members who come back to compete or volunteer every year.

Advance Work: Best Foot Forward
CURRENTS Article Dominican University has become a lead sponsor of the endangered Frank Lloyd Wright Races, reinvigorating the institution's ties with the community in Oak Park, Ill.

Advance Work: Growing for Grades
CURRENTS Article Students at Rice University in Texas maintain a community garden as both an academic exercise and a relationship-building effort.

Individual Public Relations and Community Relations Projects: University of Pittsburgh - Bronze Medal
Best Practice In late 2005 the University of Pittsburgh and a local Pittsburgh-based nonprofit agency called Three Rivers Youth collaborated to create a publication, museum exhibit, video, and other supporting materials that celebrated the nonprofit's 125th anniversary and its work with the city's children in need.

Individual Special Events: University of Pittsburgh - Gold Medal
Best Practice In late 2005 the University of Pittsburgh and a local Pittsburgh-based nonprofit agency called Three Rivers Youth collaborated to create a publication, museum exhibit, video, and other supporting materials that celebrated the nonprofit's 125th anniversary and its work with the city's children in need. An elegant opening reception for the exhibition was held at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center on February 1, 2006.

AdvanceWork: Alma Mater Month
CURRENTS Article San Diego State University built ties with local donors, alumni, and the business community by naming March 2003 SDSU Month. The celebration included the launch of a redesigned alumni magazine, 70 special exhibits and concerts, a media campaign, and discount promotions from 20 local businesses. This AdvanceWork item is of interest to communication and marketing managers and special event planners.

AdvanceWork: Giving High on the Hog
CURRENTS Article A passion for motorcycles inspired a unique method of cultivating donors.