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    2017 District II Accolades Award Winners

    Year: 2017
    Award: District II Awards
    Category: Accolades Awards
    PLATINUM CATEGORIES

    1. Best Practices in Alumni Relations

    GOLD

    Elevating the Conversation: Leveraging the Power of the Volunteer Network

    Villinova University

    SILVER

    Stockton University's Presidential Vision Tour: A distinctive Vision: Embracing Stockton's Future

    Stockton University

    2. Best Practices in Communications and Marketing

    GOLD

    York University's "Open Your Mind" Brand Campaign

    York University

    SILVER

    #RUDayOfSeasons by RU Student Life at Ryerson University

    Ryerson University

    BRONZE

    UMBC News: Building and growing a central hub for visually engaging university

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

    3. Best Practices in Fundraising

    GOLD

    Drexel University's Day of Giving - 24 Hours of Impact

    Drexel University

    SILVER

    McMaster University - McMaster Memory Project

    McMaster University

    4. Best Practices in Fundraising Campaigns

    No award given.

    5. Best Practices in Advancement Services Programs

    SILVER

    Going, Going, Gone Green

    Villinova University

    6. Excellence in Photography

    GOLD

    Portfolio

    University of Maryland College Park

    SILVER

     The Brentwood Boys

     Ithaca College

    BRONZE

    Stony Brook University Photography

    Stony Brook University

    Honorable Mention

    2015-2016 Portfolio, by Shawna Sherrell

    Gettysburg College

    7. Best Articles of the Year

    GOLD

    "The Meaning of: Leslie Cohen, '69, Beth Suskin, and the monument to a movement," 1300 Elmwood (Summer 2016 Issue)

    Buffalo State College

    SILVER

    "Generation T," UofT Magazine (Summer 2016)

    University of Toronto

    BRONZE

    "Flying Blind"

    Swarthmore College

    Honorable Mention

    "Drilling Deep: From a lake bottom in Peru, clues to climate history"

    Union College

    TRADITIONAL CATEGORIES

    8.  Alumni Relations Events and Affinity Programs

    GOLD

    A Conversation on Racial Diversity & Equity at NYU

    NYU

    SILVER

    UTSC Partners in Leadership Alumni Mentorship Program

    University of Toronto Scarborough

    9. Fundraising

    a. Fundraising Appeals: Individual

    Honorable Mention

    Christmas 2015 Solicitation Card and Letter

    Villanova University

    b. Fundraising: Campaigns

    GOLD

    Kent Place for Life

    Kent Place School

    10. Stewardship Initiatives

    GOLD

    Thank and Show Impact!

    Villanova University

    SILVER

    Iacocca International Internship Program Thank You Video Brochure

    Lehigh University

    BRONZE

    Roberts Proton Therapy Center, A Celebration: 5 Years of Healing

    University of Pennsylvania

    Honorable Mention

    Congratulating Alumni via Google Alerts

    St. John Fisher College

    11. Special Events

    a. Special Events

    GOLD

    Pop-Up Festival on Halsey, a new Rutgers University-Newark led pop-up urban street festival

    Rutgers University

    SILVER

    MCC Foundation's 18th Annual Gold Star Gala Curiouser & Curiouser A Wonderland Experience presented by M&T Bank

    Monroe Community College

    BRONZE

    Engineering 7 Building Groundbreaking

    University of Waterloo

    Honorable Mention

    A.J. Drexel Birthday Party: Establishing a Freshman Tradition

    Drexel University

    b. Special Events: Event Series

    BRONZE

    Stockton University's Presidential Vision Tour: A Distinctive Vision: Embracing Stockton's Future

    Stockton University

    12. Community Relations Programs, Projects, and Special Events

    GOLD

    John Carroll Weekend 2016 (including the John Carroll Awards Gala) in Rome, Italy

    Georgetown University

    SILVER

    Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) Conference - Hamilton Day - McMaster University

    McMaster University

    BRONZE

    Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs

    York University

    Honorable Mention

    Working on race and town-gown relations, for real, and over the long haul

    Cornell University

    13. Individual Special Public Relations Projects

    GOLD

    CEIExSKAM Graffiti Mural

    University of Toronto

    SILVER

    Outcomes

    Gettysburg College

    BRONZE

    Remembering Henry Rowan

    Rowan University

    Honorable Mention

    Building the Ugandan Asian Archive

    Carleton University

    14. Media Relations

    SILVER

    Johns Hopkins University Media Relations Video Engagement Project

    Johns Hopkins University

    BRONZE

    The Science of Exercise

    McMaster University

    Honorable Mention

    If You Build It

    Stony Brook University

    Honorable Mention

    Humanitarian Efforts

    Stony Brook University

    15. Institutional Marketing and Identity/Branding

    GOLD

    York University's Open Your Mind brand campaign

    York University

    SILVER

    Where Mind & Action Intersect

    Ryerson University

    BRONZE

    Far Beyond

    Stony Brook University

    Honorable Mention

    Finish Strong: Meeting and Exceeding the Meliora Challenge

    University of Rochester

    Honorable Mention

    Riverhawks Mascot Redesign

    Anne Arundel Community College

    16. Publications Design

    a. Publications Design: Single Page

    GOLD

    President's 2015 Holiday Greeting Card

    Bucknell University

    SILVER

    Veterans Brochure

    University of Maryland University College

    BRONZE

    Mount Saint Mary College Theatre Poster- A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Mount Saint Mary College

    b. Publications Design: Multi Page

    GOLD

    Communique

    Bryn Mawr School

    SILVER

    City and Country School Portfolio #1: Rising up Together: The Social and Singular Voice at Six Years Old

    City & Country School

    BRONZE

    Magazine

    Stony Brook University SUNY

    Honorable Mention

    Welcome Guide, Faculty of Arts & Science

    University of Toronto

    Honorable Mention

    Swarthmore College Bulletin Summer 2016 Issue

    Swarthmore College

    17. Magazines

    a. Magazines: Independent Schools

    BRONZE

    St. Andrew's Summer Magazine

    St. Andrew's Episcopal School

    Honorable Mention

    Organic Roots: A Publication of North Country School and Camp Treetops

    North Country School

    b. Magazines: Four-Year Colleges/Universities

    SILVER

    Stony Brook Magazine

    Stony Brook University - SUNY

    Honorable Mention

    At Buffalo

    University at Buffalo

    Honorable Mention

    Swarthmore College Bulletin

    Swarthmore College

    Honorable Mention

    M--The University of Toronto Mississauga Magazine

    University of Toronto

    18. Student Recruitment

    a. Student Recruitment Individual Pieces

    GOLD

    Welcome Guide, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto

    University of Toronto

    SILVER

    Ryerson University Undergraduate Admissions Handbook 2016

    Ryerson University

    BRONZE

    "You Majored in What?" (Outcomes brochure)

    Swarthmore College

    Honorable Mention

    Stony Brook Viewbook

    Stony Brook University - SUNY

    Honorable Mention

    "Surrounded by Opportunity," Faculty of Arts and Science 2017 Viewbook

    University of Toronto

    b. Student Recruitment Package

    GOLD

    St. Jerome's University Admissions 2016, Your St. Jerome's journey: From Pin to Ring and Beyond

    St. Jerome's University

    SILVER

    "More Than an Exceptional Medical School" - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's Newly-Branded Admissions Tools

    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    BRONZE

    Mount Saint Mary College Academics, Activities, and Alumni brochures

    Mount Saint Mary College

    Honorable Mention

    Skidmore Class of 2020 Acceptance Campaign

    Skidmore College

    19. Annual or Institutional Reports

    a. Annual or Institutional Reports: Print

    GOLD

    2016 Buffalo State College Impact Report

    Buffalo State College

    SILVER

    American Innovation: 2014-2015 American University Annual Report

    American University

    BRONZE

    UTSC By the Numbers

    University of Toronto

    20. Staff Writing

    GOLD

    Terp Magazine

    University of Maryland College Park

    GOLD

    Staff Writing in Ursinus Magazine

    Ursinus College

    SILVER

    Kristin Hanson, Staff Writer

    Johns Hopkins University

    SILVER

    Staff Writing for The McMaster Times Magazine

    McMaster University

    BRONZE

    ICView articles:

    Brain Storm by Stephen Shoemaker 

    Up the Exposure by Robin Roger

    Voices from the Partition by Stephen Shoemaker

    Creating a Super Future by Stephen Shoemaker

    Understanding Together by IC Staff (Jennifer Campbell, Molly Israel, Robin Roger)

    Ithaca College

    BRONZE

    "Correcting the Record," "Ren-whaa?", "American Story, American Dream," "Sayed Dreams of Birds" and "Hungry for Change" (five articles from Swarthmore College Bulletin)

    Swarthmore College

    Honorable Mention

    #RyersonSA Staff Blog

    www.RyersonStudentAffairs.com

    Ryerson University

    21. Excellence in News Writing

    a. Excellence in News Writing: General news writing

    GOLD

    Gettysburg College Staff Writing Submissions

    Gettysburg College

    BRONZE

    Students in Dadaab refugee camps first to graduate with York U certificate

    York University

    b. Excellence in News Writing: Research, medicine and science news writing

    SILVER

    UMBC Research: How to tell the story of a joint commitment to university research and teaching

    University of Maryland Baltimore County

    22. Specialty and Promotional Items

    GOLD

    WilmU 2015 Homecoming "Paint the Town" Invitation

    Wilmington University

    SILVER

    2016 Believe Benefit Invitation

    Convent of the Sacred Heart

    BRONZE

    SUNY Potsdam Bicentennial Oral History Project

    SUNY Potsdam

    Honorable Mention

    Invitation to the The Jessica Savitch Award of Distinction for Excellence in Journalism

    Ithaca College

    23. Creativity on a Shoestring

    GOLD

    Building the Ugandan Asian Archive

    Carleton University

    SILVER

    2016 Valentine's Day Appeal

    Gettysburg College

    BRONZE

    Mark Sobel Jr. Endowed Scholarship Benefit Invitation: A Celebration of Life, Love and Terrapins

    University of Maryland College Park

    24. Publications—Online/Digital

    a. Publications—Online/Digital: Independent Schools

    BRONZE

    Mawrginalia

    Bryn Mawr School

    c. Publications—Online/Digital: Four-year colleges and universities

    Honorable Mention

    Stony Brook Magazine

    Stony Brook University - SUNY

    Honorable Mention

    Ursinus Magazine Website

    Ursinus College

    25. Websites: Institutional Home Page

    GOLD

    Stony Brook University Homepage

    Stony Brook University - SUNY

    SILVER

    Project Frontier: Designing and Launching the next Utoronto.ca

    University of Toronto

    BRONZE

    Gwynedd Mercy University Website

    Gwynedd Mercy University

    Honorable Mention

    Cabrini University Website Redesign

    Cabrini University

    Honorable Mention

    Trocaire College New Website Featuring Brand Refresh

    Trocaire College

    26. Websites: Individual Sub-Websites

    GOLD

    You Belong Here: Welcome to Skule™ Microsite

    University of Toronto

    SILVER

    The Campaign for Stony Brook, Campaign Website

    Stony Brook University

    27. Web Site: Publications/News (campus news, online media centers, etc.)  

    No award given

     

     

    28. Videos

    a. General Information Videos

    GOLD

    Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

    Gettysburg College

    SILVER

    Thomas Dolby's Hip Hop Workshop

    Johns Hopkins University

    BRONZE

    The Places You'll Go

    Northampton Community College

    Honorable Mention

    Thank You Baltimore

    Johns Hopkins University

    Honorable Mention

    Inside Anxiety

    Ryerson University

    b. Video Features: Alumni and Fundraising

    GOLD

    The Power of Stevens

    Stevens Institute of Technology

    SILVER

    Georgetown University 2016 Athletics Hall of Fame

    Georgetown University

    BRONZE

    Katchis Family Scholar is a HERO on Hopkins' Homewood Campus

    Johns Hopkins University

    c. Recruitment Videos

    GOLD

    St. Mary's College of Maryland 30-second recruitment commercial

    St. Mary's College of Maryland

    SILVER

    A Day in the Life - Dan Lykens

    Wilkes University

    BRONZE

    Convergence: Jakub Kaczmarzyk, Neuroscience and Music

    Union College

    d. News and Research Videos

    GOLD

    Cricket Research Could Lead to a New Generation of Robots

    Johns Hopkins University

    BRONZE

    Can a Robot Help Children with Autism?

    George Washington University

    Honorable Mention

    Team GEAR - Device Allows Gamers to Compete With Their Feet

    Johns Hopkins University

    e. Public Service Announcements and Commercial Spots

    GOLD

    Drop the Octave: Uptown Funk - Gettysburg College's premier all-male a cappella group

    Gettysburg College

    SILVER

    Live Near Your Work

    Johns Hopkins University

    BRONZE

    #UMUCMoments Campaign

    University of Maryland University College

    Honorable Mention

    The Rivalry Trophy

    Johns Hopkins University

    29.  Social Media

    GOLD

    Terpindor Wizarding Tournament

    University of Maryland College Park

    SILVER

    Going for Gold: Leveraging the RIO Olympics for Social Media success

    McMaster University

    SILVER

    McMaster Exam Wishes

    McMaster University

    Honorable Mention

    #ADAY4U Digital Fundraising

    Union College

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