Two Union College projects have received recognition from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
“ReUnion ’08,” an on-line video, garnered a silver award in the “DVD Features, Alumni and Fundraising” category of the CASE District II 2009 Accolades Awards.
“The Union College Self-Guided Tour,” a four-color, 32-page booklet, was awarded an honorable mention, one of two awards given for “Student Recruitment: Individual Pieces (Miscellaneous Fliers and Brochures).”
CASE is the leading professional association for educational advancement employees in alumni relations, communications, marketing, fundraising and related areas. Its annual awards program features 40 categories.
“These awards are a wonderful achievement for the College and our various alumni and communications programming efforts,” said Stephen Dare, vice president for College Relations. “We’re thrilled and proud to be recognized by our colleagues in the field who understand the challenges of what we do daily.”
“ReUnion ’08,” narrated through individual and group alumni interviews, and produced in just three days, conveys the pride, excitement and celebration of the signature campus event. Charlie Casey, senior editor of news and communications, worked closely with a producer Michael Twardy of Double Jay Creative of Knoxville, Tenn., to assemble footage in real time throughout the weekend.
“The Union College Self-Guided Tour” combines a walking tour of the campus with College history, student life and “hot spots” in Schenectady. It was a group effort by Associate Dean of Admissions Geoff Bowman ’04, whose love of Union lore and history guided the project; Associate Dean of Admissions James Luciano; Director of Admissions Ann Fleming Brown; Associate Editor of News and Publications Tina Lincer, Shauna Keeler ’09; who took many of the photos; and graphic designer Tessa Cochetti of Niskayuna.
The awards will be presented at the CASE District II annual conference in Baltimore, Md., March 22-24.