The UC Santa Cruz University Relations division received 10 awards in the 2016 Awards of Excellence through the professional organization CASE (the Council for Advancement and Support of Education), and also received a Grand Gold award, which is presented to truly exemplary Awards of Excellence submissions.
UC Santa Cruz's Grand Gold award was for Fiat Fifty: 2015 Founders Dinner. Also of special note, the two gold awards were for Fiat Fifty: 2015 Founders Dinner and the publication Fifty Things We’ve Learned Along the Way.
Among the 57 institutions that received recognition in the CASE western region (Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, and Utah), UC Santa Cruz tied for third place for the most awards.
Judges selected 195 gold, silver, and bronze winners from more than 500 entries for the 2016 Awards of Excellence. There were also six Grand Gold awards, given to the gold awards judged best among other golds in the category.
"Receiving recognition from our professional organization is wonderful validation of the work we have done this past year," said Keith Brant, vice chancellor for University Relations. "And, being singled out as one of six institutions to win the Grand Gold award is a testament to the outstanding teamwork in University Relations."
The rewards also reflect an exceptional campuswide collaborative effort. From TAPS to Procurement Services, Learning Technologies to University Catering, campus partners and the 50th Campus Coordinating Committee were integral to the success of Fiat Fifty.
The CASE Awards of Excellence program showcases best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement services, special events, and outstanding communications. Experts from all disciplines throughout the district judge the entries in more than 70 categories and select the gold, silver, and bronze winners for each category.
University Relations is UC Santa Cruz's central office for communications and marketing, alumni relations, philanthropy, government and community relations, special events, and data services.
Here is the full list of University Relations CASE 2016 Awards of Excellence awards:
Grand Gold award
Special Events
Fiat Fifty: 2015 Founders Dinner
Gold awards
Publications: Institutional Relations—General Publications
Fifty Things We’ve Learned Along the Way
Special Events: Single-Day Special Events
Fiat Fifty: 2015 Founders Dinner
Silver awards
Advancement Services Programs: Best Practices in Advancement Services
Mapping the (Endowment) Universe: How We Consolidated Endowment, Student, and Financial Data to Deliver Donor-Centric Reporting at UC Santa Cruz
Advancement Services Programs: Stewardship/Donor Relations
Mapping the (Endowment) Universe: How We Consolidated Endowment, Student, and Financial Data, to Deliver Donor-Centric Reporting at UC Santa Cruz
Digital Communications: Websites—Individual Sub-Websites
UC Santa Cruz 50th Anniversary Website, 50years.ucsc.edu
Magazines: Annual Magazines
Spring and Fall 2015 UC Santa Cruz Review Magazines
Marketing: Advertising—Advertising Campaigns
“Who Says?" Banana Slugs Advertising Campaign
Bronze awards
Design: Multi-Page Publications/Folders
Fifty Things We’ve Learned Along the Way
Publications: External Audience Newsletters
Three Initiative Case Brochures: The Campaign for UC Santa Cruz
Strategic Communications: Advocacy Publications/Campaigns
Celebrating 50 Amazing Years at UC Santa Cruz
