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2012 Award Winners To Be Celebrated at Annual Conference
Thursday, 08 December 2011

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Achievement Awards and Accolades! The complete list of Achievement winners is now available online and the Accolades list will be available in the coming week. Recipients will be honored at the Awards Luncheon and Reception at the CASE DI & DII Annual Conference on Monday, January 23.


DII is On Top!
Thursday, 28 April 2011

Thank you to all of the District II Annual Conference attendees who completed the post-conference survey. Not only did we have a great annual conference in Baltimore, but we had MORE participation in our conference survey than all other CASE districts with a response rate of 51.7%. Your feedback is important for future conferences, including our joint District I and II conference in New York City, to be held January 22 - 24.

If you have additional suggestions to improve our professional conferences, please contact District II Conference Co-chair Philip Ellmore at philip.ellmore@stockton.edu.


2011 Accolades Award Winners Announced
Wednesday, 05 January 2011

Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Accolades Awards! The complete list of winners is now available online. Recipients will be honored at the Awards reception at the CASE DII Annual Conference on Monday, February 7.

See the list of winners


Submit Your Work for Accolades Awards
Tuesday, 31 August 2010

CASE District II is now accepting submissions for the 2011 Accolades awards. The Accolades Awards program includes 40 different categories, including alumni relations, communications, design, development, grant writing, magazines, marketing, news writing, photography, portals, publications, and Web. Work submitted for the 2011 Accolades awards must have been prepared between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Submission deadline is October 13, 2010.

Learn more


Venture Capital Fund 2010-11
Monday, 16 August 2010

Seed money for your best professional development ideas.

Apply now to get your share of the $30,000 Case District II Venture Capital Fund. These funds have been made available in order to help your best professional development ideas become reality.

The applicants who are most likely to be given grants from the fund will be those who create well defined multi-institutional programs that would have a positive effect all participating institutions, both big and small.

Fill out our on-line application to begin the process. The deadline for the first round is September 17th with winners announced on October 9th, 2010.

Last year, over $75,000 in requests were made, and $20,000 was awarded. We anticipate a high level of interest again this year.

Questions? Contact:

Stephen A. Dare, co-Chair
Union College
dares@union.edu

Ivan Adames, co-Chair
Johns Hopkins University
iadames@jhu.edu


District II Members Win Circle of Excellence Awards
Wednesday, 11 August 2010

Congratulations to the following District II member institutions that were recognized by the CASE national Circle of Excellence awards program.

Awards Key:
Grand Gold Award: (GG)
Gold Award: (G)
Silver Award: (S)
Bronze Award: (B)

Barnard College (N.Y.)
Student Recruitment Publications Packages (GG)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Viewbooks and Prospectuses (S)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Search Publications, Miscellaneous Flyers and
Brochures (G)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Posters (B)
Excellence in Design: Books (G)

Brock University (Ontario)
Best Uses of Social Media in Communications and Marketing (B)
Institution-Wide Branding Programs (S)
Visual Identity Systems (S)

Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.)
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Other Promotional Publications (S)
Excellence in Design: Books (S)

The Chapin School (N.Y.)
Print External Audience Tabloids and Newsletters (B)

City University of New York, Main Campus
Print Internal Audience Tabloids and Newsletters (S)

Columbia University (N.Y.)
Best Articles of the Year: Higher Education - CASE Districts I-II (S, S)

Drew University (N.J.)
College and University General Interest Magazines - Circulations 29,999 and Under (G)

Drexel University (Pa.)
Collaborative Programs (G)
Web-Based or Electronic HTML External Audience Periodicals (B)

Emma Willard School (N.Y.)
Video Fundraising Features: Non-Interactive Features that Use Flash (S)
Independent School Magazines (G)
Best Articles of the Year: Independent Schools (S)
Periodical Special Issues (G)

Fashion Institute of Technology (N.Y.)
Complete Web Sites (G)

Fordham University (N.Y.)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Search Publications, Miscellaneous Flyers and
Brochures (G)

Havergal College (Ontario)
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Annual Magazines (S)

Hilbert College (N.Y.)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Viewbooks and Prospectuses (S)

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (N.Y.)
Individual Sub-Web Sites (B)
Photographer of the Year (S)

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (Md.)
Web Magazines (B)

LIM College (N.Y.)
Video Recruitment Features: Traditional Video, DVD, CD or Film (S)

The Lawrenceville School (N.J.)
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Books (B)

McMaster University (Ontario)
Alumni Relations Programs: Programs for Special Constituencies (B)
Fundraising Programs: Stewardship (B)

Nazareth College (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Student Alumni Initiatives (B)

New York Institute of Technology
Individual Ads (S)

The Peck School (N.J.)
Best Articles of the Year: Independent Schools (B)

Princeton University (N.J.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Creative Use of Technology and New Media (S)
Fundraising Programs: Technology Applications and Creative Use of New Media (G)
Advancement Services Programs: Information Systems (G)

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Individual Institutional Relations Publications: Other Promotional Publications (G)

SUNY Oswego (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Creative Use of Technology and New Media (S)

Susquehanna University (Pa.)
Individual Student Recruitment Publications: Search Publications, Miscellaneous Flyers and
Brochures (S)

Syracuse University (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Regular Alumni Programs (S)
Fundraising Programs: Campaigns (G)
Individual Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (S)
Video General Information Features: Traditional Video, DVD, CD and Film (S)

University of Maryland, College Park
Excellence in Design: Covers (G)
Excellence in Design: Illustrations (G)

University of Pennsylvania
Periodical Staff Writing for External Audiences - CASE Districts I-IV (B)
Best Articles of the Year: Higher Education - CASE Districts I-II (G, B)

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pa.)
Periodical Staff Writing for External Audiences - CASE Districts I-IV (G)

University of Rochester (N.Y.)
Alumni Relations Programs: Student Alumni Initiatives (B)

University of Toronto (Ontario)
Individual Sub-Web Sites (S)
Excellence in Design: Covers (S)

Villanova University (Pa.)
Collaborative Programs (G)

York University (Ontario)
Excellence in News Writing: General News Writing (G)
Print Internal Audience Magazines (S)
Advertising Campaigns (S)
Individual Ads (GG)

CASE-WealthEngine Awards for Educational Fundraising

Overall Performance Awards
The Browning School (N.Y.)
Collegiate School (N.Y.)
SUNY Westchester Community College (N.Y.)
United States Military Academy (N.Y.)
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Vassar College (N.Y.)

Overall Improvement Awards
Oakwood Friends School (N.Y.)
The Purnell School (N.J.)
Stony Brook University/SUNY (N.Y.)
University of Maryland, University College

Sustained Excellence in Educational Fundraising
The Purnell School (N.J.)


Join us for the District II Annual Meeting
Tuesday, 19 January 2010

The Annual Meeting of CASE District II will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:30 a.m. in Salon H at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, in Philadelphia, PA. The meeting will include the nomination of several District II professionals for election to positions on the District II board of directors, a District II financial report, and an opportunity to hear about the District II Venture Capital Fund.


Venture Capital Fund Announces Fall Grant Winners
Wednesday, 27 May 2009

The Venture Capital Fund Committee has granted awards to five institutions totalling $8,500...

View the winning entries


Join the CASE District II Facebook Group for Networking, Access to Conference Presentations
Friday, 13 March 2009

Stay connected! CASE District II members are invited to join theCASE District IIFacebook group. Here, you canconnect with professionals in your field andnetwork, start discussions, post links, check out session presentations and photos from previous conferences and more.

To view and join the group, click here and log in to Facebook.


CASE District II Annual Meeting Notice
Friday, 13 March 2009

The CASE District II Annual Meeting will take place during the CASE District II Conference in Baltimore on March 22-24, 2009. The Annual Meeting will be held during the breakfast on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at 7:30 a.m. The agenda will include a financial and membership report, and the presentation of the slate for the District II Board for the coming year.


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