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CAUCE Announces 2023 Association Award Recipients

Association's Highest Honors goes to 4 programs, 8 design and marketing initiatives and 3 individuals

SASKATOON, May 1, 2023 - CAUCE, the leading association in Canada dedicated to university continuing education, announces the recipients of the 2023 Awards Program. The CAUCE Awards Program fosters and supports excellence in program development, management and administration. CAUCE stimulates and shares innovative approaches to program marketing, design, and development to help strengthen the position of its members within their institution and for society at large. CAUCE also recognize outstanding contributions to the field of university continuing education in Canada.

Award recipients will be honored at the 2023 CAUCE Annual Conference, May 17-19, in Winnipeg MB.

“We are extremely pleased with the quality and number of submissions we received from our institutional members for our annual awards program this year,” said Dr. Jo-Anne Clarke, Dean, Division of Continuing Studies, University of Victoria and Executive Liaison to the CAUCE Awards Committees. “Huge thanks to our Awards Committees for all their hard work judging the submissions this year and congratulations to all of the recipients.”

The recipeints of this year's Awards Program are as follows:

Honorary Membership Award is generally awarded at the conclusion of an individual’s career in University Continuing Education and is intended for those who have served the objectives of CAUCE in outstanding fashion.

Recipient: Heather McRae, School of Continuing Education, MacEwan University

Outstanding Service Award recognizes individuals for the demonstrated impact of their outstanding leadership, commitment, and service to university continuing education in Canada.

Recipients: Carmen Sicilia, Continuing Studies, McGill University and Barbara Tatarnic, Continuing Education and Outreach, Brock University
 

The Program Awards recognize excellence in university continuing education programs in Canada and aim to nurture the concept of the scholarship of practice inherent in the program development process. 
 
WINNERS – NON–CREDIT PROGRAMMING UNDER 48 HOURS

Continuing Education, University of Calgary
Program: 
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals



Formation continue, Université de Moncton
Program: 
International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child



WINNER – NON–CREDIT PROGRAMMING OVER 48 HOURS

Continuing Studies, Simon Fraser University
Program: Community Capacity Building Certificate



WINNER – CREDIT PROGRAMMING OVER 48 HOURS

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Toronto Metropolitan University

Program: Spanning the Gaps
 

The Design and Marketing Awards recognize excellence in the field of design and marketing in university continuing education throughout Canada. These awards recognize the outstanding efforts of our members and focus attention on the communication aspect of program planning and development.

DESIGN STREAM

WINNER – ADVERTISING–BROADCAST AND VIDEO

Continuing Education, McMaster University
Entry: 
Student Stories Video Series

WINNER – DIGITAL AND PRINT ADVERTISING/OUT–OF–HOME

Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd), University of Guelph

Entry: Dear PSW

WINNER – PUBLICATIONS

Centre for Continuing Education, University of Regina
Entry: 
NEXT Magazine

WINNER – BEST IN SHOW

Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd), University of Guelph

Entry: Dear PSW

MARKETING STREAM

WINNER – DIGITAL ADVERTISING

WatSPEED, University of Waterloo

Entry: Modern Data Literacy Promotion

WINNER – EMAIL MARKETING

WatSPEED, University of Waterloo

Entry: Nurturing interest in big data: WatSPEED’s online Data Science program (Email campaign, fall 2022) 

WINNER – MARKETING CAMPAIGN LARGE (Budget over $5,000)

Continuing Education, McMaster University
Entry: 
2022-2023 Annual Marketing Campaign



WINNER – MARKETING CAMPAIGN MEDIUM (budget between $1 and $5,000)

Continuing Education, McMaster University
Entry: 
McMaster Continuing Education Virtual Graduation Campaign



WINNER – WEBSITE
Continuing Education, McMaster University

Entry: New McMaster University Continuing Education Website

WINNER – BEST IN SHOW

Continuing Education, McMaster University
Entry: 
2022-2023 Annual Marketing Campaign

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About CAUCE

CAUCE is a professional association of deans, directors, senior administrative personnel and practitioners whose professional careers are in university continuing education in Canada. Serving over 50 university continuing education units across the country, CAUCE is dedicated to supporting the success of its members in serving professional and adult learners and diverse learning communities. Through our annual conference, webinars, research, and community of practice networks, we foster best practices in lifelong teaching and learning, flexible learning models, and university-community engagement. CAUCE strengthens the impact of universities through excellence in continuing education.

CONTACT:

Coral Sawchyn, CAUCE Manager, cauce.secretariat@usask.ca