SASKATOON, May 1, 2024 - CAUCE, the leading association in Canada dedicated to university continuing education, announces the recipients of the 2024 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 2024 CAUCE Annual Conference, May 22 – 24 in Calgary, AB. 

“We are thrilled with the quality and quantity of entries we received from our institutional members for this year's annual awards program," said Ewa Wasniewski, Director of Domestic Programs, University of Calgary Continuing Education and Executive Liaison to the CAUCE Awards Committees. "We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our hardworking Awards Committees for their meticulous evaluation of the entries, all while focusing on our conference theme of Reigniting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Continuing Education.” We offer our warmest congratulations to all the recipients, as we collectively celebrate their achievements."

The recipients 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: 
Michelle Fach, OpenEd, University of Guelph  

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

Recipients:
Patsy Knutson, University of Calgary Continuing Education
Robert Wensveen, University of Calgary Continuing Education  

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 

• Caregiving Essentials Monthly Webinar Program 
  McMaster Continuing Education 

• Custom Workshops Program 
  Mount Royal University, Faculty of Continuing Education  

Winners, Non-credit Programming over 48 hours 

• Employment Preparation Certificate Program 
  Mount Royal University, Faculty of Continuing Education 

• LifTING & Sepsis Canada Research Training Program 
  McMaster Continuing Education  

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.

1. Design Stream

Winner, Advertising – Broadcast and Video  

• Build with Brock University - Professional and Continuing Studies 
  Brock University - Professional and Continuing Studies  

Winner, Advertising: Digital, Print and Out of Home 

• University of Calgary Out of Home Campaign 
  University of Calgary Continuing Education

Winner, Publications 

• University of Calgary Publication 
  University of Calgary Continuing Education  

Winner, Best in Show 

• Build with Brock University - Professional and Continuing Studies 
  Brock University - Professional and Continuing Studies   

2. Marketing Stream

Winner, Digital Advertising 

• Fast-Track Your Career Video Series 
  McMaster Continuing Education 

Winner, Email Marketing 

• Email Marketing With Intention 
  McMaster Continuing Education 

Winner, Marketing Campaign Large (budget over $5,000) 

• You’re Built To Learn. We’re Built For You.  
  Toronto Metropolitan University, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education 

 Winner, Marketing Campaign Medium (budget between $1 and $5000) 

• Pioneering Thought Leadership in Executive Education at the University of Waterloo 
  WatSPEED, University of Waterloo 

Winner, Marketing Campaign Medium (no budget/unpaid) 

• Applied Leadership Program 
  University of Windsor, Continuing Education 

Winner, Website 

• Redefining WatSPEED’s Web Landscape  
  WatSPEED, University of Waterloo 

 Winner, Internal Communications 

• McMaster Continuing Education - Marketing Minute Newsletter 
  McMaster Continuing Education

Winner, Best in Show  

• Email Marketing With Intention 
  McMaster Continuing Education