Announcing our 2025 award winners

SASKATOON, April 1, 2025 - CAUCE, the leading association in Canada dedicated to university continuing education, announces the recipients of the 2025 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.

The recipients of the 2025 Awards Program are as follows:

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Our Excellence Awards celebrate the highest standards in university continuing education programs across Canada. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in credit and non-credit programs, highlighting innovative practices, exceptional program design, and significant contributions to the field.

GOLD AWARD WINNERS

Program
Leading Change in a Digital World: WatSPEED's Digital Transformation Professional Education Program
WatSPEED, University of Waterloo

Marketing
Where Careers Move Forward: When Storytelling Meets Strategy in Adult Education Marketing
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Toronto Metropolitan University

SILVER AWARD WINNERS

Program
Full Stack Developer Program (Guyana Project)
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Toronto Metropolitan University

Marketing
From Insights to Impact: How Data-Driven Marketing Transformed WatSPEED’s Career Accelerator Programs
WatSPEED, University of Waterloo

BRONZE AWARD WINNERS

Program
Online Master of Public Administration
Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan

Marketing
edXpress: Reimagining Lifelong Learning with Innovation and Inclusion
Continuing Education, McMaster University

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Program
Animal Awareness for the Substance Use Workforce
Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan

Marketing
Picture Yourself Here - ESL Program Video
Professional and Continuing Studies, Brock University

U of R Centre for Continuing Education Website Redesign and Refresh Project
Centre for Continuing Education, University of Regina

HONOR AWARDS

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: Lorraine Carter, Director, McMaster Continuing Education

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

Recipient: Jennie Atkins, Executive Director, Continuing Education, University of Windsor

RESEARCH AWARDS

Mid-Career Research Award recognizes mid-career professionals who have advanced knowledge and innovation in the field of Continuing Education through research conducted, including publications, peer-reviewed journals, professional practice literature, as well as panels, talks, and podcasts.

Recipient: Christie Schultz, Dean, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Regina

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