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Foundation collaboration nets gold from CASE

bakerda — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:39:39 +0000

Last fall, we had the honor of working with the OSU Foundation on a project for an annual dinner to induct new members of the Harris Society. Our entire team pitched in to create a series of six videos that played throughout the evening on the largest HD screens I’ve ever seen.

I just learned that this project will be earning gold recognition at this year’s upcoming CASE event. It always feels good to be recognized by our peers for our team’s hard work and creativity. Congrats to the whole crew, and our partners at the OSUF.

- David

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OSU featured in social media case study

bakerda — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:09:54 +0000

It’s great when our institution receives positive recognition. In a series of case studies from the consulting firm Fathom Online Marketing, Oregon State’s efforts have been recognized as an example of best practices. This is largely due to the efforts of Web Comm staffers Kegan Sims and Celene Carillo, and the numerous other communicators on campus who’ve found innovative ways to use social networks and the Powered by Orange campaign in their outreach efforts.

We were also recently ranked 17th nationally in another report that assessed activity levels of 270 colleges and universities. We haven’t read the full report, but an associate from the reporting agency shared the following details about OSU:

Overall Social Media Activity: Top 10 among colleges with 20,000 to 30,000 students
YouTube Upload Views: Top 10
Facebook Ranking: Top 35
Twitter Ranking: Top 65
iTunes U Ranking: Top 55

Thanks for all the hard work of our team members who keep experimenting and developing best practices on the fly in this emerging communications environment.

You can find guidance and a survey of many of the great social media efforts from across campus on our Social Media Directory. And don’t hesitate to contact the Web Communications Office with questions or for support as you plan your overall online communications strategy.

OSU brings home gold from Vancouver

bakerda — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:00:29 +0000

CASE awards only one Grand Gold certificate in each category. OSU's home page was recognized for "best overall website."

OSU’s redesigned home page brought home a Grand Gold Award from the Council for the Support and Advancement of Education (CASE) at the annual conference where winners in a number of communications categories are selected from hundreds of entries from colleges and universities across the western U.S. and Canada.

This is especially rewarding given the fact that the home page was a collaborative project that had contributions from all over campus in both advisory and technical roles. The design and development was implemented through a communications and IT partnership that brought the Web Communications and Central Web Services teams together.

Lead graphic designer on the project, Truen Pence, was singled out as a CASE Rising Star for his portfolio of strong work and his community collaboration and leadership.

Congrats to all who worked on the project. It’s great to see teamwork recognized.