CASE awards

UP Marketing & Communications recognized with two 2023 CASE Awards

July 17, 2023

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is a: ” global nonprofit association dedicated to educational advancement professionals—in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services—who share the goal of championing education to transform lives and society”. The creative team in our Marketing & Communications department was recognized at the 2023 Circle of […]

Latest CASE Awards: Gold, Silver, Bronze

November 15, 2019

The marketing and communications office received notification of the following awards in the 2020 Best of CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Awards: A gold award for University of Portland Junior Viewbook, produced by Rachel Barry-Arquit, Elizabeth Gilmore, Amy Shelly, Patricia McDonald, Frances Pimentel, Jason McDonald, Tanya Wangsmo, Ologie Agency, in the category […]

CASE Awards for Portland Mag, Advancement Videos

December 11, 2015

Publications and videos produced by the marketing and communications office have won 2015 Communication Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), district VIII, for colleges and universities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and all of western Canada. Portland Magazine won a Silver award for general excellence, and a Bronze for […]

Going For Gold (And Silver And Bronze)

January 12, 2015

The marketing and communications office has received a number of awards from the CounciI for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in its 2014 District 8 competition. The University’s quarterly Portland Magazine won two gold awards: one for the June 2014 RISE Campaign closing issue, and one for the Winter 2014 editorial essay about the […]

Bringing Home The Bronze

June 10, 2013

The University’s quarterly journal, Portland Magazine, has earned a national medal from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), a Bronze Medal for the Winter 2012 issue, knows as “the Food Issue.” Other medals in that category, “Special Issues,” went to Pomona College, University of Michigan, Pratt Institute, and Stanford Medical School, […]

Natalie Nelson-Marsh presented “From fieldnotes to futures: Organizational communication in the age of AI”. National Communication Association Pre-Conference, Elevating Organizational Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. November, 2025.

Ian Parkman, Business, published “Lead Value Design Insight: Leveraging the Van Westendorp PSM for Design for Meaningfulness Pricing Strategies.” Co-author: Arto Ruokonen. Design Management Review (Vol. 36, No.4)

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 122nd annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 20-23 in San Francisco. Verena Hutter presented “Embodied Memory: Holocaust Tattoos and Postmemory,” served as presiding officer of all three sessions of Austrian Studies, and chaired one of them. María Echenique presented “A Precursor of ‘Feminism from the Zulos’ by Dahlia de la Cerda” and served as presiding officer and chair of the session Spain, Portugal, and Latin America: Jewish Culture and Literature in Trans-Iberia. Matthew Warshawsky presented “A ‘Tenth Muse’ in 1600s Sephardic Amsterdam: Isabel Rebeca Correa, Translator, Poet, and Feminist” and served as presiding officer and chair of the Jewish Literature and Culture session.

Andra Davis, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Nursing faculty perceptions and Integration of primary palliative care content in undergraduate education: National and local institution assessments.” Co-authors: Lippe, M., Wolf, A., Cormack, C. L., Ehrlich, O., Glover, T. L., and Kirkpatrick, A. J. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 27(6), 280-289.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, performed a Tour of Louisiana with jazz quartet Facing West, with performances at Nicholls State University (Thibodaux), University of Louisiana at Monroe, and Louisiana Tech University (Ruston). November 5-7, 2025.

Kristin Sweeney, Environmental Science, published “Topographic, climatic, and age controls on the reworking of volcanic debris avalanche deposits.” Co-author: Major, J.J. Bull Volcanol 87, 115 (2025).

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “Rethinking Advent Hope as Covenantal Bond. Reflections on the Readings for First Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. November 30, 2025. Aihiokhai also published “A Disruptive Content of Hope: Awakening the Human Imagination to New Possibilities. Reflections on the Readings of the Second Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 7, 2025.

Rachel Wheeler, Theology, presented “Traces in the Sand: Wisdom from the Christian Desert Tradition for a Time of Collapse.” Aldo & Estella Leopold Writing Residency lecture presented at the Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, November 18, 2025.

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Difficult-To-Treat Depression: Bottlenecks, Evolving Biology, and Where Ketamine-Class Treatments Fit.” An invited presentation for the Behavioral Health Integration ECHO, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (virtual). December, 2025.