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Middlesex Earns Seven Awards at Communications Conference(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LOWELL, Mass., Oct. 20 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Middlesex Community College has been recognized for outstanding work by regional members of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR), the premiere organization for two-year college communications professionals. MCC's Office of Marketing Communications was awarded six Medallion Awards - three gold, one silver and one bronze -- during NCMPR's recent District 1 Conference, held in National Harbor, Md. The annual Medallion Awards competition spotlights the best work among District 1 member colleges. Entries were submitted to the competition in 40 categories. "To receive awards from our regional college-marketing peers is a wonderful recognition of the MCC communications team," said Jennifer Aradhya, Director of Marketing Communications. "We are proud to promote the Middlesex mission through our innovative work in social media, marketing and design." The Office of Marketing Communications earned Gold Medallion Awards in the categories of Social Media Contest (for "UR 1st 30 Days at MCC Instagram Challenge"), Fund Raising/Annual Campaign (for MCC Foundation's Student Success Fund), and One-Time Special Event (for "MCC Goes Smoke Free"). Through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, the "UR 1st 30 Days at MCC" asked students to post daily themed photos during their first month of the 2013 fall semester. The MCC Foundation's Student Success Fund Campaign raised funds to help low-income students pay for college through web, print and social media materials. And, the college-wide "MCC Goes Smoke Free" campaign included social media, web and print materials. MCC won a Silver Medallion Award in the category of Brochure/Flyer (for the MCC Foundation's Annual Fund 2014 brochure). Middlesex also earned Bronze Awards in the categories of Class Schedule (for the Summer 2014 Semester Advising Schedule) and Wildcard (for its New Student Welcome Packet). Additionally, MCC's Office of Public Affairs received a Silver Award for the video program "MCC Connects." Affiliated with the American Association of Community Colleges, NCMPR has 1,550 members from more than 650 colleges across the United States, Canada and other countries. NCMPR's District 1 includes colleges from the northeastern U.S., eastern Canada and the United Kingdom. CC AutoTriage9as-141021-30FurigayJane-4906710 30FurigayJane (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |