Extended Studies Recognized for Marketing Excellence

The college received gold, silver and bronze awards from the University Continuing Education Association.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The cover of the award-winning Osher Lifelong Learning Institute catalog.
The cover of the award-winning Osher Lifelong Learning Institute catalog.

San Diego State University’s College of Extended Studies recently won gold, silver and bronze awards in the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) 2010 Marketing and Publications Awards competition. UCEA is the professional association for those who work in the area of continuing education.

Three projects awarded

The college brought home gold in the “Interactive Marketing: E Communication” category for its SDSU College of Extended Studies Intranet that helps to keep the college’s employees updated on its latest news and marketing activities.

The college was awarded silver honors in the “Promotion/Publicity Media Release” category for its news release on new CES green-related certificate programs unveiled in 2009.

And, a bronze award was earned in the “Print Publications: General catalog or tabloid” area for the CES Osher Lifelong Learning Institute catalog designed to announce a wide array of fascinating topics for the program’s age “50 or better” lifelong learning students.

'A very gratifying honor'

“It is a very gratifying honor to be recognized nationally for the marketing excellence we see every day here at the College of Extended Studies,” said Joe Shapiro, dean of the College of Extended Studies.

“These awards recognize three of the college’s key innovations in bringing the excellence of San Diego State University to the greater San Diego community.”

About the college

SDSU's College of Extended Studies reaches out to the greater San Diego community, the nation and the world with a wide variety of lifelong learning classes, seminars and certificate programs. Career advancement courses are offered in many areas of management, leadership and quality improvement while self-enrichment courses range from astronomy to web design.

Additionally, the college offers more than 40 certificate programs, online courses and many other learning opportunities. For more information or to register, call (619) 265-7378(SDSU) or log on to www.neverstoplearning.net.

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