{"id":19014,"date":"2025-01-28T09:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=19014"},"modified":"2025-01-28T09:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:29:52","slug":"elizabethtown-college-receives-two-aicup-comm-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/elizabethtown-college-receives-two-aicup-comm-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Receives Two AICUP Comm Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/offices\/marketing-and-communications\/index.aspx\">Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC)<\/a> was recently named as a winner of two <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aicup.org\/communications\/comm-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) Comm Awards.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The 2025 awards recognized member institutions that effectively conveyed higher education&#8217;s value across three categories: Best Opinion, Best Story, and Best Social Media pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The department was awarded Distinguished Communicator in the Best Original Story category for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Etown News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> article, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/elizabethtown-college-momentum-program-continues-success-of-positively-impacting-first-generation-college-students\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cElizabethtown College Momentum Program Continues Success of Positively Impacting First-Generation College Students<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d The story, published in July 2024 showcased the Momentum program\u2019s positive impact on first-generation and Pell Grant-eligible students at the College during the 2023-24 academic year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Momentum provides one-on-one support to ease the college transition process, creating a space where students can find support, celebrate their successes, and cultivate a sense of belonging at Etown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Etown was also recognized as a Distinguished Communicator in the Best Social Media Post category for the Sept. 26 Instagram Reel that offered a recap of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DAY6U7oPVOa\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College\u2019s Charter Day celebration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The special event brought the campus community together to commemorate Etown\u2019s 125th Anniversary and honor the day the College was officially chartered by the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas in 1899. Blue Jays gathered in the Academic Quad to enjoy food, live music, giveaways, yard games, and an inflatable obstacle course while also having the opportunity to view the original charter document.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About AICUP<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Established in 1995, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aicup.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AICUP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the only statewide organization that exclusively serves the interests of independent, nonprofit higher education within the Commonwealth and exists to complement and support the work of campus leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College\u2019s Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) was recently named as a winner of two Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) Comm Awards. The 2025 awards recognized member institutions that effectively conveyed higher education&#8217;s value across three categories: Best Opinion, Best Story, and Best Social Media pieces. 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