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Awards

We're proud of our accomplishments

2018
Shorty Award - Gold Distinction in Education
Shorty Awards Gold Honor


2016 West Virginia PRSA Crystal Awards
Crystal Award for Social Media Project - Snapchat Spectacles
Crystal Award for Integrated Marketing Campaign - Dan Carder TIME 100
Honorable Mention for Long-Form Video - "A new angle" series 

2016 PR News Social Media Awards
Honorable Mention for Best Use of Video on Facebook - Defining the manifesto: a WVU social media video series
Honorable Mention for Best Use of Snapchat - WVU engages with prospective students

2015 West Virginia PRSA Crystal Awards
Crystal Award for Best in West Virginia - The Ultimate West Virginia Road Trip
Crystal Award for Best Social Media Campaign - The Ultimate West Virginia Road Trip
Honorable Mention for Best Social Media Project - Takeover Tuesday on Snapchat
Honorable Mention for Best Social Media Project - AskWVU Q&A on Snapchat 

2015 MarCom Awards
Platinum Award for Best Social Media Campaign - 25 Days of WVU Giveaways
Gold Award for Snapchat - WVU on Snapchat

2014 West Virginia PRSA Crystal Awards
Crystal Award for Best Social Media Campaign - 25 Days of WVU Giveaways
Crystal Award for Best Social Media Project - WVU on Snapchat

2014 CASE District II Circle of Excellence Awards
Bronze Award for Social Media - WVU Commencement campaign 

Where we've spoken

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2017 AMA Higher Ed Symposium (Atlanta)
How WVU became a social-first university 

2017 Social Media Strategies Summit: Higher Ed (Boston)
Using the latest trends to reach Gen Z 

2017 INTEGRATE Conference (Huntington, West Virginia)
How WVU became a social-first university 

2017 Higher Ed Experts Content Conference 
Short, sweet ... and social: Social media video 101  

2016 CASE Higher Ed Social Media Conference (Chicago)
Bringing your brand to life through social media

2016 Higher Ed Live Webinar 
Presidential social media - how to do it right

2016 Oklahoma College Public Relations Society Conference
So you wanna Snapchat: Higher Ed Edition

2016 College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals
So you wanna Snapchat: Higher Ed Edition

2016 Towson University
How universities can use Snapchat

2015 Higher Ed Web Conference (Milwaukee)
Snapchat won't bite: Tips and tricks to make Snapchat work on your campus

2015 Higher Ed Experts Social Media Conference
Snapchat tips and tricks

2015 Higher Ed Content Conference
Making your Commencement communications even better

2015 CASE District 2 Conference (Washington D.C.) 
How to develop a plan to fix your social media 

2014 Higher Ed Experts Social Media Conference 
How to embrace Snapchat 

Publications


Journal of Education Advancement and Marketing (Volume 1, Number 1)
Snapchat: Higher education's new key to current and prospective student engagement

The Chronicle of Higher Education
How College Recruiters Are Using Snapchat, the App That Half of High Schoolers Use

The Chronicle of Higher Education
3 Ways Colleges Use Snapchat (Yes, Snapchat)

WBOY
WV Business Aim to 'Catch 'Em All'

CASE Blog
Various posts on social media

College Web Editor
SnapChat Early Adopters in #highered: West Virginia University