Projects telling the story of UC Davis recently won accolades from the regional arm of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, a few months after many of the same projects won awards in CASE international competition.

In addition, two UC Davis Health videos earned awards from Sharecare and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ New York Chapter.

UC Davis won 43 CASE Best of District VII Awards — a new name for the region's Awards of Excellence — for various communications and development projects. The region takes in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

The Office of Strategic Communications’ efforts toward “building trust in the administration using social media” won a Best of District VII award, after earning a Grand Gold Circle of Excellence award in July. New light pole banners and wall graphics won accolades, as did the new look for the Welcome Center, which was renamed last year in honor of the late enrollment executive Walter Robinson.

The UC Davis Affinity Network Diversity Digest, produced by Paul David Terry of Development and Alumni Relations, won an award in July and was honored with five awards in this round of competition. That digest is a quarterly newsletter that “includes stories across identities, events and initiatives,” Terry wrote in the nomination materials for the awards.

“Our campus strives for greater belonging through affirmations of our UC Davis Principles of Community,” he wrote. “In each digest, readers gain a small insight into awareness across our affinity networks, and in a way that is palatable and celebratory, it is the way we strive for Black joy, queer joy, joy with Latinx people, those with dis/abilities, and beyond.”

The branding for UC Davis Stores’ Equitable Access Digital Textbook Program also won an award from CASE.

Sharecare, in partnership with The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ New York Chapter, presented awards to UC Davis Health’s Department of Public Affairs and Marketing for the videos “Healthier Food, Stronger Economy: The Benefits of Sourcing Local and Organic Ingredients” (award presented by ballet dancer Misty Copeland, by video) and “Beads of Courage” (award presented by CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, by video).

Here is the full list of CASE District VII award winners:

• UC Davis Virtual Picnic Day Parade 2021, in the category Advancement Services Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• UC Davis Community Cookbook in the category Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Aggie Spirit Week 2021 in the category Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• UC Davis Affinity Network Diversity Digest in the categories Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff); Digital Campaigns (alumni-oriented); Targeted Constituency Engagement; Leadership: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives; and Writing: Column or Opinion Piece, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Aggies Uncorked Wine Club in the category Alumni Relations Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Delivering Picnic Day to College of Engineering Alumni in the category Alumni Relations Pivot, by the Development and External Relations, College of Engineering
• UC Davis Admissions Blog in the category Digital Campaigns (student-oriented), by the Office of Strategic Communications

• Customized Social Media Admissions Acceptance Day Engagement Campaign in the category Digital Campaigns (student-oriented), by the Office of Strategic Communications
• Building Trust in the Administration Using Social Media in the category Digital Campaigns (other), by the Office of Strategic Communications
• Pod of Orcas: Saving Southern Resident Killer Whales in the category Podcasts (occasional), by the SeaDoc Society
• Expect Greater Wall Graphics and Light Pole Banners in the category Environmental Graphics, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Welcome Center Refresh in the category Environmental Graphics, by the Office of Strategic Communications
• Synergy: News You Can Use in the category Illustrations, by the School of Veterinary Medicine
• Alumni 101 in the category Student Engagement, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• New Family Welcomes in the category Targeted Constituency Engagement, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Give Day Video Stewardship in the category Donor Relations and Stewardship Initiatives, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Representation Matters: Creating Identity Conscious Content for Social Media in the category Leadership: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, by the Office of Strategic Communications
• Letters & Science Magazine in the category Publishing Improvement by the Marketing Communications Office, College of Letters and Science
• “Outgrow the Expected” Digital Ad Campaign in the category Marketing: Advertising (online), by the Office of Strategic Communications

• “Outgrow” Manifesto Video in the category Marketing: Advertising (broadcast), by the Office of Strategic CommunicationsMarketing
• Equitable Access Digital Textbook Program Brand in the category Marketing: Branding (department or subunit), by UC Davis Stores
• Aggies Vote in the category Marketing: Marketing Initiatives (more than 25 staff), by Student Affairs Marketing and Communications
• UC Davis Homesite in the category Marketing: Websites (institutional), by the Office of Strategic Communications
• UC Davis: Advancing Wine for California and the World in the category Fundraising: Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• In Greater Focus: The Magazine of the Expect Greater Campaign in the categories Fundraising: Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications and Publications, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. A readership survey contest also won an award in the category Targeted Constituency Engagement.
• School of Medicine Year in Review 2021 in the category Publications: President's Reports and Annual Reports, by the School of Medicine Dean’s Office and UC Davis Health Public Affairs and Marketing
• Sixth Annual Gratitude Gala, “Harvesting Gratitude: A Leadership Lawn Party” in the category Special Events: In-Person (single day), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Virtual Picnic Day Pancake Breakfast in the category Special Events: Online Alumni Reunions, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Golden Society Virtual Community and Then and Now Gatherings in the category Special Events: Online Alumni Reunions, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Spice It Up! The 22nd Annual Shields Society Member Luncheon in the category Special Events: Online (one-time event), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Virtual Cooking Series in the category Special Events: Online (series), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• USE Financial Webinar Series in the category Special Events: Online (series), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
• Aggie Voices Student Feature: Jason Kwan in the category Videos: Student Audience (long), by Student Affairs Marketing and Communications
• Ask an Aggie: Handing Over The Microphone in the category Videos on a Shoestring (student audience), by the Office of Strategic Communications
• Student Takeovers: Handing Over The Microphone in the category Videos on a Shoestring (student audience), by the Office of Strategic Communications
• “Crude Awakenings: An Oil Spill, a Tiny Bird and a Big Care Network” in the category Writing: News/Feature (1,000-plus words), by the Office of Strategic Communications
• “Sophia’s Story: Reclaiming an Orphan from an ‘Indian School’” in the category Writing: News/Feature (1,000-plus words), by the Office of Strategic Communications