TU’s publications receive national awards
Four Towson University publications and one email campaign were honored
By Megan Bradshaw on February 8, 2017
Five Towson University publications received national awards to start 2017.
Student literary magazine Grub Street earned the highest possible honors from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). The judges granted the magazine 985 out of a possible 1,000 points to give Grub Street All-Columbian honors, which go to publications receiving 950 or more points. The print news and magazines category attracted 6,420 entries nationwide.
It is the 15th year in a row the magazine has been honored by the CSPA. Gold medals and All-Columbian honors are the highest awards available for a college magazine. Grub Street won notice in six categories including: open (free) form poetry (Christine Nichols, first place); closed (traditional) form poetry (Jordan Wilner, second); essays (Kristen McCurdy, CM); non-fiction column (Katie Lahatte, second); cover design for literary or literary/art magazine (Katie Lahatte, Alison Requa and Jordan Wilner, first); and table of contents page (Alison Requa, second).
The 2016 Collegiate Advertising Awards Program recognized four more of TU’s communication efforts: the Fall 2016 Arts & Culture Calendar, the TU Fundraising Email Campaign, the Towson University Points of Pride booklet, and the CLA International Film Festival poster.
The Arts and Culture Calendar and the email campaign each received a gold award, while the Points of Pride booklet and film festival poster earned silver awards.
The Collegiate Advertising Awards is an elite program recognizing higher education organizations for excellence in communications, marketing, advertising and promotion of their schools. The 2016 competition had more than 900 entries from across the country. Gold awards went to the top five percent, silver to the top 12 percent and bronze to the top 16 percent.