Bunker Hill Community College Earns Communications Honors
Friday, March 1, 2013
The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recognized Bunker Hill Community College for two communications projects in the international organization’s annual regional competition. The College’s bi-annual publication BHCC Magazine earned two honorable mentions, for Magazine Writing and for the Magazine Overall. A poster titled “Young, Gifted and Black” promoting the Black History Month exhibit in the BHCC Art Gallery, took a Bronze Award.
CASE is an international professional association serving educational institutions and the advancement professionals who work on their behalf in alumni relations, communications, development and marketing. The organization’s awards recognize and celebrate outstanding communications efforts by both two- and four-year colleges and universities. The Bunker Hill Community College magazine has taken honors in past CASE regional competitions, earning a Gold Award for the Magazine Overall and a Silver Award for Magazine Design in 2009.
The CASE award is a second major honor for the College’s Black History Month poster, which earned a Gold Award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) in October. NCMPR represents marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges throughout the United States.
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About Bunker Hill Community College
With more than 50 years of academic excellence, Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is Massachusetts' largest community college, annually welcoming a diverse community of around 16,000 students. With campuses in Charlestown and Chelsea, BHCC extends its reach across several locations in Greater Boston. The College offers associate degrees and certificates, early college and dual enrollment, community education, corporate training, and industry-specific training programs. BHCC is celebrated for its diversity, boasting a student body where 65% identify as people of color and more than half are women. The College also embraces a global perspective, with over 600 international students representing 90 countries and conversing in more than 65 languages. Our commitment to diversity is further reflected in BHCC's designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI).