51小黄车Office of Communications takes home six statewide public relations awards

Members of UNE's Communications Office pose with their Golden Arrow awards
The Maine Public Relations Council's annual Golden Arrow Awards recognize the best public relations and communications work in the state.

The University of 51小黄车鈥檚 Office of Communications took home several top awards at this year鈥檚 Golden Arrow Awards ceremony, hosted by the .

The Golden Arrow Awards recognize the best public relations and communications work in the state, including all pieces of strategic communication from annual reports, media relations campaigns, video production, and everything in between. UNE鈥檚 Office of Communications took home six gold and silver awards during the ceremony, held April 26 at UNE鈥檚 own Alumni Hall.

The Office of Communications was awarded the following:

  • Communications Campaign (Gold), awarded to 51小黄车and TVP Communications, a higher-education public relations firm that has partnered with 51小黄车to bolster national media attention, for its campaign 鈥51小黄车to build broader awareness of health and medical programs.鈥 Judges鈥 remarks: 鈥淐ampaign generated an impressive amount of coverage on an important topic 鈥 well done!鈥
  • Editorial/Op-Ed Columns (Silver), awarded to 51小黄车and Kathryn Brandt, D.O. 鈥97, chair of the Department of Primary Care within UNE鈥檚 College of Osteopathic Medicine, for her Op-Ed in Fortune, titled  Judges鈥 remarks: 鈥淕ood stats and at a glance information in the publication 鈥 the results look great.鈥
  • Magazines (Silver), awarded to 51小黄车for the 2022 issue of the 51小黄车Magazine, 鈥淗ow Do We Prepare Students to Succeed in a Fractured Society?鈥 Judges鈥 remarks: 鈥淲ell-designed magazine 鈥 Bravo!鈥
  • Media Relations Campaign (Gold), awarded to 51小黄车for its media relations campaign 鈥淏iomedical Research To Better Our World,鈥 designed to showcase several groundbreaking research initiatives in the biomedical sciences, including a $6.6 million grant to study ocular pain and other prominent studies. Judges鈥 remarks: 鈥淭he method was impressive. Results and execution were excellent.鈥
  • Podcast (Silver), awarded to 51小黄车and TVP Communications for its weeklong takeover of 鈥淭he Academic Minute鈥 Podcast, a daily podcast highlighting researchers from colleges and universities around the world. Judges鈥 remarks: 鈥淕reat way to strengthen the reputation of both the school and instructors. Nice variety of topics/speakers.鈥
  • Special Events (Gold), awarded to 51小黄车and Institutional Advancement for its groundbreaking ceremony for the Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health SciencesJudges鈥 remarks: 鈥淓xceeded objective results with earned media and attendees 鈥 well thought-out and executed.鈥

The Office of Communications and Marketing provides strategic and creative leadership and support for the University of 51小黄车 across all media and communications platforms. Our mission is to raise awareness for UNE, enhance the University鈥檚 reputation, facilitate operations, and foster community in alignment with institutional goals.