National Recognition for Creativity

Florida Atlantic University has received national honors from the University & College Designers Association (UCDA), earning three awards for excellence in creative design and communications. The UCDA Design Awards recognize the best work in educational design, celebrating original thinking, innovative execution and the power of visual storytelling in higher education. Its annual awards program is the premier design competition in the field, attracting thousands of submissions from universities and colleges nationwide.

This year, three of Florida Atlantic’s projects stood out among the nation’s best:

• Silver: MasterMinds, cover illustration
  Credits:
  Sam Falconer, illustrator
  Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., executive director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
  Cammi Clark, Ph.D., senior director, Research Communications
  Chelsey Matheson, associate director, Research Communications

• Excellence: R1 cover for Florida Atlantic magazine for design
  Credits: Kasia Bytnar, assistant director of multimedia

• Honorable Mention: Celebrate the Possibilities, campaign for print and digital
  Credits:
  Cara Perry, vice president, Public Affairs
  Cammi Clark, senior director, Research Communications
  Chelsey Matheson, associate director, Research Communications
  Lillian Cozart, assistant director of web development
  Kasia Bytnar, assistant director of multimedia
  Paige Arriola, assistant director of multimedia
  Chad Beattie, director, marketing
  Amanda Burns, director, video services
  IIuliia Glebova, motion graphics video editor

These accolades place Florida Atlantic University among the nation’s top creative teams for design and storytelling, reflecting the university’s innovative spirit and academic excellence.