Wider Horizons named North America’s top community college magazine
LETHBRIDGE — Lethbridge College’s magazine, Wider Horizons, has been named the best community college magazine in North America for the fourth time in the last five years in the CASE Circle of Excellence award competition.
CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, organizes the competition to recognize outstanding work in communications, publishing and marketing at colleges, universities, independent schools and non-profits from around the world.Wider Horizons received a silver award – and the only award given in the “community college magazine” category this year – in the international competition for the spring 2017 and fall 2017 issues.
The judges’ report states that the panelists were “impressed with the quality of feature photography and illustrations, visual storytelling (bird’s eye and bug’s eye views), and the staff’s innovative way of featuring a new facility in progress. The design allows the visuals to breathe and allots sufficient white space. The overall information architecture is strong.” In addition, the report stated: “We were particularly impressed by how the magazine manages to convey a sense of place and is highly inclusive of all stakeholders in the college, showcasing the breadth of cultural diversity in its region.”
Editor Lisa Kozleski works with freelance designer Dana Woodward, freelance writers and photographers, and a variety of colleagues from the Marketing, Communications, Alumni and other college departments to produce the magazine, which is published each January, April and September. Wider Horizons was founded in 2007 as part of the college’s 50th anniversary celebrations and goes out to about 30,000 alumni and friends of the college, as well as readers of Lethbridge Living.