College Avenue Student publication earns Adventist marketing award

The Westword, a student-produced magazine created by the WWU Department of Communication, won the Best Student PR/Marketing/ Social Media award at the 2023 Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) convention in Springfield, Massachusetts.

With funding provided by the North Pacific Union Conference and Adventist Health, two communication department faculty and four students were able to attend the SAC convention to receive the award and enjoy workshops, media tours, and other networking opportunities offered by the annual event.

Created in an upper division class on publication design and editing, the Westword includes student-written news and feature stories. The publication is sent to department alumni and used in recruitment. “This award is an affirmation that we are doing good work and are teaching students to do good work,” said Lynelle Ellis, associate professor of communication.