Through its marketing and advertising expertise and services, Information and Marketing strives to position the college as a place:
- of quality higher education with outstanding, caring faculty and support staff
- of convenient higher educational opportunities at affordable costs
- of superior and flexible work force training opportunities
- of high quality transfer education opportunities
- of diverse applied associate degrees which lead to good jobs
- of cultural and lifelong learning opportunities for all ages
The department continually adapts to changing technologies and expands its expertise to develop new types of recruiting and marketing strategies. A variety of items are available:
- presentation folders
- quickfacts brochure
- recruiting banners (for loan)
- targeted publications
Awards
Information and Marketing Services has received 17 awards for public information events or marketing campaigns in the last five years. The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, the nation's premiere professional organization for community college marketing and public relations, presented the awards to Western Nevada.
National Awards
- 2006 - Best Media Success Story (2nd)
- 2004 - Best Online Services (3rd)
- 2003 - Best Media Success Story (1st)
Western Nevada competed against hundreds of colleges from throughout the United States and in other countries. Judges included professionals in the fields of journalism, marketing and public relations throughout the country.
Regional Awards
- 2007 - Best Online Services (1st)
- 2007 - Best video Advertisement/PSA, Series (2nd)
- 2007 - Best Electronic Class Schedule/Catalog(2nd)
- 2007 - Best Annual Report (3rd)
- 2006 - Best Media Success Story (1st)
- 2006 - Best Web Site (1st)
- 2006 - Best Annual Report (2nd)
- 2005 - Best Annual Report (2nd)
- 2005 - Best Feature Article (3rd)
- 2004 - Best Color Photograph (3rd)
- 2003 - Best Media Success Story (1st)
- 2003 - Best Color Photograph (2nd)
- 2003 - Best Annual Report (2nd)
- 2003 - Best Promotion Campaign for a Special Event (3rd)
- 2003 - Best Catalog (3rd)
- 2002 - Best Video Advertisement (3rd)
- 2002 - Best Viewbook (3rd)
- 2002 - Best Annual Report (3rd)
Western Nevada competed against colleges in Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands. Judges included professionals in the fields of journalism, marketing and public relations throughout the Southwest.
Recruiting banners avaiable for loan