Fresno State sign
published on July 21, 2026 – 12:23 PM
Written by Ben Hensley
Fresno State’s University Marketing and Communications team received a series of state and national honors this year, earning recognition for its work in publishing, digital media, social media strategy and video production.
The team collected awards from four professional organizations: the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the Central California Public Relations Society of America, the California Association of Public Information Officials and the American Advertising Awards.
CASE awarded bronze honors to Fresno State Today, the university’s online news platform, in the marketing/micro-sites category, and to the “Putting the Ag in Swag” agriculture-themed football jersey design in the design/specialty pieces category.
The Central California Public Relations Society of America recognized Fresno State Magazine with a Project Award in the magazine category and Fresno State Today with a Project Award for webpage/website. CAPIO honored the university’s “A Social First Strategy” campaign with awards for Social Media Best Use Overall and Best in Show in the under-$5,000 project budget category.
The American Advertising Awards recognized the university’s “Pride of the Valley” promotional video with a gold award for internet commercial and Best of Film, Video and Sound in the internet commercial single-spot category.
University Marketing and Communications also received two San Francisco/Northern California Emmy nominations for “Pride of the Valley” in the long-form promotional category and “A Planetarium Is a Place of Wonder” in the education/schools news or short-form content category.