From the judges: With Echoes magazine, each issue felt like a celebration of Rose-Hulman, whether that celebration came in the form of alumni achievements; posing retired faculty members' mathematical challenges; sharing memories of time at the institute; or life outside of work, such as alumni photos. Each issue did a nice job of balancing institutional messaging with the intellectual pursuit and fun that make up a college experience.
Echoes Magazine - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Category
Magazines > Alumni/General Interest Published three or more times a year
Description
Award: Gold
Institution: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Title of Entry: Echoes Magazine - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
About this Entry: Echoes is a publication produced three times annually by the Office of Communications & Marketing, through consultation with the Office of Institutional Advancement and Office of Alumni Relations, to inform alumni and special friends about the impact Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology alumni, students and faculty have in advancing science, engineering and mathematics. It also cultivates engagement with alumni throughout the world.
As an alumni magazine, Echoes’ predominant audience is Rose-Hulman’s living alumni (19,219 of 19,400 mailed copies per issue). Other alumni and interested people can access each issue online through www.issuu.com/rosehulman. A small quantity is mailed to key influencers — friends of the institute, non-alumni donors and business/community/government leaders. The publication helps deepen the special relationship between Rose-Hulman and its alumni and other key stakeholders.
Echoes is the preferred way for alumni to keep informed about Rose-Hulman, according to a Campus Community Report completed in 2017 by Stamats (a national higher education marketing firm). A total of 59 percent of 2,067 alumni survey respondents stated a preference for learning about Rose-Hulman through Echoes. That desire increased to more than 70 percent for alumni who graduated prior to 1980.
Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman is dedicated to preparing its students with the world’s best undergraduate science, engineering and mathematics education in an environment infused with innovation, intellectual rigor and individualized attention. The college, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, has an enrollment of approximately 2,100 undergraduate students and nearly 100 graduate students.