NMC Announces 2008 Center of Excellence Award Recipients

At the 2008 NMC Summer Conference , the NMC today announced recipients of the 2008 NMC Center of Excellence Award. The award, the highest honor bestowed by the NMC, recognizes demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievement in the application of technology to learning or creative expression.

Symbolized by a specially struck medallion suspended in a translucent obelisk, the Center of Excellence Award has been designed purposefully to make it distinct from other award or recognition programs. Colleges do not compete for the award, nor is it granted within predefined categories. The selection process is based on the MacArthur Awards, and like that program, the nominators and others involved in the selection process remain anonymous as a core principle of the program. They are chosen from organizations both within and outside the NMC, and represent a considerable diversity of knowledge.

“The Center of Excellence Awards celebrate the innovation and creativity that is part of the fabric of every member institution,” said NMC CEO Larry Johnson. “The NMC organizations recognized this year represent the best of our field, and each has had a tremendous history of accomplishment.”

The 2008 NMC Center of Excellence Award recipients are:

Rochester Institute of Technology
RIT Online Learning
Recognized for their support of emerging technologies, faculty innovation, and online learning

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The New Media Studio
Recognized for their leadership in capturing and disseminating digital stories across the institution

“The 2008 class of recipients represents the very best of the community of innovators that is the NMC, and each of the awardees exemplifies the vision that brings us all together,” noted Philip Long, chair of the NMC Board of Directors. “Individually and together, these two institutions exemplify the highest values of the NMC, and each has compiled a history of accomplishment that has helped set the standards in the application of new media forms to teaching, learning, and creative expression.”

Official Press Release for the 2008 Centers of Excellence Award

Previous Center of Excellence Award Recipients

• California State University, Chico
• California State University System
• Case Western Reserve University
• Carleton College
• City College of New York
• Johns Hopkins University
• Kent State University
• Maricopa Community Colleges
• Medical College of Ohio
• Otis College of Art and Design
• University of British Columbia
• University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Pasadena City College
• Northeastern University
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
• University of Calgary
• University of California, Berkeley
• The University of Texas at Austin
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Wesleyan University