PennConnect CD wins national award

November 21, 2003 :: Mike Lazenka, ISC Technology Support Services

The PennConnect 2003 CD was honored with 1st Place in this year's Communications Awards competition sponsored by SIGUCCS.

SIGUCCS is the ACM Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services. It focuses on preparing its members to assist scholars in the effective use of technology. College and university computing service professionals, consultants, technical writers, and librarians join together to exchange ideas for improving computing service in the university environment.

Each year SIGUCCS sponsors competitions to recognize outstanding publications developed at college and university computing centers. The competitions recognize excellence in developing useful and attractive publications and provide SIGUCCS conference participants with an opportunity to review model publications that may help them develop or enhance their own work.

The PennConnect CD was judged on ease of use, jacket, label, and interface design, and overall functionality in the Software CD category. As a result of their win this year, the PennConnect CD team will be asked to judge entries in next year's CD competition.