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Western Kentucky University Housing & Residence Life received the first place ACUHO-I Marketing Award for Best Poster during the annual ACUHO-I Business Operations Conference, hosted on October 28-31, 2024 in Bethesda, Maryland. 

The poster, designed by Katie Corbin, Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications for WKU Housing & Residence Life, highlighted the “South Lawn Til Dawn” event that took place on October 26, 2023 on WKU’s campus. The event featured lawn games, recreational sports, fire pits and s’mores, competitions, prizes, stand-up comedy, and the opportunity to camp outside in a tent on the University’s South Lawn. The event was a collaboration between the departments of Housing and Residence Life and Campus Recreation and Wellness.  

Katie Corbin received her BFA in Graphic Design from Western Kentucky University in 2009.  

The ACUHO-I Marketing Awards recognize the creative and vital work done to communicate campus housing programs and initiatives. Established in 2016, these awards acknowledge all ACUHO-I members and their departments for their accomplishments and creativity.  

View all 2024 ACUHO-I Marketing Award winners at https://www.acuho-i.org/news/best-in-show-marketing-2024/ 

The Association of College and University Housing Officers-International serves a global membership of campus housing professionals from institutions of all types and sizes. Home to more than 17,000 professionals representing 1.2 million on-campus students from around the globe, ACUHO-I is the leading organization of choice for campus housing and residence life professionals because they enhance their work to continuously optimize on-campus student living environments. 

Learn more at https://www.acuho-i.org/.