Best of CASE District VI Award
 

Institution: Missouri University of Science & Technology

Title of entry: Bold Leaders, Booming Progress

About this entry: “Bold Leaders, Booming Progress” set the tone for the Missouri S&T College of Engineering and Computing 2025 annual report: big momentum, big impact and a little bit of fire. The primary audience was national academic leaders, but we intentionally designed the report so it would also resonate with broad groups of stakeholders. The goal was simple: we aimed to get people to notice S&T, remember S&T and understand what makes S&T and the College of Engineering and Computing special.

Rather than a traditional, text-heavy annual report, we designed the publication as an engaging magazine, emphasizing visuals and concise storytelling. Inside, we featured a range of achievements to make the content easy to scan, share and remember. We highlighted student work such as conducting research in lunar gravity, our world-champion Mars Rover Design Team, and a potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries. We also shared stories about faculty research in hypersonics, nuclear engineering and artificial intelligence.

Print copies were mailed to key academic leaders ahead of the U.S. News voting cycle, ensuring the college’s stories were top-of-mind. At the same time, a digital version was shared with alumni, faculty, students and staff and housed on the S&T website, extending its reach beyond the original mailing list. In only its second year, the annual report is already emerging as a signature S&T publication that builds pride internally, elevates the college’s visibility externally and serves as a flexible storytelling tool across platforms and audiences.