{"id":23653,"date":"2025-11-11T13:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=23653"},"modified":"2025-11-11T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T04:16:16","slug":"udms-spiritus-magazine-wins-prestigious-case-best-of-district-v-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2025\/11\/11\/udms-spiritus-magazine-wins-prestigious-case-best-of-district-v-award\/","title":{"rendered":"UDM&#8217;s &#8216;Spiritus&#8217; magazine wins prestigious CASE Best of District V Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23646 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/11\/case-side.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A badge for the CASE District V Awards Program, Best of District winner\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/11\/case-side.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/11\/case-side.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/11\/case-side.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>University of Detroit Mercy\u2019s alumni magazine <em>Spiritus<\/em> won the 2025 Best of District V Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). This recognition places <em>Spiritus<\/em> among the top creative and innovative college and university magazines across the Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>The award was announced Nov. 4. CASE made special recognition of the magazine\u2019s outstanding storytelling, design and impact. UDM\u2019s winning edition of the magazine was the spring 2024 issue, which was selected from submissions across District V (Great Lakes District), a part of the country that includes 400+ member institutions from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23645 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/11\/spiritus24-side.jpg?resize=223%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The front cover of the Spring 2024 issue of Spiritus, the magazine for University of Detroit Mercy. Volume 32, issue 2. The cover photo depicts students near the Jesus statue on the McNichols Campus at commencement.\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/11\/spiritus24-side.jpg?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/11\/spiritus24-side.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Spiritus<\/em> is delivered to 67,000 households across the country biannually. In addition, the electronic version is read by thousands more. Each issue highlights Detroit Mercy&#8217;s past, present and future by showcasing stories from all eight schools and colleges. The magazine seeks to engage a broad audience beyond the University and creatively connect readers to additional news resources, including the University\u2019s website and blog.<\/p>\n<p>Editor-in-chief Ron Bernas and creative designer Gaby Rivas led a thoughtful redesign of <em>Spiritus<\/em> in 2023 that continues to resonate with alumni and other readers. This CASE recognition reflects their exceptional expertise in feature writing, graphic design and visual narratives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly proud of our marketing and communications team for receiving the CASE Best of District V Award for <em>Spiritus<\/em> this year,\u201d said Dennis Carlesso, vice president for University Advancement at Detroit Mercy. \u201cThis achievement demonstrates the remarkable creativity and collaboration behind the magazine and highlights MarCom\u2019s dedication to showcasing the spirit and faith in action that define our university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CASE District V serves as a leading resource for professionals in alumni relations, communications, development and marketing, with a purpose to help advance the cause of education. The award affirms Detroit Mercy\u2019s commitment to compelling, mission-driven storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Members of UDM\u2019s MarCom department will attend the CASE District V Annual Conference in Indianapolis, April 27-29, 2026, where they will receive the award.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about CASE and its awards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each issue of &#8216;Spiritus&#8217; highlights Detroit Mercy&#8217;s past, present and future by showcasing stories from all eight schools and colleges. The magazine seeks to engage a broad audience beyond the University and creatively connect readers to additional news resources, including the University\u2019s website and blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6],"tags":[21,4130,103],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-69v","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23654,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23653\/revisions\/23654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}