Walden University received three awards from the University Continuing Education Association at UCEA’s annual conference March 26–29 in New Orleans.

Walden alumni magazine received a gold medal for magazines with a circulation greater than 25,000 category. Last year, the magazine received the gold medal in the under 25,000 circulation category. Read the latest issue of the magazine.

Walden also received a gold medal for the logo used for the Conference on Social Change.

Finally, Walden’s Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership received a bronze medal for its Educator for a Day Grant program. The $5,000 grants supported three K–12 schools that hosted a community member in a classroom during American Education Week in November 2007. Read about the grant recipients.

Other universities honored by UCEA include University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; Georgetown University; University of Virginia; New York University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Brigham Young University; and University of Maryland University College.

The University Continuing Education Association is among the oldest college and university associations in the United States. As the principal U.S. organization for continuing higher education, the association assists institutions of higher learning and affiliated nonprofit organizations to increase access through a wide array of educational programs and services.

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