USask honoured with five awards at 2026 Prix d’Excellence Celebration
Hosted by CCAE, the awards program recognizes outstanding achievements in alumni affairs, communications, marketing, development, advancement services, and more
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) University Relations team was awarded three silver and two bronze awards during the 2026 Prix d’Excellence celebration.
Hosted by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE), this year’s Prix d’Excellence awards were presented to educational institutions across Canada for their unique and innovative work in educational advancement during two online ceremonies on June 9 and June 10, 2026.
USask received a silver award in the Best Alumni and/or Student Initiative category for USask Young Alumni Social: Welcome to Your Alumni Era. The inaugural networking event for recent graduates was held on Jan. 16, 2025, at Remai Modern.
USask received a silver award in the Best Fundraising Event category for USask’s Be What the World Needs campaign finale event. The Be What the World Needs campaign—the largest fundraising campaign in Saskatchewan’s history—officially crossed the finish line during a celebration event at Merlis Belsher Place on June 18, 2025. Together, alumni, individual, and corporate donors helped USask surpass its audacious $500-million goal, reaching a grand total of more than $570 million.
USask also received a silver award in the Best Fundraising Campaign Materials (print or online) category for the Be What the World Needs campaign.
In the Best Annual Giving/Giving Day Initiative category, USask received a bronze award for USask Giving Day 2025. On Sept. 10, 2025, the USask community came together in an incredible show of support during the university’s annual 24-hour fundraising event. Thanks to the generosity of alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students, and friends, the one-day giving initiative raised $284,821 from 570 donors in support of 95 initiatives across the university.
USask received another bronze award in the Best Creativity on a Shoestring category for the USask Alumni Halloween reel, which was shared on social media during the Halloween season in 2025.
Prix d’Excellence is a national awards program recognizing outstanding achievements in alumni affairs, public affairs, communications, marketing, development, advancement services, stewardship, and overall institutional advancement.