The League congratulates the 2022-2023 Innovation of the Year Award winners for their contributions to the colleges, students, and communities they serve. Each year, the League recognizes significant innovations at League Board and Alliance member colleges that reflect the spirit of innovation and experimentation upon which the League was founded. The award is designed to celebrate innovative programs, practices, and activities that improve the ability of institutions to serve students and communities and to honor the faculty, staff, and administrators who have created and implemented them.

The League is very impressed with this year’s award recipients, including individuals and teams from 32 institutions who developed college-industry partnerships to meet local demand; connected with and served underrepresented and high school students in new ways; used technology to improve student learning; enhanced collaboration on campus; and more. Click here to read about the 2022-2023 award-winning innovations from member institutions.

Participating colleges determine their own eligibility criteria and selection protocol for the local winning innovation. The League recognizes Innovation of the Year Award winners by featuring them on the League website, in the 2023 League Awards Program, and at the 2024 Innovations Conference. In addition, each recipient receives a commemorative pin, an award certificate, and a copy of the League Awards Program.

 Learn more about this award here.

Lead image: Award winners from Rio Salado College, Maricopa Community Colleges