Departmental Recognition Programs Across Campus

Listed below are some programs initiated at the department level.

If you have questions, please contact the person noted.

Recognition is a terrible thing to waste.

STAR Volunteer Award

Recognize staff for voluntary contributions to public good for humanitarian, civic, or other service to the UI, local, regional, national or international community performance on a voluntary basis. The person is recognized at Staff Recognition Reception and receives award and perhaps “gold star”. Awardees added to CLAS web pages/ HR web pages.

 

Contact: Nancy Fick, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Target or Goal Accomplished

Wii game available for supervisor to use with their team when specific targets/goals have been reached. For employees to leave their unit and just have FUN for a half hour.

Contact: Ray Haas, Patient Financial Services

State Hygienic Lab has these recognition opportunities

• Applause-Applause: Recognition for above and beyond
• Onward-Upward: Recognition for project completions
• CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement): Recognition for process improvement

• Memorial Awards:

   

  Duncan Walker Award - For Sincerity, Integrity, Commitment and Respect for Diversity
  Gene Ronald Award - Goes to High Achieving Student
  Hausler Award - Lifetime of Achievement Award

Contact: Pat Kosier, State Hygienic Lab

University Human Resources has these recognition opportunities:

• Consistent Performer: “Steady Betty/Eddy”
  Work consistently performed in exemplary fashion, with minimal direction and undeniable dedication to contributing to the workplace on a daily basis. Can be counted on to be at work, devote full effort, and complete work on time with a personally positive approach to the workplace.

• Innovation: “Doing it Better” Award
  Improvement or introduction of a product or process that is sustainable, constitutes a new approach or “out-of-the-box” thinking, may improve efficiency, save costs, increase customer satisfaction, change how a job gets done or how a unit works together, or enhance work relationships.

• Customer Satisfaction: “Beyond Expectations” Award
  Focus on external customer service. Effort beyond expectations; e.g., may be in anticipation of someone’s needs, rather than a response to specific request. Demonstrates initiative by linking someone to resources that allow the person to meet their needs independently in the future and walks them through it; i.e., teaches the person to fish instead of fishing for him/her.

Procedures: University Human Resources staff nominate a coworker or team, describing the consistent performance, innovation, or customer service performance observed, providing enough detail that someone unfamiliar with the situation can understand the circumstances and short-term and/or long-term outcome.

In addition, University Human Resources has traveling plaques awarded to a UHR employee or employee group that demonstrate each of the Universal Competencies:

• Positive Impact/Achieving Results
• Service Excellence/Customer Focus
• Collaboration and Embracing Diversity

Contact: Judie Hermsen, University Human Resources

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Page last updated April 2013
Questions? Email Candace Peters or call 335-2260.