UMD Staff,
In spring of 2016, the Staff Council
was asked to appoint a task force which would review the Outstanding Service
Awards and make recommendations on how they could be improved. They provided their recommendations in July
2016, which were adopted by the senior administration. This year we celebrated the new Outstanding
Staff and Team awards, in keeping with the group's recommendations.
An additional element of their
recommendation was to create new unit-level awards that would allow for more
awards to be given at a "local" level.
This email is to let the campus know that these awards are now ready to
be launched. The campus should
anticipate communications to come from each participating unit: Chancellor, Academic
Affairs, Student Life, Finance & Operations and Medical School, which will detail
their program and how to participate. As
each unit develops its award program, it will be provided to Human Resources
and Equal Opportunity and put on their website.
A Brief Overview of the New Unit Awards
·
Awarded
and administered at the unit (Chancellor/vice chancellor/SMED) level with
funding based on the unit's percentage of total campus employees
·
Covers
the same employees as the Outstanding Awards: Labor-Represented, Civil Service, and Academic
Professional/ Administrative (P&A) employees who do not hold faculty rank
appointments, irrespective of percentage of appointment
·
Recognizes
UMD employees for a special or unique contribution to their college,
department, unit, or the UMD campus based on the following criteria:
1. Leadership on the job
2. Customer focus
3. Quality of service
·
Award
is $250 added to the employee's pay, with taxes reducing the net award
·
The
Chancellor will announce the winners quarterly
·
Units
may sponsor additional non-monetary recognition such as a certificate, public
posting, celebrations, etc., as desired
Nomination and selection processes
will be specific to each unit, and all will be posted on the HR&EO website.
Please watch for updates and
communications on these new awards programs at UMD.
Sincerely,
Lendley Black
Chancellor
