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Staff Excellence Awards Nominations Now Open

June 28, 2016

Nominations are now open for the 2016 Staff Excellence Awards. Each year, Staff Assembly recognizes and celebrates five UC Merced employees for outstanding service to the university. We encourage everyone on campus to nominate and/or endorse staffers who go above and beyond in their roles and exemplify the following characteristics:

  • Exemplary performance and a strong commitment to UC Merced’s mission of teaching, research and community service;
  • Initiative, innovation and creativity;
  • Demonstrated effective leadership, team-building and teamwork;
  • Community support and citizenship;
  • Focus on customer satisfaction;
  • Work process improvements; and
  • Significant accomplishments.

Information regarding award categories, eligibility criteria and the nomination process is available on the Staff Excellence Awards Guidelines page of this website. Please note that nominees must be Professional and Support Staff (PSS)  members and may be represented or non-represented. Nominations must include the Statement of Nomination and a Statement of Endorsement. Submissions without both statements will not be considered.

Nominations and required endorsements are due by noon Friday, July 22, 2016.

The five selected individuals will be honored at the Staff Convocation in August and presented with a personalized crystal cube, a commendation letter signed by Chancellor Dorothy Leland and Staff Assembly President Pam Taylor, and will receive a $500 cash award (subject to tax withholding).The winners' names will be inscribed on a perpetual plaque in the Leo and Dottie Kolligian Library's third-floor administrative wing reception area.

For information, email staffassembly@ucmerced.edu.