September 26, 2005
Recognition Review
As the Performance and Recognition Advisory Group wraps things up, I wanted to share with you some of the highlights and reminders of the many ways we can all take time to recognize one another’s efforts.
~Staff Survey conducted in September 2004
~Survey results led to the University Library’s new on-the-spot recognition program,PEEP (Privately Eyeing Excellent People) which has been embraced
~Recognition Toolkits for all staff, and supervisors – these toolkits give suggestions for rewards, different awards that are available to nominate staff for, and most importantly, they remind us to take the time to “just say thanks� to a co-worker or staff member for the work they do for the University Libraries
~Information on PEEP’s and the Toolkits can be found on UL@ND at: http://libstaff.library.nd.edu/recognition
~Speaking of rewards, it is time once again to start nominating employees throughout the University Libraries – all are invited to reflect on contributions made by their co-workers during the year and to help us bring these contributions to light.
Nominations will be accepted in the same manner as last year in two categories – individual employees and groups. The guidelines for nomination are:
• All individual library and staff are eligible to be nominated for these awards.
• Any employee may nominate any other employee, but no employee should nominate more than three individuals and two groups.
• No individual may win an individual award in two consecutive years, but a person can win and be part of a winning group at any time. This means that an individual may win an individual award in the same year that he/she is honored as part of a group or in the year preceding or following the group award.
• Group awards are for any formal or informal team of two or more people who worked on a common project or who achieved a shared accomplishment. Groups may include official committees, working groups, and teams (including those with non-library members), units, and unofficial groups of individuals who have worked together on a specific project or on resolving a recognized problem.
• Anyone who does not wish to be considered for an award, should notify Jo Bessler by October 17th and your wishes will be honored.
Please note that any library employee -- supervisor, co-worker, staff, faculty, colleague -- may submit a nomination. No form is required, although individual and group nomination forms are available on the Performance Recognition Awards website at:
http://libstaff.library.nd.edu/recognition/awards.shtml
Or, if you prefer to work offline, you can also send a brief note to Jo Bessler, c/o Library Annual Performance Awards Committee (221 Hesburgh Library or Bessler.1@nd.edu), by October 17, 2005.
• For individual nominees, the letter should name the nominee, the nominee’s department or unit, and describe the reason for the nomination.
• For group nominations, it is important to list all members of the group.
To help the reviewers evaluate the nomination, please offer some examples that illustrate the excellence of performance for which the individual or group is being nominated.
Nominations will be reviewed by a committee composed of one member of LEC (Jo Bessler), and last year’s individual award winners (Monica Crabtree, Rob Fox, Ken Kinslow, Joy Schosker, and Michelle Stenberg).
Some positions are not as visible or public as others. Some contributions may only be fully understood by co-workers in the same unit. This is why we urge each of you to alert the review committee to individual achievements that you have seen. We rely on each of you to help us acknowledge less visible, but equally important accomplishments.
This year the names of all nominators will again be placed in a drawing for a $25 gift certificate for lunch at the Morris Inn. Three certificates will be awarded. Any nominator, who wishes to opt out of this drawing, should notify Jo Bessler by October 17, 2005.