[Faculty] Fwd: On a more positive note...

[Theresa Garcia]

To CoE Faculty and Staff, see email below from Suzanne Finch.

Be well,

Theresa M. Garcia
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
SDSU, College of Engineering
For appointments, https://calendly.com/assistant_dean_garcia

*"Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of
our own students. What better books can there be than the book of
humanity?"* - Cesar E. Chavez



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From: Suzanne Finch <sfinch at sdsu.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 9:22 AM
Subject: On a more positive note...
To:


We are taking nominations for the 2020 Presidential Staff Excellence
Awards. Please feel free to distribute this to your faculty and/or staff.The
award winners, their spouse, their supervisor and the person nominating
them will be guests at the reception at the president’s home this summer. The
Presidential Staff Excellence Awards

The SDSU Staff Honors and Awards Committee (SHAC), in association with the
Office of the President, invites nominations for the 2020 Presidential
Staff Excellence Awards.(
https://president.sdsu.edu/leadership/presidential-staff-excellence-awards)

The Presidential Staff Excellence Awards recognize the outstanding
contributions and efforts made by SDSU staff, administrators and auxiliary
staff in support of the university, the community and their fellow
employees. In addition to a private event with the university president,
awardees will receive a statuette and honorarium along with recognition
during convocation.

Nominations are accepted for SDSU staff members who exemplify one or more
of the following award categories. Please use the online forms within the
links below. An individual may be nominated for more than one award
category, however each nomination must be submitted separately to address
only the elements for that specific category. Nominees may receive more
than one award. However, only one honorarium will be given to an individual
staff member for the calendar year.

The deadline to submit nominations is Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 11:59 P.M.
To submit a nomination, please click on the category for which you wish to
submit your nomination and fill in the appropriate blanks.

Self-nominations are accepted.

*NOTE: Please feel free to distribute this message to staff and members of
the SDSU community who are not within the SDSU email system.*
The Presidential Staff Excellence Award categories are:Community Service
<https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eOJdJp6cpg6LhPv>

   - Provided sustained civic or cultural services to the community
   - Enhanced the image and advanced the goals of SDSU with the general
   public
   - Nominees must be SDSU staff only (classroom faculty, SDSU managers and
   auxiliary staff are not eligible)

Service to the University
<https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0fvXaq85AWvMTyt>

   - Provided sustained service to SDSU’s campus communities
   - Worked above and beyond normal responsibilities of present assignment
   - Showed high degree of involvement and commitment to the university
   - Nominees must be SDSU staff only (classroom faculty, SDSU managers and
   auxiliary staff are not eligible)

Staff-to-Staff Mentoring
<https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_818dEvMBPLIf54N> – within the
department or cross-discipline

   - Guided and mentored colleagues
   - Encouraged staff to be involved
   - Provided support to other staff including those not in the same
   classification or discipline
   - Acted as a resource person
   - Nominees must be SDSU staff only (classroom faculty, SDSU managers and
   auxiliary staff are not eligible)

Innovation <https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tGtOwRS0E9jh2J>

   - Created new procedures
   - Streamlined/expedited current service(s)
   - Developed/implemented new technology
   - Developed/implemented cost effective savings
   - Nominees must be SDSU staff only (classroom faculty, SDSU managers and
   auxiliary staff are not eligible)

Team Effort <https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cdeJVh9zdoMR1P> –
within the department or cross-discipline (teams of more than five members
will not be accepted)

   - A group that worked together to further the goals of SDSU (all in
   group must qualify for award)

Auxiliary Support
<https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4YrKr496DDm6DWJ> – includes
staff members of the Research Foundation, Aztec Shops and Associated
Students

   - Provided outstanding service at a university activity or event
   - Provided sustained service to the campus community
   - Supported and/or enhanced products or services consistent with campus
   mission and goals
   - Nominees must be auxiliary staff only (classroom faculty, SDSU
   managers and SDSU staff are not eligible)

Manager of the Year
<https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6muS4ZZ77z4SDbL> – includes any
MPP, dean, associate dean, vice-president, president or other SDSU
administrator

   - A single outstanding act or consistent behavior  that ties with the
   mission and vision of the university
   - Nominees must be SDSU management or administrative employees only
   (classroom faculty, auxiliary staff and SDSU staff are not eligible)

*The qualifying criteria to receive an award are:*

   - Must be employed with the university at the time of the award (June
   30, 2020)
   - Must be a permanent or temporary state or auxiliary employee
   (full-time or part time)
   - Be in good standing with the university
   - Not currently a tenure- or tenure-track faculty member or lecturer
   - Not currently serving on the SHAC committee


The Staff Affairs Committee has appointed the independent Staff Honors and
Awards Committee to review nominations and submit finalists in each
category to the university president. The final selection of the nominees
will be made by the President and awarded at a special event specifically
for these awards.

If you have any questions, please contact the SHAC chair, Suzanne Finch at
x4-0206 or sfinch at sdsu.edu.



-- 

Suzanne Finch

Public Affairs Officer

Fowler College of Business

San Diego State University
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