Some of Eastern Michigan University's most valuable players
will receive their due.
Institutional Values Award winners in six categories will
be announced during a Fall Convocation scheduled Friday,
Sept. 29, 10 a.m., in Quirk Theatre. Winners also are invited
to join EMU President John Fallon for lunch at the Carillon
Room in Halle Library immediately following the convocation.
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HIGH VALUE: This year's
Institutional Values Awards will
be handed out during a Fall
Convocation ceremony
Sept. 29, 10 a.m., in Quirk
Theatre. Faculty and staff will
be honored in five individual
and one team category. |
"These awards recognize the exemplary efforts of
all employee categories whose efforts support the EMU institutional
values, mission and guiding principles," said Vicki
Bagherzadeh, director, University budget, who coordinated
this year's awards nominations. "It demonstrates the
commitment to continuous improvement and that the University
values all employees."
Awards will be given in five individual categories and
one award will honor team excellence. Each of the awards
carries a $3,500 monetary stipend, funded by the EMU Foundation.
In cases where a team won an award, the stipend will be
divided equally among the team's members. Award winners
were notified within the last few days.
"From a personal standpoint, it is a great honor
to receive such a prestigious award. It also is an honor
to be part of the selection process," said Bagherzadeh,
who was a 2004 Institutional Values Award winner of the
Team Excellence award, which went to The Innovagency.
"All of the nominees, whether selected or not, have
demonstrated exemplary service and accomplishments."
Full-time EMU faculty or staff members in all employee
groups may be nominated for an Institutional Values Award.
While full-time EMU employees may be nominated in more
than one category, nominees may not receive more than one
award in a given year.
Categories include:
Continuous Improvement, Innovation
and/or Customer Service.
This is an individual award for contributions in developing
new approaches to service delivery; increasing effectiveness
and efficiency; providing greater customer satisfaction;
and using creativity to improve services to EMU's students,
faculty, staff and external constituencies.
Contribution to the Quality of Student
Learning Experiences.
This individual award is for contributions in providing
a positive, supportive environment for student success
at EMU (e.g., service as an adviser, plant maintenance,
on-campus curricular and co-curricular experiences, involvement
in residence hall activities, working with commuter students,
mentoring programs, etc.).
Diversity, Human Dignity, Multicultural/International
Involvement. This individual award is for contributions
in enhancing understanding, respect and inclusion of diversity
among members of the EMU community and all of its constituencies.
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YOU ARE VALUED: Judy Sturgis-Hill, interim
director
of the Office of Diversity, accepts her Institutional
Values Award for Diversity, Human Dignity,
Multicultural/International
Involvement from EMU
President John Fallon at last year's Fall Convocation.
Awards will be presented in five individual and
one team category this fall. |
Public Engagement and Community Service. This individual
award is for contributions in completing exemplary community
service activities and building EMU linkages/partnerships
with the local community, the Detroit metropolitan area,
southeast Michigan, the State of Michigan and the nation.
Support Role in Teaching, Learning,
Scholarship, Research and/or Creative Activity.
This individual award is for contributions in enhancing
the content and delivery of undergraduate and graduate
programs (e.g., support for increased online offerings,
grant-writing to secure external funding, proposals for
new courses/programs, mentoring programs, etc.).
Team Excellence. This award is given to an employee team
or group for contributions in furthering the mission of
EMU in the areas of instruction, institutional support
or service, cooperation among units, customer service and/or
student support for results achieved in the previous calendar/academic
year.
