The Staff Recognition Program is an opportunity to recognize individual staff for their ingenuity, contributions and dedication in their respective roles, furthering the School of Arts and Sciences mission of excellence.
The evaluation and the ultimate determination of the award is based on an individual’s extraordinary performance throughout this year’s performance cycle: May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.
Please note the updated Program Guidelines and Requirements.
Program Guidelines
The Staff Recognition Program honors staff members whose extraordinary contributions are consistent with Penn’s Focus on Tomorrow, applying the values of Penn’s in Principle and Practice: (Please read Penn’s detailed strategic framework.)
Below are the guiding principles:
- Accelerate interdisciplinary pursuits: enhance interdisciplinary connections across various fields while also emphasizing the importance of arts and humanities in promoting understanding and problem-solving.
- Lead on great challenges of our time: commitment to supporting Penn’s efforts to address climate change, advance public health efforts, lead data-driven research, promote democratic values.
- Grow opportunity and strengthen affinity: Recruit and support diverse and exceptional staff, faculty, and students and prioritize campus planning that will serve its community for generations to come.
- Deepen connection with neighbors and the world: Engage in collaborative urban initiatives and leverage academic expertise to address pressing urban challenges.
- Foster leadership and service: Cultivate service-minded faculty, staff, and student leaders, deliver best-in-class instruction, and promote collaboration and communication across divisions and divides.
Nomination Guidelines
- Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate an individual’s exceptional efforts performed from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.
- The SAS Staff Recognition Program will be administered by a committee which includes representatives from the SAS community.
- For the 2024 Fiscal Year, there will be four Staff Recognition award levels:
- Platinum $5,000
- Gold $3,000
- Silver $1,500
- Bronze $750
- All nominations should be approved by the nominee’s immediate supervisor and/or department head prior to their submission. Please contact Lucy Smith at lusmith@sas.upenn.edu if you would like to confirm an individual’s correct supervisor.
- The committee reserves the right to verify all information with the nominee’s supervisor and department head.
- SAS is highlighting exceptional, individual performance only. There are no Team Awards.
The submitted nomination form is the only information considered in selecting the award recipients. Please provide specific examples addressing some or all of the criteria outlined above and articulate why your nominee should be chosen to receive an award.
Please submit your nomination using this form: Staff Recognition Program FY2024 Nomination Form
Nomination Requirements
Eligibility for the SAS Staff Recognition Program is limited to employees who:
- Have worked in SAS for the entirety of the Performance Review Period: May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024
- Are regular full-time or part-time staff
- Must be nominated by a supervisor or peer
- Have a completed Workday Mid-Year and Year-End Performance Evaluation for FY2024 with a final rating of Fulfills Expectations or higher
- Qualified staff members are eligible for an award regardless of any recent salary adjustments or reclassifications
- Employed with SAS at the time of the award/payment
Those not eligible for the SAS Staff Recognition include employees who:
- Are in performance management
- Temporary Extra workers, Student workers, Postdocs, and those with Academic job profiles
- Hold a Senior Leadership role (Legacy Grade 29 job profile or higher)
Nomination Deadline: Nominations may be submitted at any time but must be received by Friday, July 12, 2024 in order to be considered. Nominations will be reviewed and evaluated by the Staff Recognition Program committee. Award Levels will be determined by the Staff Recognition Program committee.
Award Timing: The SAS Staff Recognition Reward is a special one-time payment awarded to selected SAS staff for extraordinary contributions. Recipients of an award will receive payment in the fall. Award recipients will be announced School-wide.
If you have any questions or concerns related to the above, please do not hesitate to contact humanresources@sas.upenn.edu.