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Team Excellence Award Applications

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The twelfth annual Illinois State University Team Excellence Award applications are now available. This university-wide award recognizes collaborative efforts and exemplary teamwork of a group of Administrative/Professional and/or Civil Service employees. Faculty and students may also be included in such a team. For more information, contact the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (Hovey Hall, Room 301, 438-5451).

Groups that worked on projects initiated during the previous fiscal year will be recognized at Founder's Day on February 14, 2008.

Criteria: Awards will recognize a departmental unit or cross-unit work group that has facilitated, promoted or demonstrated one or more of our institutional values (see below) through their collaborative efforts. The criteria for selection will focus upon the efficient use of fiscal and human resources in meeting university goals and objectives, which enhance the quality of our collective lives. Awards for 2008 will be given for projects initiated between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2007.

Our Institutional Values

(from the Educating Illinois Report, 2000):

  • Individualized Attention: Providing the supportive environment of a small campus community through innovative programming.
  • Public Opportunity: Assuring all university community members access to the opportunities of a larger campus community. Assuring students access to the opportunities of a large university, including a wide range of high-quality programs and the support of outstanding facilities and technology.
  • Active Pursuit of Learning: Recognition of learning as an active and lifelong process for all.
  • Diversity: Encouraging community and an informed respect for all differences among students, faculty, and staff by fostering an inclusive environment.
  • Creative Response to Change: Facilitating personal growth of the campus community by using creative approaches through innovative applications.

The Award

A one-time award of $3,000 will be presented to the team that best meets the criteria outlined above. Two honorable mention awards of $1,000 each may also be given. These awards may be used for business related items as determined by the team decision-making process of award recipients, but may not be used for personal gain. The award winning team may receive this award no more frequently than once every seven years. In the event of a cross-unit/department team, the monetary award will be divided equitably among team members.

Eligibility:

A team (two or more individuals) must consist of Civil Service and/or Administrative Professional staff. A team may consist of a group from one departmental unit or from more than one unit.

Application Procedure

A letter of support from the team's direct supervisor and/or the team’s department chair/school director should accompany the completed application form. Send application materials to Dave Bentlin, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Campus Box 2100, 301 Hovey Hall, no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2008. Award recipients will be notified prior to Founder’s Day in order to assure that team members will attend.