Outstanding Teamwork Award
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The Outstanding Teamwork Award recognizes staff from any office, unit, department, group, or staff within an office, cross-functional group of staff or committee of staff members who have worked together in an exceptional manner to perform an assigned task. The award includes a $1,500 prize to be divided equally among team members (no less than $50 per person).
Who is eligible:
Staff members who perform as a team beyond the scope of their regular day-to-day job duties and responsibilities. Members of the team must be non-temporary staff members. There is no minimum required length of employment by the University.
As a result of working as a team, the department, office, work-unit or University should have benefited in one or more of the following ways:
- Specific, identifiable improved efficiencies
- Cost savings
- Cross-training resulting in expanding job responsibilities and improving service to "customers"
- Innovative ideas or suggestions to improve methods
- Completion of special projects
- Functioning in unique (sometimes adverse) circumstances
- Improved coordination and cooperation among department
Who may nominate:
Any current UM employee or student.