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Engaged Learning

In the College of LSA, because your education is about more than searching for answers in a textbook, we offer numerous programs that foster hands-on work, innovative thinking, and experiences that challenge and transform.

College Connections

College Connections provides a space for alumni and families to share their student experiences with recent LSA graduates and provide feedback on the current and future state of the College.

College Connections

Staff Achievement Awards Program

This is an annual opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate exceptional staff contributions to the success of the College . Information regarding eligibility, nomination, selection, notification, and winners can be found here.

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College-Wide Awards

Robin Sarris Outstanding Supervisor Award	Kay Beattie Distinguished Service Award	Outstanding Staff Team Award
Demonstrated unusual initiative or creativity; offered a novel problem resolution	Must have more than 15 years of service at the University and have exhibited progressive career advancement, taking on increasing levels of responsibility, sustaining noteworthy performance throughout their career	Actively pooled skills, talents and knowledge, with evidence of each member’s contributions and mutual support of each other
Developed innovations that improve work processes and are resource-conscious; encouraged same in others	Showed willingness to help others achieve their goals	Has evidence of benefits accrued from team’s or work group’s efforts
Exercised outstanding supervisory or mentoring skills; facilitated the success of others	Exercised outstanding supervisory or mentoring skills; facilitating the success of others.	Tackled a project or assignment larger than its members’ individual job descriptions
Fostered an environment that helped others achieve their goals	Exhibited strong work qualities such as dependability, patience and commitment	Developed innovations that improve work processes and are resource-conscious
Exhibited strong work qualities such as dependability, patience and commitment	Demonstrated a willingness to take on new and/or additional tasks; pitched in when needed	Showed willingness to help others achieve their goals
Demonstrated a willingness to take on new and/or additional tasks; pitched in when needed	Fostered collaboration and cooperation among colleagues	Exhibited strong work qualities such as dependability, patience and commitment
Fostered collaboration and cooperation among teams or colleagues internal or external to the department	Demonstrated exemplary citizenship within the College	Demonstrated a willingness to take on new and/or additional tasks; pitched in when needed
Extended extra effort to help others (students, faculty, staff, visitors)	Nominations for this award must include a statement signed by the Chief Administrator or Director/Chair attesting to his/her outstanding performance for the previous 5 years. This will be verified by LSA-HR.	Fostered collaboration and cooperation among colleagues
Demonstrated exemplary citizenship within the College		Demonstrated unusual initiative or creativity; offered a novel problem resolution
Candidates must have sustained outstanding performance evidenced by a history of positive performance reviews.		Demonstrated exemplary citizenship within the College
		All team members must have sustained outstanding performance evidenced by a history of positive performance reviews.

Divisional Awards

Outstanding Individual Employee Award	Rising Star Award
Demonstrated unusual initiative or creativity; offered a novel problem resolution	Must have no more than 3 years of service in the College, who has made outstanding contributions that go beyond the ordinary fulfillment of the position’s duties.
Developed innovations that improve work processes and are resource-conscious	Demonstrated unusual initiative or creativity; offered a novel problem resolution
Communicate openly and constructively about addressing challenges	Developed innovations that improve work processes and are resource-conscious
Leader among peers by acting to facilitate the success of others	Communicate openly and constructively about addressing challenges
Exhibited strong work qualities such as dependability, patience and commitment	Actively contributes to the success of others
Demonstrated a willingness to take on new and/or additional tasks; pitched in when needed	Exhibited strong work qualities such as dependability, patience and commitment
Fostered collaboration and cooperation among colleagues	Demonstrated a willingness to take on new and/or additional tasks; pitched in when needed
Extended extra effort to help others (students, faculty, staff, visitors)	Fostered collaboration and cooperation among colleagues
Demonstrated exemplary citizenship within the College	Extended extra effort to help others (students, faculty, staff, visitors)
Candidates must have sustained outstanding performance evidenced by a history of positive performance reviews.	Demonstrated exemplary citizenship within the College
	Candidates must have sustained outstanding performance evidenced by a history of positive performance reviews.

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