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Employee Recognition - Best Practices At Rutgers
Camden Campus
Cal Maradonna Award
The Cal Maradonna Award, initiated in 2003, recognizes a Rutgers-Camden faculty/staff person for exemplary commitment to advancing the stature and goals of the Camden campus. The award is named for Rory (Cal) Maradonna, former Associate Provost/ Dean of Students at Rutgers-Camden, now Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations, and always a strong and supportive member of the Rutgers community.
Contact: Michael Sepanic, Director Public Information - University Relations, Camden;
856/225-6026
Division of Dining Services
Cooks Training - annual
Chefs from the Culinary Institute of America are brought to New Brunswick for a week every year to prepare two meals a day with Dining Services chefs. All employees who complete the training receive a certificate, a personalized chef coat, a CIA pin, and a set of chefs knives.
Family Day - annual
All union employees and their families are honored at an annual Family Day at Sonny Werblin Center. Managers prepare breakfast and lunch and coordinate entertainment - horseback riding, games and rides for the children - and events both recreational and educational. Programs offered throughout the day include drug and alcohol prevention (police department and DARE vehicle), fire prevention (with fire engine rides for the children), financial services (Credit Union), and career planning (interviewing and promotional opportunities).
Managers Retreat - annual
An annual retreat for managers each January includes a tour of the Culinary Institute of America, with a presentation or training by a CIA chef. A reception and dinner honors First Timers, new managers on the team, with a formal introduction and presentation of Rutgers gear. The dinner also provides an opportunity for recognizing all managers for special contributions and perfect attendance.
Contact: Associate Director for Business Affairs; 732/932-8038
Division of Housing
Personnel assistant sends a birthday card to the home address of each employee.
Employee accomplishments and birthdays are noted in the monthly Housing Headlines newsletter.
Contact: Dawn Smith, Assistant Director Administration; 732/932-1010.
Rutgers College Residence Life
Staff Appreciation Week - each semester
- Tokens of appreciation (for example, bookmarks with picture of area staff and thank you quote) are made by a small committee and handed out to each staff member.
- Supervisors organize celebration at staff meetings or dinners.
- Supervisors write letters to all students in the building asking them to recognize their preceptor.
Staff Awards - varied cycle
- Monthly: Token presentation at area staff meetings (usually a $5/10 gift certificate to the movies) to recognize employees for “going above and beyond”
- Each semester: Presentation of "staff of the semester awards" and $100 gifts to one undergraduate and one graduate from each of four areas at semester banquets.
- Yearly: Presentation of “staff of the year award” certificates and $500 gifts to one Academic Community Programmer, one first-year hall preceptor, one upper-class preceptor and one graduate staff member.
- Contribution for staff meeting treats and a gift certificate to "Fairway Golf" presented to "staff" of the semester and year.
- Midyear: Presentation of “Academic Achievement Award” to all staff members having a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- Ongoing: notes of thanks and acknowledgement from direct supervisors.
Contact: Susan Boyd, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Rutgers College; 732/932-7108
University Procurement and Contracting
Staff Meeting Recognition - weekly
Verbal acknowledgement during weekly meetings for staff who have handled an exceptional number of Help Desk calls and/or processed an outstanding number of purchase orders.
Know of activities your or other departments are involved in? Please email us. We look forward to hearing from you.
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