Thanks to the generosity of the Dean's Office, this year we have the opportunity to hand out five awards to our amazing staff in the CLAS community! If you work with anyone you feel would fit the criteria of any of these awards, please consider nominating them. Each award comes with a cash prize! Below is a link to the nomination form as well as a description for each of the awards.
Nominations will be open from March 5 until March 25, 2024. The winners will be notified by CLAS Staff Council by April 4th.
Please read the eligibility criteria carefully for each award as described below. You may nominate an individual staff member for more than one award category as long as they meet the eligibility criteria. However, an employee may not be selected as the winner for more than one award category.
Be sure to directly address the specific criteria of the award you are nominating someone for.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to Staff Council with any questions!
CLAS Staff Award: Outstanding Newcomer
Award Criteria
The CLAS Outstanding Newcomer Staff Award provides recognition for a staff member who is new to the college (employed no less than 6 months and no more than 18 months) and demonstrates outstanding service, initiative, and/or achievement. These contributions must provide a significant benefit specifically for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver campus.
Eligibility
This award competition is open to 40% time or greater permanent classified staff, university staff, professional research assistants and senior professional research assistants who are current College of Liberal Arts and Sciences employees within CLAS for a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 18 consecutive months from the date nominations are announced as due. Employees may have multiple years of work experience but must be new (employed only 6-18 months as specified above) to working in CLAS.
CLAS Staff Award: Outstanding Student Engagement
Award Criteria
The CLAS Outstanding Student Engagement Staff Award provides recognition for a staff member who demonstrates excellent service, initiative, and/or achievement expressly related to serving, assisting or engaging with students in an outstanding way. These contributions must provide a significant benefit to students specifically enrolled in the University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Eligibility
This award competition is open to 40% time or greater permanent classified staff, university staff, professional research assistants and senior professional research assistants who are current College of Liberal Arts and Sciences employees and who have been employed as permanent staff within CLAS for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.
CLAS Staff Award: Outstanding Community Engagement
Award Criteria
The CLAS Outstanding Community Engagement Staff Award provides recognition for a staff member who demonstrates excellent service, initiative, and/or achievement specifically as related to serving, assisting or engaging with community members, university partners, community service organizations and/or alumni in an outstanding way. These contributions must provide a significant benefit specifically for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver campus.
Eligibility
This award competition is open to 40% time or greater permanent classified staff, university staff, professional research assistants and senior professional research assistants who are current College of Liberal Arts and Sciences employees and who have been employed as permanent staff within CLAS for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.
CLAS Staff Award: Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Award Criteria
The CLAS Excellence in DEI Staff Award provides recognition for a staff member who advances diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging within their unit, among colleagues, or for students in an outstanding way. These contributions must provide a significant benefit specifically for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver campus.
Eligibility
This award competition is open to 40% time or greater permanent classified staff, university staff, professional research assistants and senior professional research assistants who are current College of Liberal Arts and Sciences employees and who have been employed as permanent staff within CLAS for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.
CLAS Outstanding Staff Award
Award Criteria
The CLAS Outstanding Staff Award provides recognition for a staff member who demonstrates outstanding service, leadership, ability, initiative, and/or achievement. These contributions must provide a significant benefit specifically for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver campus.
Eligibility
This award competition is open to 50% time or greater permanent classified staff, university staff, professional research assistants, and senior professional research assistants who are current College of Liberal Arts and Sciences employees and who have been employed as permanent staff within CLAS for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.