Outstanding Staff Teamwork Award

The Award recognizes College of Engineering groups or teams of staff (in a unit or across units) who have collaborated and worked together on a major project or significant task in outstanding, innovative and/or unexpected ways that advances departmental goals and/or the College mission. The team successfully fostered cooperation, collaboration and open communication among students, staff, and faculty in all stages of the project/task, its members provided encouragement and support, and helped others overcome obstacles.

Eligibility

• Teams are in general more than one, but fewer than 15 people in the College of Engineering. The membership can constitute an entire department and may be cross-unit. The team may include faculty members with the majority of members being benefited staff.
• Past recipients are not eligible for a period of five years after receiving the award.

Qualifications

Teams nominated should exhibit one or more of the following:

• Created an environment that promotes communication, trust, cooperation and respect for differences.
• Delivered a significant benefit or value to a department, division or the College of Engineering as a whole.
• Worked toward a common goal while being supportive and motivational of each other.
• Individuals worked effectively as part of a team to successfully accomplish a task or meet a goal.
• Developed a partnership that seeks input and involvement of those affected by decisions.
• Accepted responsibility and accountability in helping to advance the University’s or College’s mission or departmental goal.
• Placed team goals above personal goals while achieving a distinctive result or product.

Selection

The Staff Initiative Committee will select award recipients.

Nomination Process

Nominations may be initiated by College of Engineering staff, students, faculty, and/or administrators. Each nominator, however, may nominate only one employee for this award each year.

The nomination packet should consist of ONE pdf file emailed to fac-staff-awards@coe.neu.edu (separate emails will not be accepted) containing the following:

• one letter of nomination including the names of the nominator(s) and the nominee which should include the rationale for the nomination and pertinent accomplishments; the letter will be preferably one page and a maximum of two pages in length;
• a letter of support from the COE department chair or director, if not included among the nominators above;
• a maximum of three letters of support from current or former students and/or College/University colleagues.

If you have any questions, please email fac-staff-awards@coe.neu.edu.

Past Recipients