USD's Staff and Administrators Recognition Program
Annual Employee Picnic
Employees are one of USD's most valuable assets. The university recognizes that employees do make a difference.
As a way to express its appreciation, the university holds an annual employee picnic in June for all faculty, staff and administrative employees and their families. The event is filled with entertainment, games, contests and delicious food. To add to the fun and excitement, the planning committee decides each year on a picnic theme.
The Staff Employee of the Year and the Administrator of the Year are announced and presented with awards at this event.
CHR @ USD Employee Recognition Award
The CHR @ USD Employee Recognition Award encourages peers and supervisors to look within their department and identify and support such employees. From our Catholic identity, the core values at USD include Academic Excellence, Knowledge, Community, Ethical Conduct, and Compassionate Service.
The objective of this award is to create role models and communicate noteworthy accomplishments, to reinforce behaviors important to the university, and to increase morale by recognizing extraordinary employee contributions.
Visit http://www.sandiego.edu/chr/recognom.php for more information
Service Award Program
The Service Award Program is designed to recognize employees for service beginning with their fifth year of service Annual Five Year Service Award Ceremony is held during the Spring Semester at which time the employee receives a Service Recognition Certificate.
Employees celebrating ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty five, thirty, thirty five and above years of service are recognized at the Annual Fall Employee Service and Recognition Awards Luncheon. These employees receive a USD lapel pin, a Service Recognition Certificate and a gift.
The Manuel Hernandez Staff Employee of the Year Award
This award has been presented to an outstanding staff employee every year since 1985. Employees take a great amount of pride in this recognition which is based on job competence, dedication to the job, department and university, initiative and willingness to assume responsibility and relation with others and the exemplification of the values of the University. Nominations are made by their supervisor and the employee must be a regular status full or part-time employee employed for two years to be eligible.
The four finalists are selected by a screening committee composed of faculty and administrators. The Staff Employee of the Year is selected from the four finalists by a committee consisting of the President, a Board Trustee Member, an Alumni Association Member and the Associate Vice President for Human Resources.
The Winner receives a cash gift, a reserve parking space for one year and their name engraved on the Staff Employee of the Year Plaque. The three finalists receive a Recognition Certificate. The winner and finalist are announced at the Spring Picnic and are recognized at the Annual Fall Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Question - How are years of service calculated for Service Awards?
Answer - Anniversary dates are calculated based on an employee's continuous service as a regular status employee. If an employee has a break in service of more than one month and less than one year and returns as a regular status employee, the employee's anniversary date (for the purpose of service awards) is adjusted by the number of months in the break in service.
Example 1 (previous service was less than 10 years):
Original hire date is September 1, 1999
Separation December 31, 2002
Rehired into another regular status position July 1, 2003
New anniversary date March 1, 2000
The employee’s six month break in service is added to the original hire date
If an employee’s break in service is more than one year, their rehire date will be their anniversary date for the purpose of service awards. Exception: If an employee’s previous service was 10+ years, they will receive credit for previous service even if their break in service is more than one year, and their anniversary date is adjusted by the number on months in the break in service.
Example 2 (previous service was 10+ years):
Original hire date is May 1, 1989
Separation December 31, 2002
Rehired into another regular status position June 1, 2007
New anniversary date October 1, 1993
The employee’s break in service (4 years and 5 months) is added to the original hire date
Approved Leave of Absence does not affect the employee's anniversary date and is not considered a break in service.
Question - When do employees receive service recognition?
Answer - Employees who complete the 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35+ years of service in the calendar year are recognized for their service at an annual ceremony during the fall semester.
