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.

Code of Conduct Award

In November 1999, the Division Finance and Administration developed a set of guiding principles of duty and virtue which describe how we shall conduct ourselves as representatives of the university and set the basis for how our performance will be evaluated, as members of a Catholic community dedicated to the practice of business.  The Code refers to the adherence to laws, rules and policies and the moral principles of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness and social awareness.

In December 2003, the Division of Finance and Administration announced that it would present an annual award to the employee who best exemplifies the values set forth by the Code of Conduct.

More information regarding the Code of Conduct Award can be found at http://www.sandiego.edu/administration/financeadmin/code/

 

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.

Administrator of the Year Award

This award is presented annually to an outstanding administrative employee.  Nominations are made by USD staff employees.  A special committee sends out the nomination forms and reviews the nominations that are received.  The Administrator of the Year selection is based on the number of votes received, length of employment, exemplification of the values of the university, and their overall contribution.

 

The winner, along with the other nominees, is announced at the Spring Employee Picnic and is recognized at the Annual Fall Service & Recognition Awards ceremony.  The winner is honored with an inscribed plaque.

 

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 of service. Approved Leaves of Absence does not affect the employee's anniversary date and is not considered a break in service.

Example

Original hire date is September 1, 1999
Separation December 31, 2002
Rehired into another regular status position June 12, 2003
New anniversary date March 1, 2003
The employees six month break in service is added to the original hire date

Question - When do employees receive service awards?

Answer - Employees who complete the 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35+ years of service in the calendar year are recognized for their service There are two ceremonies, the Five Year Service Award Ceremony is held during the Spring Semester and 10+ Year Service Awards Luncheon and Ceremony is held during the Fall Semester.