Less than a week left to nominate a deserving colleague for the USM Board of Regents Staff Award

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The Board of Regents (BOR) Staff Award, presented annually by the University System of Maryland (USM), is the highest honor bestowed upon full-time non-exempt and exempt staff employees with at least 5 years of continuous service at their home institution.

Nominating someone is easy!

  1. Complete the cover sheet and position description.
  2. Include a nomination letter and recommendation letter.
  3. Submit the cover sheet, nomination letter and recommendation letter as a single PDF to the TU Staff Senate Awards Committee, BORStaffAwards@towson.edu, by November 15.

Here are some tips for submitting a compelling nomination:

  • Describe the impact. The nomination and recommendation letters are opportunities to provide details about the nominee’s exceptional contributions. The nomination letter should state the category for which the nominee is being nominated and give testimony of exemplary performance in that category. Recommendation letter(s), typically completed by someone other than the nominator, should describe in detail exactly how the writer has been impacted by the nominee as related to the nomination category. Recommendation letters should not be a copy of the nomination letter.
  • Include measurable results. Where possible, include measurable results (e.g., monetary savings, a new product or service, clients receiving goods or services in a timelier and/or professional manner, staff morale increasing, students being more informed and better prepared for success at TU and beyond, new partnerships developed, support of TU priorities, etc.).
  • Keep recognizing. If you submitted a nomination last year, consider revising it and citing more recent, specific examples of contributions made over this year and resubmit.

Staff, faculty, alumni, students, and members of the external community are encouraged to nominate TU staff members in the award category that best reflects their nominee’s contributions. Full award category details may be found on the BOR Staff Awards page of the Towson University Staff Senate (TUSS) website.

Nominate yourself or someone who makes TU a better place by November 15!

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This post was written by Karp, Robert J.