Nominations accepted through Feb. 14 for Western's Outstanding Classified Staff Award
The Outstanding Classified Staff Award recognizes an individual who exemplifies a positive and creative approach to problem solving and innovation that advances departmental goals and/or the university mission through initiative, leadership, or scholarly or creative work supporting and contributing to Western's learning community.
With the support of the President, the two classified staff unions representing state civil service employees at Western (Washington Federation of State Employees and Public School Employees) together select a member of their unions to receive this award.
To be considered, the individual must demonstrate contribution to their work unit, department, college or university that furthers the university's mission and/or strategic goals through any of the following ways:
- Excellence in job performance that results in efficiencies,
- Personal initiative and leadership that supports and builds a positive work environment,
- Innovative approach to problem-solving that enables sustained improvement, and/or
- Completed scholarly or creative work that contributes to Western's learning community.
The award recipient will be presented with a Western medallion award at the in June.
Nominations must be submitted via the by 5:00 PM, Friday, February 14, 2020
- Nominations may be made by any university faculty member or staff member.
- Nominees must be a permanent classified staff member who completed a minimum of one year of service at Western by Jan. 31, 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact Heather.Christianson@wwu.edu.