The Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence for Professional Services

Eligibility

All continuous full time and part time General Staff, as well as fixed term General Staff with an employment term over 12 months, are eligible for nomination.

Nominations

Nominations for the Award must be received by Monday 26 March 2012. The award recognises achievements up to the end of 2011.

General Staff can be nominated individually by their colleagues, supervisor or other members of the University community. Nominations, including a brief outline of the reasons for the nomination, can be forwarded to the Director Human Resources where they will be collated for the Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor will select a winner or winners for the Award, with the assistance of a small panel of General Staff.

Nominations may be made on the appropriate form (Word Version) or PDF.

Recognition

The overall winner will receive a professional development grant of $4,000 and presentation of the Award at an appropriate ceremony. The grant can be used for conference attendance and travel, or other professional development activities.

Potential Areas for Recognition

The University is committed to recognising outstanding performance and contribution in supporting the wider University learning or commercial environment. The positive contributions can include but are not limited to:

• enhancing the image or reputation of the University;
• producing distinctive results/solutions that positively impact University operations;
• fostering a team environment that promotes communication, cooperation and respect for differences;
• improving organisational performance;
• establishing successful collaborative relationships within the University to define and solve problems; or
• advancing the University’s mission and the Office/School/Division‘s goals through collaboration and cooperation.

Particular regard will be given to the aspects of:

• Quality;
• Integrity;
• Value adding to the organisation;
• Service delivery; and
• Innovation and entrepreneurship.

For further information

Please feel free to contact Genene Ringelstein on extension 2279 or G.Ringelstein@murdoch.edu.au for further information regarding nominations.