Staff Recognition Awards

The Penn State Lehigh Valley Staff Advisory Council (PSU-LV SAC) Staff Awards recognize staff members who go above and beyond their normally assigned job responsibilities, perhaps by resolving a particularly difficult dilemma, being exceptionally creative, or being responsive to the needs of others regardless of status.

The PSU-LV SAC has Staff Awards in the areas of excellence, morale, and outstanding newcomer. These nominations are evaluated on the candidate’s ability to encompass and embody the Penn State Values set forth by the President’s Office.

Now accepting Staff Award Nominations!

Outstanding Staff Award

The Outstanding Staff Award recognizes a staff member for extraordinary service to the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus. 

Nominee Qualifications

  • Has/have been employed full-time at PSU-LV for at least two consecutive years (eligible after the second full year of employment).
  • Has/have not received this award over the past three years.

Award Criteria

  • Provides a unique level of service that fosters business relationships/further enhances the reputation of Penn State Lehigh Valley
  • Assumes responsibilities in addition to the duties of the position for initiatives above and beyond their current role and responsibilities which have a positive and significant impact on our campus community and beyond. 
  • Demonstrates excellence in upholding the strategic priorities of academic excellence, campus exposure and increased enrollments.

Spirit Award "For the Glory"

The Spirit Award recognizes a staff member who demonstrates Penn State Lehigh Valley “spirit.”  This spirit can be in the form of attitude, energy, enthusiasm, cooperation, willingness to go above and beyond, morale building efforts, good citizenship, teamwork, etc. 

Nominee Qualifications

  • Has/have been employed full-time at PSU-LV for at least two consecutive years (eligible after the second full year of employment).
  • Has/have not received this award over the past three years.

Award Criteria

  • Promotes positive morale through actions of good spirit.
  1. Fosters community by building bridges for individuals or groups to come together for intellectual or social connections.
  2. Acts in a humanitarian way by “doing the right thing” for another person or group.
 
  • Creative Problem Solving
  1. Develops innovative solutions.
  2. Breaks down boundaries and/or create new relationships to improve the way work gets done.
 
  • Working Behind the Scenes
  1. Consistently provides high quality, reliable and critical work that if undone, would halt highly visible operations.
  2. Demonstrates a steady willingness to improve work situations and does so without prompting or fanfare.

Newcomer Award

The purpose of this award is to celebrate significant contributions made by the newest members of our staff. It’s not always easy to transition into a new department, culture, and role, but we are fortunate to welcome great professionals into our campus every year. We must acknowledge the impressive work of those new employees who have become integral to the campus and have truly gone above and beyond during their first couple of years at PSU-LV.

Nominee Qualifications

  • Has/have been employed full-time at PSU-LV for 6 months up to 23 months.

Award Criteria

  • The Newcomer Award recognizes and distinguishes an employee who exhibits outstanding performance in their role, demonstrates a positive and willing spirit when facing new or difficult tasks, and brings innovative and useful ideas to improve their unit and the department during the first 2 years of their career at PSULV.

Nomination Guidelines

  • The PSU-LV Staff Awards Selection Committee shall call for nominations.
  • Any employee or student of PSU-LV campus may nominate a staff member meeting the above eligibility criteria by using the nomination form.
  • While staff members may draw students’ attention to the awards, they are not to distribute nomination forms to students.
  • Please do not self-nominate or solicit for nominations

Responsibility of Recipient

  • Recipients of this award shall make themselves available as mentors to other staff member

Staff Nomination Form