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Is there someone on campus who goes above and beyond, not just meeting expectations but consistently setting the standard for excellence? Here's your chance to recognize and celebrate their outstanding contributions! Nominations for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Submit names and a brief statement of support by electronic form. Contact C.J. Rahr at 3541 for more information.

Criteria 2024-2025

• Nominees for the award should be individuals who have repeatedly sought self-improvement, campus improvement, and ultimately, the State University’s excellence.
• They should serve as professional role models for the University system in pursuing excellence.
• Candidates must have completed three full-time academic years at the nominating campus within the past five years.
• They must be present on campus and serving in full-time professional service capacities, with over 50% of their assignment in non-teaching services.
• Promotion within the same department doesn’t prevent nomination.

Deadline: All nominations must be submitted by January 6, 2025.

We are excited to announce the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service for the 2024-2025 academic year. This prestigious SUNY award honors classified service employees for their exceptional contributions to our students and community. Classified service employees include members of CSEA, NYSCOPBA, PBANYS, and PEF.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Nominees must have at least three (3) years of continuous, full-time permanent service in the classified service position for which they are nominated.
2. The nominee must consistently demonstrate outstanding achievement, skill, and commitment to excellence in fulfilling their job responsibilities.
3. The nominee must exhibit excellence beyond their job description, such as creativity, flexibility in meeting campus needs, and consistently providing exemplary customer service.
4. Prior Award Recipients & Posthumous/Former Employee Nominations are Ineligible:
   • Congratulations to past recipients Debra Tomm, Lucinda Croston, Mary Monroe, Scott Bingham, and Beth Weber!

Nomination Process:
Please submit your nomination on the designated nomination form, which can be found on the HR webpage under Recognition > Chancellor’s Award for Classified Service, or by emailing Marci Johnson at johnsoma6@alfredstate.edu.

A complete nomination packet includes:

• A completed nomination form.
• A narrative statement from the nominator.
• One (1) additional brief statement of support from a co-worker, supervisor, student, or another relevant individual.

Providing detailed and thorough information ensures the strongest possible consideration for your nominee.

Deadline:
All submissions must be received in Human Resources by 4:00 PM on Monday, February 3, 2025. Incomplete submissions will not be considered, so please ensure your packet is complete.

Thank you for helping us celebrate and recognize the dedication and excellence of our classified service employees!

To help ring in the new year, EAP's wellness initiative WellNYS has webinars and challenges to help with health goals, stress, and ideas for upping your activity.  Links to the challenges and upcoming webinars can be found on the Employee Assistance Program page in the portal.  You can also check out the Frontline Employee newsletter for January 2025.  

The Office of Human Resources has worked to resolve the system issue that was previously identified in BizLibrary. At this time we believe that all employee trainings prior to the reset have been updated if you log into the system and notice that your previously completed trainings are showing as incomplete, email hr@alfredstate.edu.  

Please note that if you completed your trainings prior to Tuesday, December 10th, it is possible that courses completed in previous cycles were marked as complete this year. That issue has been corrected and all assigned trainings need to be completed this year. 

Trainings completed after the 10th were not impacted. 

We thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to check and correct the completion records of all employees.