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Employee Recognition
Smith College recognizes and honors employees who have reached certain service milestones. Awards are presented to employees in recognition for years of service beginning at 10 years and every five-year milestone through 35 years and beyond. In the fall, a special luncheon is held in their honor.
Spotlight Awards give staff, administrators, and faculty the opportunity to thank members of the Smith community who have gone out of their way in performing their jobs and serving others. This special award reflects the appreciation that members of the Smith community feel for their colleagues. Each spring, President Carol Christ and Human Resources host a celebratory Spotlight Awards Reception for the entire community to gather and congratulate all of the Spotlight Award recipients for the year. Recipients are eligible to participate in a special grand prize drawing
Staff Picnic
Employees, their families, and friends are invited in June to a college-sponsored
picnic. The picnic offers food, drink, athletic activities, and music and the opportunity
to relax and celebrate the end of the busy academic year.
Twenty-Five Year Club
The Twenty-Five Year Club, founded in 1958, honors long-term employees for
their years of loyal and dedicated service to the college. Membership in the Club
is open to any benefit eligible staff member with 25 or more consecutive years of
service.
Elizabeth B. Wyandt Gavel Award
Each year in the fall, the Student Government Association cabinet and the
senate seek nominations from members of the college community for a Smith College
staff person who has offered outstanding service to students. The Elizabeth B. Wyandt
Gavel Award is presented at the second all-college meeting in January at ceremonies
to which the staff member's supervisors, guests, and co-workers are also invited.
Departmental Recognition
In addition to college-wide recognition events, each department may choose
to honor the contributions of its staff through celebrations, awards, and honors.
Some departments offer achievement awards to recognize staff members who have performed
a special service or put forth unusually creative efforts that have resulted in improved
departmental programs, services, or work environments.
Employees who have courageously handled an emergency
or safety situation related to their job duties, or who have developed a special
innovation resulting in significant economic or other extraordinary benefit to the
department or the college, may also receive departmental recognition. Departmental
recognition may take many forms, ranging from celebratory events, dinners, and picnics
to group awards and humorous surprise events.
If you think of an innovative way to recognize the achievements
of co-workers in your area, speak with your department head or supervisor to further
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Table
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Mission
Statement
Chapter
I
General Policies
Chapter
II
Employment at Smith
Chapter
III Salary/Compensation
Chapter
IV Benefit Administration
Chapter
V
Benefited Leaves
Chapter
VI
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