Policies & Contracts

1002 - Staff Employee Recognition

Subject: Staff Employee Recognition

Section: U1002

Date: November, 2024

Purpose:

To recognize and honor active benefits-eligible staff employees for their years of service to the University of Chicago.

Policy:

In recognition of their contributions to the University, active benefits-eligible (union and non-union) staff employees are eligible to receive awards for their service at the University of Chicago in five-year increments.

Service Recognition and Ceremony Details:

Service Recognition awards are presented to benefits-eligible (union and non-union) staff employees recognizing years of service as follows:

Staff Recognition Table

  1. University Central HR identifies staff employees in the current fiscal and calendar year who will reach a service milestone based on their benefits-eligible anniversary date. This information will be communicated and provided to unit administrators annually.
  2. University Central HR places orders for pre-selected gifts for employees celebrating a service milestone of 5, 10, 15, 20 years in the current fiscal year. Items are shipped directly to employee's home address in Workday. Employees celebrating 25 years or beyond milestones in 5-year increments are sent a unique link to select a gift of their choosing which is shipped directly to the employee's current home address listed in Workday.
  3. The University hosts the annual Alice W. Chandler Staff Recognition Ceremony to honor staff employees who celebrated a service milestone of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and so on in 5-year increments within the current fiscal year.
  4. Unless an employee’s service has been bridged, years of benefits-eligible service must be continuous to receive service recognition. [See Policy U205 Re-employment of University Employees.] If a staff employee has a break in service for any period of time, the years worked prior to the break are not eligible for award purposes. 

Related Information:

Policy U205 Re-employment of University Employees

Key Contacts:

Name Email Extension
Center of Expertise – Employee & Labor Relations elrelations@uchicago.edu 4-7345
Center of Expertise – Benefits benefits@uchicago.edu  2-9634