Recognition Awards

• Honor Roll

  • Description:
    The Honor Roll is an annual award that recognizes productive employees who perform daily functions well, while creating a warm and pleasant work environment.

    Eligibility:
    Open to all employees. Nominations are made by any supervisory personnel.

     

• Rookie of the Year

  • Description:
    This award recognizes any new employee with outstanding achievement. Nomination is made by fellow members of the department.

    Eligibility:
    Open to employees who have been in his/her position for at least three but no more than twelve months at the college.

     

• Take a Bow!

  • Description:
    Take a Bow is an honorable mention given quarterly that recognizes employees who demonstrate commitment to professional growth, development and enrichment, and have completed a certificate program or degree.

    Eligibility:
    Open to non-supervisory or managerial employees. Nominations are made through the Office of Human Resources.

     

• The Strategic Enabler Award

  • Description:
    The Strategic Enabler Award recognizes any employee who demonstrates commitment to furthering elements of the Queens College Strategic Plan. Selection is made by the Chief Operating Officer.

    Eligibility:
    Open to QC employees who work on the QC campus and affiliated entities.

     

• Discimus ut Serviamus

  • Description:
    The Discimus ut Serviamus Award is a leadership award that recognizes an individual who has integrated an improvement that benefits the entire QC community.

    Eligibility:
    Open to leaders in faculty, non-teaching instructional, classified managerial, and ECP titles only. Nominations are made by the president, vice presidents, and executive staff.

• The Jewel of Queens College

  • Description:
    The Jewel of Queens College award recognizes supervisors and managers who model QC’s core values: excellence, community, global perspective, accountability, and integrity. Nomination for this award is made by a staff member who reports directly to the supervisor.

    Eligibility:
    Open to supervisors in classified and non-teaching instructional titles such as but not limited to:
      - Higher Education Assistant
      - Higher Education Associate
      - IT Associate
      - IT Manager
      - Senior Engineers
      - Custodial and Principal Supervisors
      - Trades Titles
      - Security Titles
      - Classified Managerial
      - Project Managers

     

• Knight's Court Award

  • Description:
    The Knight's Court Award recognizes departmental and departmental sub-unit excellence. Eight such awards are granted, one each to the Division of Math and Natural Sciences, Division of Education, Division of Arts & Humanities, Division of Social Sciences, Division of Finance and Administration, Division of Strategic Planning and Enrollment Management, Division of Academic Affairs, and Division of Student Affairs. Nominations are made by stakeholders (students, employees, customers, parents and affiliates) of Queens College.

    Eligibility:
    Open to departments and sub-units with two or more employees.

President's Excellence Awards

• Gittleson's Excellence Award

  • Description:
    This award recognizes any member of the Gittleson title series who continuously contributes to the effective delivery of services throughout the campus community; personifies the core values of Queens College when interacting with the college community at large and beyond; regularly shows good judgment, independent thinking, and initiative; goes above and beyond performance expectations; displays a sense of responsibility for his/her actions; demonstrates commitment to continuous self-development and a desire to learn new approaches to delivering efficient/effective services to campus customers; and is a role model and an inspiration to all members of the college community, students, faculty, staff, visitors, and business and community partners. Nominations can be made by any member of the campus community.

    Eligibility:
    Open to any member of the Gittleson series who has been in his/her position for five years or more. There is a five-year waiting period after winning this award.

• HEO Excellence Award

  • Description:
    This award recognizes any member of the HEO title series who continuously demonstrates “value-added” performance through participation in college initiatives; conveys, through interactions with the campus community, a dedication to excellence, service opportunity; is a role model to others in the campus community; and through self-assessment and educational outreach, continues to master new business process innovations and approaches for meaningful integration with the campus community. Nominations can be made by any member of the campus community.

    Eligibility:
    Open to any staff member within the HEO series who has been in his/her position for five years or more. There is a five-year waiting period after winning this award.

• Excellence in Teaching by Full-Time Faculty

  • Description:
    These awards are designed to recognize outstanding teaching in the classroom. A maximum of three awards are conferred.

    Eligibility:
    All full-time faculty are eligible to be nominated. Once an award has been received, a faculty member is ineligible for another Excellence in Teaching Award for five years. Faculty members may be nominated for another Excellence in Teaching Award in the sixth year.

    Nomination Process:
    Nominations may be submitted by any member of the college community; however, self-nominations will not be accepted. Letters of nomination should be as specific as possible, fully and clearly indicating the reasons for the nomination. Nominations will be reviewed by a faculty committee appointed by the president. The committee will gather additional information on each nominee prior to making final recommendations to the president.

• Excellence in Teaching by Adjunct Faculty

  • Description:
    This award is designed to recognize outstanding teaching by adjunct faculty. A maximum of two awards are conferred.

    Eligibility:
    All adjunct faculty who have taught at least one course at Queens College in the 2012-2013 academic year and in at least three of the preceding four years are eligible to be nominated.

    Nomination Process:
    Nominations may be submitted by any member of the college community; however, self-nominations will not be accepted. Letters of nomination should be as specific as possible, fully and clearly indicating the reasons for the nomination. Nominations will be reviewed by a faculty committee appointed by the president. The committee will gather additional information on each nominee prior to making final recommendations to the president.