SLU Stars

Who in your midst lives the mission?

The SLU Stars award is a peer-to-peer recognition award for SLU

Faculty and Staff.

The award recognizes colleagues who demonstrate professionalism and behavior congruent with the University's Ignatian ideals and Cura Standards, and whose accomplishments further the mission of Saint Louis University.

SLU Stars are those unheralded people in our departments who regularly go above and beyond to touch the lives of the colleagues, students, clients, friends, and family they interact with on a daily basis. Their commitment to the mission is not a singular event, but a continuous story of the mission in action.

Previous Recipients

SLU Star Recipients 2009-2017

This award is given once a year during the spring semester.

SLU Star Award Gifts

SLU Stars award recipients receive:

  • acknowledgement in internal publications

  • invitation to attend a recognition breakfast

    • a framed SLU Star certificate

  • a day off with pay

  • Billiken Bucks

  • tickets to a University athletic event; and

  • a SLU Star pin

SLU Star Award Oversight

The SLU Star peer-to-peer recognition award is managed under the auspices of Saint Louis University Human Resources. A representative selection committee is charged with establishing criteria for the award and is responsible for the nomination and selection process. The SLU Stars Committee is overseen by the Human Resources Recognition Committee, which includes membership from Human Resources, Academic Affairs, and Medical Affairs.

Prepare a Nomination Letter

    1. Confirm that your nominee is eligible:

    2. Employment at Saint Louis University as staff or faculty for a minimum of two years

    3. Employment in good standing without current corrective counseling

    4. Has not received a SLU Star award within the last five years (see Previous Recipients on left).

  1. Review the 2019 Criteria and Rubric used by the SLU Stars Committee to evaluate nomination letters

  2. Gather information to help you write your letter: Identify multiple examples to fully address the criteria of the award in a minimum of 300 words; and collect the demographic details asked for in the form. See our SLU Star Nomination Form Submission Guide.

  3. Submit your nomination letter when the annual call goes out to campus each spring.

Selection Process

Nominations are reviewed in a three-part process

    1. Nomination letters are reviewed to ensure that nominees meet the eligibility criteria

    2. Nominations that meet the eligibility criteria are reviewed by the committee using the SLU Stars rubric (see above).

    3. The committee meets to confer the top nominations based on their ratings and identifies the award recipients. The selection process is competitive.

  1. All nominators and nominees receive notifications about the committee's decision.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. How many people can I nominate during each award cycle? There are no limitations on the number of people you can nominate.

  2. What makes a successful nomination letter? Successful nominations address the criteria of the award with substantive examples of the nominee's actions.

  3. Who can submit a nomination? The SLU Star award is a peer-to-peer recognition award, which means that any employee at SLU can nominate any colleague.