STAFF AWARDS

The purpose of this program is to provide an avenue for the Dean to recognize specific members of staff who have met a high level of achievement in their work. The recognition program will be offered a minimum of once per academic year. In its initial year, the recognition will take the form of a Dinner (Dean’s All-Star Staff Dinner) with the Dean and other recipients of the award.

Eligibility

The All Star Award is available to any full-time (Term or FTCE) OPSEU or MAC employee in the Ted Rogers School of Management who have been employed for a minimum of 1 year in TRSM

Selection Criteria 

The nominee demonstrates excellence in their work. This list is expansive, including a wide range of positive attributes. Examples include: 

• A consistently positive attitude

• A willingness to take on problems 

• Showing compassion to colleagues and students

• Excellence on a specific project

• Demonstrations of creative solutions 

• A demonstrated commitment to inclusion 

• Long service to the institution

Nomination Guidelines 

Nominations may be self-nominated or submitted by a colleague (faculty or staff) or manager. 

Nominees must be TRSM staff members (MAC or OPSEU). 

Nominations must be submitted via the prescribed Google Form, and must include a brief summary of why the nominee is being put forward.

Selection Committee

The selection committee will consist of the Dean, along with two additional leaders selected by the Dean.

The Irene Campagna Excellence in Service Award recognizes two (2) outstanding Ted Rogers School of Management staff members whose service to the School’s community is particularly praiseworthy.  

The award was created in honour of Irene Campagna, who is the former Academic Administrator in the School’s Office of Dean. Irene’s contribution to the School and to the Toronto Met community was exemplary.  For over three decades, faculty, staff and students benefited from her broad knowledge of university administration, willingness to help, and patience to provide assistance and guidance to all. This award acknowledges Irene’s important role in the well-functioning of one of Canada’s largest undergraduate Business Schools.  

Award recipient(s) will have their names engraved on a plaque located in the Office of the Dean and a monetary award of $1,000 as a one-time payment (subject to applicable deductions). 

Eligibility/Award Criteria

• Any full-time Ted Rogers School of Management staff member (OPSEU or MAC) who has been employed with the School for a minimum of one (1) year is eligible for the Irene Campagna Excellence in Service Award. 

• The nominee has demonstrated outstanding standards of service to the TRSM community and has made a significant contribution to the administration of the School. 

• The nominee has demonstrated commendable collegiality and notable leadership skills in their role. 

• Recipients of this award may not receive the same award for the following two academic years.

Recognizes individuals and cross-functional teams in administration of the University, advancing its mission and demonstrating its values by providing services and participating in or leading teams.

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Award Criteria

• Administrative or operational excellence and innovation

  • • Recommends and/or designs simplified practices, processes, and procedures to get things done; gets more out of fewer resources; creates systems that manage themselves; implements innovative ideas; improves communication and collaboration among colleagues, stakeholders and/or units; sets ambitious strategic plans that maximize team effectiveness.

• Student experience

  • • Makes “above and beyond” contributions towards services, operations or projects that support student learning and life; seeks to understand student needs, is resourceful and helpful so that students have better and easier access to information and resources; provides support and resources that empower employees to deliver an exceptional student experience.

• Scholarly, Research and Creative (SRC) activity

  • • Builds bridges using effective communication and collaboration between academic and administrative groups to facilitate SRC opportunities; promotes and identifies opportunities for individuals to engage in research initiatives and priorities; identifies and cultivates external relationships to increase opportunities for research and development.

• People First culture

  • • Demonstrates and leads with behaviours reflecting equity, diversity and inclusion; champions and cultivates a trusting, respectful, fair and supportive workplace culture; integrates equity, diversity and inclusion into unit/department operations and policies with demonstrated impact.

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Eligibility

• Staff employees (i.e. Senior Administrator or Director, Management and Confidential (MAC), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 233 or OPSEU) with at least two years of service as of the nomination deadline, employed on a career or term basis. 

• Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty Association (TFA) members and associate members are only eligible as part of a team.

• Individuals can only be nominated for one individual award per year; however the Selection Committee may choose to reassign a nomination to a different award category, based on best fit with the criteria.

• Nominations are only valid for the year in which they are submitted and must be based on achievements within the past academic year.

• Employees who receive this award may not receive the same award for the following two academic years (e.g. 2019-2020 recipients cannot receive the same award until 2022-2023. They are ineligible for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

Team nominations:

• Teams can be comprised of up to a maximum of ten individuals.

• A nominated team member is defined as someone who has made a significant contribution toward a project or initiative. Preference will be given to project-based and/or cross-disciplinary teams.

• Submit the nomination under the team lead's name. If there is no team lead, select one team member's name.

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Who can nominate?

Faculty, staff or students can submit nominations.

• Please contact the award administrator if you have more than one nominator.

• Students should contact the Dean or Senior Director’s Office for assistance in submitting a nomination.

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Value

• $5,000 - individual recipients

• $7,000 - group recipients ( 2 - 10 people), shared equally among members

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Visit the President's Blue and Gold Award of Excellence page for more information on nomination guidelines and timeline.

Recognizes individuals and teams who advance equity, diversity and inclusion by providing services for diverse populations, fostering an inclusive environment inside and/or outside the classroom and/or addressing equity.

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Award Criteria

• Champion and demonstrate behaviours reflecting equity, diversity and inclusion

  • • Serves on departmental, faculty, and/or university committees and champions EDI; demonstrates inclusive leadership; promotes the importance of EDI.

• Identify and address systemic barriers to full participation in university life

  • • Develops, supports, and/or implements administrative and organizational structures to coordinate and monitor EDI progress; institutionalizes systemic processes that minimize and/or eliminate barriers to EDI; champions policies and/or practices to make the learning environment more inclusive, equitable and accessible.

• Develop innovative programs that enhance Toronto Metropolitan's (formerly Ryerson) ability to facilitate full participation

  • • Infuses EDI into curriculum and promotes pedagogical strategies that encourage student involvement and respect for diverse perspectives; recruits, hires, retains, and promotes employees who will enhance EDI across the university; provides professional development activities that assist employees in the understanding of their own and other cultures.

• Serve and provide access and opportunities to underrepresented students, faculty and/or staff

  • • Serves diverse demographic populations to increase access and participation in related programs; recruits and retains students from diverse backgrounds; creates and/or implements programs and activities to foster an inclusive campus environment.

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Eligibility

• Toronto Metropolitan faculty and staff (i.e. Senior Administrator or Director, Management and Confidential - MAC, Canadian Union of Public Employees - CUPE 233, CUPE 3904, or OPSEU), with at least two years of service, employed on a career or term basis.

• Note: Individuals who have EDI-related responsibilities are included for consideration; however, it is understood that nominees’ contributions that go above and beyond their work responsibilities will be considered.

• Individuals can only be nominated for one award per year.

• Nominations are only valid for the year in which they are submitted and must be based on achievements within the past year.

• Recipients of this award may not receive the same award for the following two academic years.

Team nominations:

• Teams can be comprised of up to a maximum of ten individuals.

• A nominated team member is defined as someone who has made a significant contribution toward a project or initiative. Preference will be given to project-based and/or cross-disciplinary teams.

• Submit the nomination under the team lead's name. If there is no team lead, select one team member's name.

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Who can nominate?

• Faculty and staff can submit nominations. 

• Students can also submit a nomination, however they should contact the Dean or Senior Director’s Office for assistance in doing so.

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Value

• $3,000 - individual recipients

• $4,000 - group recipients ( 2 - 10 people), shared equally among members

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Visit the Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Employee Award page for more information on nomination guidelines and timeline.

Recognizes exceptional leadership through managing a project, activity or team, to achieve outstanding results.

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Award Criteria

• Motivational leadership

  • • Motivates a cohesive, equitable, diverse, and inclusive group toward a positive outcome; encourages collaboration within the group and across the university

• Communication 

  • • Provides consistent and constructive feedback to team members, leaders and stakeholders; creates opportunities for team members to provide ideas and feedback

• Recognition

  • • Provides recognition for individual and team achievements

• Career Planning (for nominees who are formal leaders)

  • • Discusses long-term career goals with employees and provides support and opportunities to help employees reach these goals

• Taking responsibility (for nominees who are informal leaders)

  • • Demonstrates leadership qualities; brings people together to achieve a positive result

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Eligibility

• Staff employees (i.e. Senior Administrator or Director, Management and Confidential (MAC), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 233 or OPSEU) with at least two years of service as of the nomination deadline, employed on a career or term basis. 

• Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty Association (TFA) members and associate members are not eligible for these awards.

• Individuals can only be nominated for one individual award per year; however the Selection Committee may choose to reassign a nomination to a different award category, based on best fit with the criteria. 

• Nominations are only valid for the year in which they are submitted and must be based on achievements within the past academic year.

• Employees who receive this award may not receive the same award for two academic years (e.g. 2019-2020 recipients cannot receive the same award until 2022-2023. They are ineligible for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

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Who can nominate?

• Faculty, staff or students can submit nominations.

• Please contact the award administrator if you have more than one nominator.

• Students should contact the Dean or Senior Director’s Office for assistance in submitting a nomination.

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Value

• $2,000

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Visit the Linda Grayson Administrative Leadership Award page for more information on nomination guidelines and timeline.

Recognizes improvement of employee well-being by engaging and supporting employees to positively impact staff and/or faculty experience.

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Award Criteria

• Employee involvement 

  • • Creates opportunities for employees to share ideas, improve on existing processes or services, and provide feedback on new ideas, priorities or goals

• Learning opportunities

  • • Provides employees with access to opportunities to develop new skills

• Positive and healthy work environment

  • • Promotes workplace well-being and the importance of work-life balance; demonstrates and supports equity, diversity and inclusion for all employees; celebrates individual and team successes

• Improved employee experience

  • • Goes “above and beyond” to improve services, operations, or projects that contribute toward a positive daily employee experience

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Eligibility

• Staff employees (e.g. Senior Administrator or Director, Management and Confidential (MAC), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 233 or OPSEU) with at least two years of service as of the nomination deadline, employed on a career or term basis. 

• Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty Association (TFA) members and associate members are not eligible for these awards.

• Nominees do not need to be formal leaders.

• Individuals can only be nominated for one individual award per year; however the Selection Committee may choose to reassign a nomination to a different award category, based on best fit with the criteria.

• Nominations are only valid for the year in which they are submitted and must be based on achievements within the past academic year.

• Employees who receive this award may not receive the same award for the following two academic years (e.g. 2019-2020 recipients cannot receive the same award until 2022-2023. They are ineligible for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

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Who can nominate?

• Faculty, staff or students can submit nominations.

• Please contact the award administrator if you have more than one nominator.

• Students should contact the Dean or Senior Director’s Office for assistance in submitting a nomination.

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Value

• $2,000

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Visit the Larissa Allen Employee Experience Staff Award page for more information on nomination guidelines and timeline.

Recognizes up to six individuals and teams who demonstrated excellence in: client service, community engagement, innovation, and sustainability.

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Award Criteria

• Client service

  • • Provides exceptional client service that is professional, client-focused and collaborative beyond the position’s basic responsibility.

• Community engagement

  • • Creates and maintains opportunities for collaboration and engagement with the surrounding community and/or within Ryerson’s community that have a positive social, civic, cultural, or environmental impact, and supports values of equity, diversity and inclusion.

• Innovation

  • • Challenges the status quo with new solutions and applies new ways of thinking that positively transform the campus and community. These solutions may be new systems, technologies, products, programs, or policies that tackle process, social, cultural, civic, or health and safety issues. This person or team is an intrapreneur who looks for a better way of doing their job.

• Sustainability

  • • Contributes toward an economic, social and/or environmentally sustainable initiative by developing a new solution, engaging people, or collaborating with groups on or off campus

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Eligibility

• Staff employees (only Management and Confidential (MAC), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 233 or OPSEU) with at least one year of service as of the nomination deadline, employed on a career or term basis. 

• Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty Association (TFA) members and associate members are not eligible for these awards.

• Individuals can only be nominated for one individual award per year; however the Selection Committee may choose to reassign a nomination to a different award category, based on best fit with the criteria.

• Nominations are only valid for the year in which they are submitted and must be based on achievements within the past academic year.

• Employees who receive this award may not receive the same award for the following two academic years (e.g. 2019-2020 recipients cannot receive the same award until 2022-2023. They are ineligible for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022).

Team nominations:

• Teams can be comprised of up to a maximum of ten individuals.

• A nominated team member is defined as someone who has made a significant contribution toward a project or initiative. Preference will be given to project-based and/or cross-disciplinary teams.

• Submit the nomination under the team lead's name. If there is no team lead, select one team member's name.

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Who can nominate?

• Faculty, staff or students can submit nominations.

• Please contact the award administrator if you have more than one nominator.

• Students should contact the Dean or Senior Director’s Office for assistance in submitting a nomination.

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Value?

• $2,000 - individual recipients

• $3,000 - group recipients (2 - 10 people), shared equally among group members

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Visit the Julia Hanigsberg Make Your Mark Staff Award page for more information on nomination guidelines and timeline.

Recognizes individuals or teams who have made significant contributions to Global Learning at Toronto Metropolitan (formerly Ryerson).

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Award Criteria

• Increase student access to Global Learning programming

  • • Create funding programs or funded opportunities; improve accessibility to programming; generate programming in academic disciplines that have limited opportunities; advance awareness about the barriers to access while proposing methods to overcome them for diverse students.

• Champion Global Learning within the Toronto Metropolitan (formerly Ryerson) community

  • • Promote the importance of Global Learning; encourage increased faculty and student involvement; host events and gatherings on campus; drive the creation of new partnerships; recruit diverse demographic populations to participate in Global Learning; further the values of equity, diversity and inclusion within Global Learning.

• Develop innovative, high-quality and academically relevant programming for students

  • • Propose and execute innovative programming (beyond exchange and work abroad, for example); develop programming centring student input and interests; ensure linkages to academic program learning objectives; develop inter/trans disciplinary global learning projects; develop programming that serves diverse demographic populations.

• Serve and support students to ensure their success, growth and well-being within Global Learning programming

  • • Play a key role advising students and supporting their planning and participation; go above and beyond to ensure student well-being and safety; support students to connect programming to their personal and career goals; foster student growth and critical learning; serve underrepresented students.

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Eligibility

• Toronto Metropolitan faculty and staff (i.e. Senior Administrator or Director, Management and Confidential (MAC), Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 233, CUPE 3904, or OPSEU), with at least one year of service, employed on a career or term basis.

• Note: Individuals who have Global Learning-related responsibilities are included for consideration; however, it is understood that nominees’ contributions that go above and beyond their work responsibilities will be considered.

• Nominations are only valid for the year in which they are submitted and must be based on achievements within the past year.

• Recipients of this award may not receive the same award for the following two academic years.

Team nominations:

• Teams must have between two and ten individuals. Please contact the award administrator if your team has more than ten individuals. 

• A nominated team member is defined as someone who has made a significant contribution toward a project or initiative. 

• Submit the nomination under the team lead’s name. If there is no team lead, select one team member’s name.

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Who can nominate?

• Faculty, staff or students can submit nominations.

• Students should contact the Dean or Senior Director’s Office for assistance in submitting a nomination. 

• Please contact the award administrator if you have more than one nominator.

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Value

• $2,000 - individual recipients

• $3,000 - group recipients (2 - 10 people), shared equally among group members

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Visit the AVP International's Global Learning Award page for more information on nomination guidelines and timeline.