VP & CHRO Division RAVE Awards

Taking initiative that leads to outstanding results matter to VPCHRO division and university to keep pace with workforce needs so it is imperative to recognize and reward those who step up in impactful ways. Nominees for this award should be an individual who demonstrates exemplary Leadership for Success Skills, embodies the new HR Values, and embodies excellent customer service. Regardless of how long you have been in the division, or the university nominees bring fresh ideas to their work, can solve business needs, and take a bold approach to accomplishing their work. They can be a colleague, a manager, an employee, someone you have worked with on a project – or even yourself. Achieving individually or collectively within the HR Community and Cornell enables to meet its goals and objective. 

Your Crushing It! nominee should possess these essential Leadership Skills for Success and HR Values into your nomination:

Criteria for Nomination:

What we’re looking for: Here is your chance to tell us about an employee that has demonstrated, implemented, or tried a new approach, system, or idea in the last year.  Consider the criteria above incorporate one or more Leadership Skills for Success. 

• To inform your response. We would also suggest including one or more HR Values to improve your submission. 

Examples of Excellence:

• The nominee may work in a department that championed a forward-thinking approach, successfully overhauling a work process or policy to adapt to evolving conditions while achieving meaningful results.
• Perhaps they provide outstanding front-line customer service, responding efficiently and effectively to implement significant changes that meet compliance requirements or address shifting workforce needs.
• Alternatively, they may work behind the scenes, collaborating with others, leveraging data-driven insights, and proactively addressing challenges to deliver impactful solutions in a constantly changing environment.

Group Nomination: If you know others who would like to nominate this individual, you may do so as a group by adding the additional nominators’ names and net IDs to the online nomination form. Additional information may be requested of these individuals as part of the review process.

Self-Nomination: If you would like to nominate yourself for this award category, please provide the names and Net IDs of 2-3 individuals who can support your application.

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Providing timely and creative solutions to evolving operational needs of the Cornell workforce helps HR Community to compete for talent, retain talent, and standout in higher education. Nominees for this award are focused on researching, developing, and implementing innovative solutions to challenges or initiating exciting new projects to overcome employee obstacles.

Nominees take calculated risks and dare to cross conventional boundaries and push for efficiencies in the VPCHRO division and university. Growing the HR function abilities is a key driver of progress so it is vital to recognize and celebrate those who step up in impactful ways and admired for their “rockstar” qualities. Nominees for this award should be an individual that demonstrates exemplary Leadership for Success Skills, and embodies the new HR Values.

Regardless of how long you have been in the division, the nominee brings exciting and possibly groundbreaking ideas to their work to solve business needs, and takes a bold approach to accomplishing their work. A nominee can be a colleague in the VPCHRO division, a VPCHRO manager, division employee, someone you have worked with on a project – or even yourself. Achieving individually or collectively within the HR Community takes HR to the next level.

Innovative Rockstar! nominees should possess one or more Leadership Skills for Success and HR Values .

Nomination

What we’re looking for: Here is your chance to tell us about an employee that has demonstrated, implemented, or tried a new approach, system, or idea in the last year.  Consider the criteria above incorporate one or more Leadership Skills for Success. 

• To inform your response. We would also suggest including one or more HR Values to improve your submission.
  • Examples:
    • Perhaps the nominee has demonstrated exceptional efforts to learn new things and expand their responsibilities.
    • Or works in a department that supported and inspired a forward-thinking approach to modernize their function or addressed new compliance or regulatory needs.
    • Or perhaps they implemented new processes to efficiently and effectively meet talent or employee needs
    • Maybe your nominee works behind the scenes used data driven to create a new framework, process, service, or tool to go beyond the status quo to get improved results.
• Group Nomination: If you know others who would like to nominate this individual, you may do so as a group by adding the additional nominators’ names and net IDs to the online nomination form. Additional information may be requested of these individuals as part of the review process.
• Self-Nomination: If you would like to nominate yourself for this award category, please provide the names and Net IDs of 2-3 individuals who can support your application.

Trouble getting started? Utilize the nomination worksheet to help organize your thoughts and brainstorm ideas: Game Changer Nomination Worksheet

The award highlights those that provide excellent service and quality work. Throughout their year they consistently go above and beyond to ensure that their customer feel valued, heard, and supported. They deliver on their customer’s needs. Their ability to resolve challenges in a timely manner is what sets them apart. The Quiet Giant Award! nominees should possess one or more Leadership Skills for Success and HR Values What we're looking for: Here is your chance to tell us about an employee that has demonstrated impact and leadershipthrough selflessly shining a spotlight on their vital role in building stronger, more connected community in the last year. Consider the criteria above incorporate one or more Leadership Skills for Success

This award recognizes an individual who had made exceptional contributions to the school community through volunteerism. This prestigious honor celebrates the selfless dedication, leadership and positive impact of those who exemplify the spirit of service and inspire others to engage in meaningful acts of kindness. 

The award highlights the critical role volunteers play in addressing societal and/or school needs and fostering positive change. Through their time, skills and passion, honorees make a measurable difference in their communities, embodying the values of empathy, generosity and commitment. Nominees for this award should demonstrate exemplary Leadership for Success Skills and embody the new HR Values.

Nominees for the Victors of Volunteering Award are evaluated based on impact, leadership, commitment, diversity of services and inspirational value.

Victors of Volunteering nominees should possess one or more Leadership Skills for Success and HR Values .

Criteria for Nomination:

What we’re looking for: Here is your chance to tell us about an employee that has demonstrated impact and leadership through selflessly shining a spotlight on their vital role in building stronger, more connected community in the last year.  Consider the criteria above incorporate one or more Leadership Skills for Success. 

• To inform your response. We would also suggest including one or more HR Values to improve your submission. 

Examples of Excellence:

• Perhaps the nominee has demonstrated exceptional efforts to step up and volunteer at events to help make them successful.
• Nominee consistently signing up to help in events such as commencement, Christmas Elves program, Dragon Day, move in, employee appreciation and employee assembly.
• Or perhaps along with their volunteer work they also encourage others to join them in the mission.
• Maybe your nominee works behind the scenes and digs into what seems impossible to complete for your team and volunteers to take on additional duties consistently to get the job done. 

Group Nomination: If you know others who would like to nominate this individual, you may do so as a group by adding the additional nominators’ names and net IDs to the online nomination form. Additional information may be requested of these individuals as part of the review process.

Self-Nomination: If you would like to nominate yourself for this award category, please do so.

Trouble getting started? Utilize the nomination worksheet to help organize your thoughts and brainstorm ideas: Victors of Volunteering Nomination Worksheet

The Wowing at Wellbeing Award celebrates initiatives that improve quality of life, reduce barriers to wellness and encourage healthier lifestyles. Whether through innovative programs, dedicated advocacy or compassionate care nominees of this award make a lasting impact on the wellbeing of those they work with.

Nominees will be evaluated on impact of wellbeing such as evidence of meaningful and measurable improvement in the mental, physical or emotional health of individuals. The innovation of wellness, implementing creative or groundbreaking approach to addressing wellbeing and fostering healthier behaviors. Nominees might show efforts to increase inclusive and accessibility and increase access for all.  Nominees for this award should be an individual that demonstrate exemplary Leadership for Success Skills and embody the new HR Values.

Wowing at Wellbeing nominees should possess one or more Leadership Skills for Success and HR Values .

Criteria for Nomination:

What we’re looking for: Tell us about an employee or yourself that has demonstrated, implemented, or tried a new approach, system, or idea in the last year to improve or increases wellness.  Consider the criteria above incorporate one or more Leadership Skills for Success. 

• To inform your response. We would also suggest including one or more HR Values to improve your submission. 

Examples of Excellence:

• The nominee has demonstrated exceptional efforts to share their learning to expand wellness by creating a free weekly mindfulness and meditation class to help cope with stress and anxiety.
• Or has developed an online free fitness classes anyone on campus can participate in at their convenience.
• Or perhaps they implemented new processes to efficiently and effectively meet health and wellness employee needs.
• Maybe your nominee works behind the scenes used data driven information to create a new framework, process, service, or tool to go beyond the status quo to get improved results.

Group Nomination: If you know others who would like to nominate this individual, you may do so as a group by adding the additional nominators’ names and net IDs to the online nomination form. Additional information may be requested of these individuals as part of the review process.

Self-Nomination: If you would like to nominate yourself for this award category, please do so. 

Trouble getting started? Utilize the nomination worksheet to help organize your thoughts and brainstorm ideas: Wowing of Wellbeing Nomination Worksheet