Outstanding Staff Commitment to Inclusive Excellence Award

• Enhance the visibility and impact of inclusive excellence efforts within and beyond the IU School of Medicine
• Reinforce the IU School of Medicine core value of diversity
• Promote growth and sustainability of inclusive excellence initiatives
• Recognize and reward outstanding staff members who lead relevant efforts that contribute to the school's diversity and inclusion strategic priorities

Eligibility

• Employees must hold a full-time appointed staff position within IU School of Medicine and be employed on the date the payment is awarded.
• Employees must have a minimum of one year of service in IU School of Medicine.
• Staff should demonstrate an extraordinary contribution* to inclusive excellence at the IU School of Medicine.

* Extraordinary contributions are above and beyond the usual responsibilities, occur over a finite period of time, and do not recur on a regular basis.

Payment

A lump-sum discretionary bonus payment(s) of up to $2,000 for one (1) staff member in a fiscal year will be granted. 

Note: This award is not a substitute for a base salary increase, a temporary pay increase, or an equity adjustment. It is intended to reward those members of our staff for a specific instance where they assisted, coached, and/or developed programs, events, efforts, and/or initiatives centering on inclusive excellence. 

Nomination Process

• Any member of the faculty, staff, or student may nominate any staff member.
• Self-nominations are welcome.
• If a nominator is not the nominee’s supervisor, a letter of support from the supervisor is required.
  
  

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Selection Process

• A review committee comprised of members representing multiple departments and operational units will select the awardee based on the criteria stated above.
• Once selected, awardees will be notified by email with a cc to the supervisor.

Human Resource Services will verify eligibility, review for completeness, and resolve any questions by mid-October. Requests will be evaluated by a review committee against the criteria in the discretionary bonus guidelines, and requests meeting the criteria will be forwarded to the Dean and Executive Associate Deans with a recommendation for approval. Nominators submitting requests will be notified if the bonus has been approved or does not meet the criteria in the guidelines.

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