Nominees demonstrate the following:
Outstanding Innovation Award
Nominees demonstrate the following:
- Works to enhance any area of the university’s operations (from academics to athletics, campus life to systems).
- Identifies innovative solutions that have made a significant and positive impact.
- Suggests new ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Identifies new ideas—including implementation.
- Is a problem-solver; solutions oriented.
- Plans effectively for long-term success
Outstanding Newcomer Award
Nominees demonstrate the following:
- Provides outstanding teamwork to their specific department or division.
- Makes considerable contributions to the university in presentations, serving on committees, or projects beyond their job description
- Willing to assist beyond normal expectations.
- Demonstrates passion for their professional development.
- Shows initiative, innovation and creativity in their work.
- Promotes an environment of cooperation and collaboration.
Outstanding Service to Students Award
Nominees demonstrate the following:
- Identifies student’s needs and expectations and responds appropriately.
- Considers the impact on the student when taking action, setting policies or carrying out tasks.
- Ability to involve students in decision-making/seeks student’s input.
- Refers students to the appropriate department or employee to solve specific problems; and to perform appropriate follow-up as needed with the student to ensure that their concern has been addressed.
- Dedication to continuously improve student satisfaction and engagement -- and seeks to remove barriers to outstanding service.
Outstanding Dedication to Carnegie Mellon University
Nominees demonstrate the following:
- Commitment to quality performance.
- Has a “can-do” attitude and consistently does whatever it takes to overcome obstacles in order to accomplish University goals.
- Has made an important contribution that benefits the entire university campus.
- Their work has transcended the boundaries of the Qatar campus and has impacted the University as a whole.
- They have fostered cooperation and collaboration between the university and its constituents to better serve the Carnegie Mellon community.
- They have committed their time and energy to working together with others as a team to improve and enhance Carnegie Mellon University globally.
Outstanding Commitment to the Community
Nominees demonstrate the following:
- Commitment to quality performance.
- Has a “can-do” attitude and consistently does whatever it takes to overcome obstacles in order to accomplish University goals.
- Has made an important contribution that benefits the region.
- Their work has transcended the boundaries of CMUQ and Education City -- and has impacted the local community of Doha, State of Qatar, or the Gulf Region.
- They have fostered cooperation and collaboration between the university and its external community constituents to better serve local community.
- They have committed their time and energy to working together with others as a team in order to improve and enhance Doha, State of Qatar, or the Gulf Region.
