Eligibility and Criteria
All staff and administrators are eligible to receive a Violet. The award recognizes employees who perform above and beyond the normal scope of their position and responsibilities. The Give-A-Violet selection committee will consider many characteristics to determine the winners, but the following criteria will be used extensively. Each nominee should excel in one or more of the following competencies and values:
- Integrity
Taking personal accountability to uphold ethical standards, building trusting relationships through honesty, openness, fairness, and candor and living up to commitments - Respect
Demonstrating a genuine appreciation for others, valuing diversity by treating everyone with high regard and with consideration for their individual differences as well as maintaining the highest level of professionalism when working with others through challenging issues - Customer Focus
Providing an excellent level of service to both internal and external customers, identifying and responding to current and future client needs - Teamwork
Working effectively within and across departments, collaborating with others to achieve common goals, listening and communicating in a way that respects and supports others - Adaptability
Adjusting your own behavior to work efficiently and effectively in light of new information, changing situations, and/or different environments
Additionally, managers that are nominated should also excel in one or more of the following areas:
- Mentoring
Encouraging employees to be their very best by providing feedback, development opportunities, positive reinforcement, and appreciation for their efforts - Modeling
Setting a positive example by remaining calm in a crisis, encouraging and supporting collaboration and teamwork, exhibiting humility, helping others achieve success, and being honest and trustworthy - Motivating
Inspiring commitment, providing vision, promoting and ensuring alignment with school/unit and NYU’s goals and/or values and providing coaching and performance management
University Recognition
The recipients of the Give-A-Violet award will be announced in the spring. The winners are invited to a special luncheon reception hosted by the president of NYU and receive a commemorative pin and gift.
For More Information
Contact Andrea Williams at 212-998-1267 or andrea.williams@nyu.edu