Exemplary Service to the Carolina Community Award
Recognizes the division’s most exceptional employees who consistently go beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the Carolina community.
Outstanding Service to Students Award
Recognizes the contributions of employees who continuously demonstrate dedication to our mission through positive influences on student learning and engagement.
Continuing Excellence Awards (two awards)
2-5 years Recognizes employees who have been at the institution for at least two year but less than five and who have contributed to the success of the organization through their use of personal initiative, analytical and critical thinking skills and problem-solving capability. 5+ years Recognizes employees who have been at the institution for more than five years and who have contributed to the success of the organization through their use of personal initiative, analytical and critical thinking skills and problem-solving capability.
New Staff Member of the Year Awards (two awards)
New Professional Recognizes employees who have made an impact at Carolina during their first year of service to the division. Recipients must have two years or less of service at time of submission.
Graduate Assistant of the Year Award
Recognizes graduate assistants who work in the Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make a substantial impact on UofSC’s campus.
Outstanding Faculty and Staff Partner Award (two awards)
Faculty Partner Recognizes a member of the UofSC faculty who has demonstrated significant support for the division, the division’s programs and services and the overall quality of campus life. Staff Partner Recognizes UofSC staff members outside the division who have demonstrated significant support for the division mission, the division’s programs and services and the overall quality of campus life.
Unsung Hero Award
Recognizes the contributions of employees who exceptionally complete essential administrative functions within the division that foster student success but are not necessarily always in direct contact with students. This award is designed to celebrate the contributions of employees often completing responsibilities “behind the scenes.”
Excellence for Collaboration Award
Recognizes UofSC departments and/or staff members within the division who have demonstrated significant interdepartmental collaboration to positively impact the overall quality of campus life. Recipients of this award can be: individual to individual; department to department; individual to department.
Commitment to Innovation Award
Recognizes UofSC departments and/or staff members within the division who have demonstrated significant creative, original and exceptional work that has positively impacted the overall quality of campus life.