Details
Awards
Winners are recognized at awards ceremonies, which are held two times per year.
Each winner receives an insulated cup, a framed certificate, a small glass trophy to keep, and the following:
- Benefit earning individual winners will receive a day off from work.
- Non-benefit earning individuals will receive a group party for their work group, the amount not to exceed $7 per person.
- If a group or team wins, each member of the group receives a framed certificate and a group party, the amount not to exceed $7 per person.
- All recipients have lunch with the vice president for information technology.
Each recipient also receives a large glass trophy that rotates to new winners as they are selected.
Eligibility
This award is open to ITS employees who have completed their initial 6-month probationary period with the following exceptions:
- The members of the selection committee, while serving, are not eligible.
- Any employee with pending/active disciplinary action is not eligible.
- Any employee with a title of "Director" or higher is not eligible.
Nomination Process
Anyone who has had contact with an ITS employee (full- or part-time) or an ITS group may nominate that employee or group for this award, using our Web form. ITS employees are encouraged to make these nominations.
When you are completing the nomination form, please take the time to provide evidence describing in detail the reasons why the nominee meets one or more criterion for this award. The information you provide in the form is the only information the nominating committee receives about the nominee, so it is important to be specific..
Selection Process
After nominations close, the selection committee meets to review the nominations. The committee considers all criteria equally.
Selection Committee
The Selection Committee is made up of ten individuals from across the units within the portfolio of the Vice President for Information Technology.
Operations (5 Total)
Infrastructure (1)
UDC (1)
Networking (1)
Systems (1)
Applications (1)
Customer Services (3 Total)
User Services (2)
Education/Development (1)
Business Services (1 Total)
Administration & Projects Office (1)
ISO/Strategic Communications/OTS (1 Total)
Each member of the Selection Committee serves for two consecutive semesters. The Selection Committee meets twice a year, so each committee member will attend two meetings. Prior to each CAST Award, directors whose representatives have served for two semesters appoint a new representative to serve on the Selection Committee for the next two award cycles.
Oversight
Originally established by a group of ITS employees and endorsed by ITS Human Resources and senior management, the ITS CAST Award is overseen by ITS Human Resources.
Timeline
The award is currently presented twice a year, at the annual ITS picnic and at the holiday party. Nominations can be made using the Web form at any time during the year. Approximately six weeks prior to the award presentation, ITS staff receive reminders to make nominations. Nominations close three weeks before the event. Nominations are sent to the ITS CAST Award mailbox that is maintained by a member of the ITS HR unit. That person verifies the eligibility of the employee. Two to three weeks before the awards are handed out, this person calls together the Selection Committee to consider all the nominations. The committee meets in private each semester to review nominations. Part of the review process includes contacting the nominee's immediate supervisor to confirm the nominee's qualifications.
