{"622453":{"#nid":"622453","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Staff Council Implements Five-Year Anniversary Recognition Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting July 1, 2019, the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/staffcouncil.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Staff Council\u003C\/a\u003E will implement a new recognition program for employees who have reached their fifth anniversary of service at Georgia Tech. This program follows on the Council\u0026rsquo;s implementation of a one-year recognition program in July 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;In the five years Staff Council has been operating, a common theme we hear from the community is the value and importance of employee recognition,\u0026rdquo; said Byron Fitch, chair of the Staff Council Employee Engagement Committee. \u0026ldquo;Recognized employees are happy employees, and how long a staff member has been at Georgia Tech is a reason to celebrate and say \u0026lsquo;thank you\u0026rsquo; to them for all they do.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn collaboration with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hr.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Human Resources\u003C\/a\u003E and led by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/staffcouncil.gatech.edu\/committee\/employee-engagement\u0022\u003EStaff Council Employee Engagement Committee\u003C\/a\u003E, the five-year recognition program has been developed to show appreciation. Staff achieving their five-year mark will receive a congratulatory email from Staff Council with details on how to pick up their gift during the first two weeks of every month at Staff Council\u0026rsquo;s office in the Campus Recreation Center. The five-year gift bundle will include a Georgia Tech-branded retro lunchbox, a coupon for $5 off any dining location in the Student Center, and other tokens of appreciation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Staff Council has been able to recognize more than 900 staff members since the inception of the one-year recognition program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As staff members continue on their career journey at Georgia Tech, we hope to show our appreciation by fueling them through a collection of symbolic recognition gifts to mark their milestones along the way,\u0026rdquo; said Joscelyn Cooper, member of the Employee Engagement Committee. Those employees with a five-year anniversary as of Jan. 1, 2019, and later will be contacted by Staff Council over the next six months to receive their gift.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Staff Council exists to understand perspectives that represent the broad population of staff about matters of institutional importance, and to communicate those perspectives \u0026mdash; along with advice and suggestions \u0026mdash; to the Institute president and executive officers at regular intervals.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Council meets the third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. Meeting location varies but can be found on the calendar at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/staffcouncil.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estaffcouncil.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E, and meetings are open to all of campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe program follows on the success of a one-year recognition program launched in July 2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The program follows on the success of a one-year recognition program launched in July 2017."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2019-06-24 19:36:14","changed_gmt":"2019-06-24 19:15:57","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"622452":{"id":"622452","type":"image","title":"Staff Council Employee Engagement Committee","body":null,"created":"1560281649","gmt_created":"2019-06-11 19:34:09","changed":"1560281649","gmt_changed":"2019-06-11 19:34:09","alt":"Staff Council Employee Engagement Committee","file":{"fid":"237078","name":"SC Employee Engagement Committee_2019.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SC%20Employee%20Engagement%20Committee_2019.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SC%20Employee%20Engagement%20Committee_2019.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1590329,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SC%20Employee%20Engagement%20Committee_2019.JPG?itok=QvRDcOrO"}}},"media_ids":["622452"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/staffcouncil.gatech.edu","title":"Staff Council"},{"url":"http:\/\/hr.gatech.edu","title":"Human Resources"}],"groups":[{"id":"311541","name":"Staff Council"},{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"},{"id":"64303","name":"Human Resources"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167004","name":"staff council"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"6748","name":"recognition"},{"id":"14071","name":"employee engagement"},{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"},{"id":"3425","name":"HR"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:chris.walker@pe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EChris Walker\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStaff Council\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}