Part Time Employee Award

Faculty and staff of the Fayetteville campus are encouraged to nominate part-time employees for the University of Arkansas, Part-time Employee Award, in recognition of outstanding service to the university. All part-time and hourly staff, student workers, non-student workers and graduate assistants are eligible for nomination. Nominees must be currently employed by the University of Arkansas at the time of nomination and employed at least six cumulative months —consecutive months not required — prior to nomination.

Part-timers' nomination form

For questions or more information, please contact the Awards Committee chair, Donna Jones, at donnas@uark.edu.

Who Can Be Nominated?

Any non-faculty staff employees who are either appointed staff with appointment less than 100% or hourly employees working no more than 1,250 hours in one fiscal year. Students, non-students and graduate assistants are eligible for nomination.

  • Part-time and/or hourly employees must be currently employed by the University of Arkansas at the time of nomination and employed for at least six cumulative months — consecutive months not required — prior to nomination
  • Part-time and hourly staff employees, including students who are not receiving federal work study assistance
  • Employee must be nominated by a peer, co-worker, supervisor or faculty member
  • Self-nominations not accepted

Winner Selection

Winners are selected by members of the Staff Senate Awards committee based on nominees’ contributions to their department, the university and willingness to exceed their job requirements.

One monetary award is given annually.

Announcement of Winners

The chair of the Awards Selection Committee notifies the winner's supervisor of the selection. The winner is recognized at the next Staff Celebration and receives a certificate and cash award. The winner is announced to the Staff Senate body at the meeting following the selection and to campus via University of Arkansas News. They also will be invited to the annual Employee Awards Banquet.

Staff Senate Awards Committee
Donna Jones, chair
donnas@uark.edu