BFA Nomination Booklet 2020

2020 Business & Financial Affairs Employee Recognition Nominations

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About the Nominations

Aligning with Central Washington University ’ s Wildcat Way criteria the Business & Financial Affairs division celebrates employees during this second annual recogni- tion event. Employees were encouraged to nominate fellow coworkers based on the following Wildcat Way attributes.

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Welcoming Someone who puts forth an effort to make others feel comfortable. This is some- one who reaches out and accepts others, especially those who are new, and makes them feel part of the group. Inclusive Someone who invites others to meetings, events, etc. that might otherwise not attend. This is someone who really considers other people and doesn ’ t want any- one to feel left out. The University has a stated commitment to diversity. Diversity can take many forms. Being inclusive makes this all work and is a great value to the University. Knowledgeable Someone who knows a lot about something and is willing to share with others. This is someone who has developed knowledge and mad skills and uses them to help us all be more successful. This knowledge could be technical, process relat- ed, or even just based in how and why the University works the way it does. The key to this is the person ’ s willingness to share this knowledge for the betterment of the workplace and University. Responsive Someone who is receptive to others ’ needs and takes action to assist. This is someone who meets the other person where they are, attempts to understand their needs, and goes as far as they can to help. Proud Someone who believes in our shared purpose and continues to support it. (We are proud Wildcats!)

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Table of Contents

Welcoming ………….………………………..

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Inclusive ………………………………………… 7

Knowledgeable ……………………………… 8

Responsive ……………………………………. 12

Two - Category Nominations …………… 14

Three - Category Nominations ………… 18

Four - Category Nominations ………….. 26

Five - Category Nominations …………… 28

Group Nominations ………………………. 40

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Welcoming

Erin Slaughter, Human Resources Erin is always so welcoming at the front desk in Human Resources, helping all our customers and providing an exemplary example of the Wildcat Way for her student staff. But what I really appreciate most is Erin ’ s willingness to help her coworkers with whatever random project we send her way. Recently she has been helping me as together we learn about the immigration process at CWU. Erin always has a smile on her face and is ready to take on any challenge we may bring, eager to learn new things and help the department out in any way she can. I am so grateful to have a colleague like Erin on my team! Joanna Hunt, Wildcat Shop Joanna Hunt helped with my textbook complaints even though it was not her job. I emailed her 3 times over winter break, and she responded by looking up the class and telling me how many books were available. Finally, she forwarded me to Text- books. As a woman of color, it is so nice to be able to leave my department and feel welcomed and know I will get help. Thank you, Joanna! Suzy Goeden, Accounting & Financial Services Suzy not only provides our areas with stellar administrative support, but she does it with a warm and positive attitude, daily. Suzy welcomes everyone who passes through our doors and does it sincerely. Suzy is a joy to work with and is always willing to help others. She is an asset to our division and University, we are very fortunate to have her!

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Inclusive

Kirsten Garland, Wildcat Printing Human Resources ordered new business cards for several of our staff members. When we opened the boxes, there were little florescent green notes inside that said, “ This is a reminder: You are amazing! ” What an excellent touch! And what a great example of the Wildcat Way. Thank you so much!

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Knowledgeable

Barbara Hodges, Human Resources Barbara has done an amazing job tracking all of the constantly changing rules regarding Washington Paid Family Medical Leave over the last year and as it has been implemented this January. She is happy to meet with all staff members to share her knowledge of the program and keep them updated as the State continues to define/modify the program on a monthly and even weekly basis. I am so impressed with her ability to succinctly summarize the information employees need to know and direct their additional inquiries to the right places. This is a very complicated program that will continue to be in flux as the Employment Security Department works out the kinks over the next couple of years. Barbara has been amazing at going with the flow and learning everything she can about the program and how it will affect CWU employees. Great job, Barbara! Carolyn Montgomery, Contracts & Purchasing Carolyn is organized, helpful and thorough in all she does. She is always willing to lend a hand, stop and explain important contract pieces and investigate questions. Carolyn is one of the most helpful staff persons I have encountered here at CWU. Jennifer Ford, Human Resources Jennifer Ford has been such a pleasure to work with and has taken the time to teach me many new things in our system. She is nothing but patient and even when her workload is brimming over, she always makes time to answer questions I have, shows me a quicker way of doing things or a place to find specialized information that makes the workflow more effective. She has a way of letting me know when a correction is needed and explains why so that I can learn moving forward. I enjoy working with her and want her to know that she is appreciated. Thank you for all that you do!

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John Logwood, Financial Planning & Analysis I'm nominating this individual because when I think of someone who is knowledge- able, I think of someone that you know you can ask a question of and they will have the answer or the experience to know how to find the answer. I also know that this person is not selfish with their knowledge and is always eager to share it and provide guidance from it. This person has gained knowledge not only from experience, but from failures and learning from those failures. He isn ’ t afraid to admit that he may have failed, but rather openly acknowledges those failures and sees them as an opportunity to gain more knowledge, and share that to help others avoid the same failures. I say this not only of myself and the positive experience I have gained from this person's knowledge, but also from my experi- ence in meetings when a question is asked and answer is often, "Is John here to an- swer that", or when I get an email from a Dean, Director, or colleague with the re- quest, "Can you ask John if..". To be knowledgeable is to be intelligent and well in- formed. I believe John consistently demonstrates these characteristics. John demonstrates his knowledge of budgeting, accounting, RCM, CatPlan, and excel through his daily workings. Not only does he have a vast knowledge of these items, when asked questions related to them, he is always willing to share infor- mation in a straight forward way to help make others knowledgeable. His experi- ence allows him to make reasonable decisions in the best interest of the University and has provided him with a forward thinking mentality. John has a lot of knowledge of the different processes of the University so he understands how they are interrelated and the cause/effect one thing can have on another. He is knowl- edgeable about the departments, colleges and centers. He often knows who the best person to contact is on campus to assist with resolving any items. He works in multiple CWU systems; FS, CS, CatPlan, HRIS. This has made him a go - to person for finding the right query or helping find out how something happened and showed up that 'weird way'. From this knowledge of these interrelated systems he is often tasked with being on committees or meetings to continue to make improvements

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Knowledgeable

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