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Celebration and Peer Recognition
At UConn Health, recognition is how we put gratitude into practice. By thanking, acknowledging, and celebrating one another, we turn appreciation into meaningful connections that shape our culture. Recognition reminds every person that their contributions matter and that together we make our community thrive.
Explore the many ways we recognize each other—through community celebrations, peer-to-peer appreciation, and performance recognition—and help keep recognition at the heart of UConn Health.
Community Celebration
We take pride in celebrating the people who make UConn Health a special place to work. Throughout the year, we host events that bring our community together, recognize contributions, and spread joy across campus.
- Employee Appreciation Week is a week dedicated to celebrating the incredible contributions of our employees! Enjoy special events, surprises, and opportunities to connect with colleagues while we recognize the hard work and dedication you bring to UConn Health every day.
- Seasons of Gratitude is a time to come together to reflect, give thanks, and celebrate our community through monthly recognitions, moments of shared acknowledgement, and opportunities like Proud to Be UConn Health that celebrate the people, values, and accomplishments that make our organization special.
Peer to Peer Recognition
At UConn Health, we believe a culture of appreciation drives success. Our peer-to-peer recognition programs give employees opportunities to celebrate each other’s contributions and achievements.
- Life Event Recognition is crucial as we work to advance our UConn Health mission. By building lasting connections with colleagues, we can foster a positive work culture.
- WOW Appreciation is a wonderful way to informally show peer-to-peer appreciation, reflecting values of innovation, teamwork, excellence, going above and beyond and achieving potential.
Performance Recognition
We celebrate excellence by recognizing individuals and teams who go above and beyond in support of our values and mission in many different ways.
- PAWS and TEAMS Awards celebrates UConn Health's best workforce, who consistently go above and beyond, embodying teamwork, positivity, a strong work ethic, and superior service.
- The Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award is presented annually to honor Dr. Simon's distinguished career at UConn Health and his pioneering contributions to medicine.
- The Dr. Peter J. Deckers Award is presented annually to recognize one outstanding UConn Health employee who consistently demonstrates exceptional commitment and passion, strong leadership, exemplary professional skills, and commendable personal attributes in support of our mission.
Career Milestones
UConn Health has proudly continued our long-standing tradition of honoring employees’ years of service for career commitment and dedication. Each calendar year, members of our workforce are recognized when attaining a service milestone in 5-year increments.
- 5-20 Years of Service is celebrated annually to recognize the dedication of our employees as they reach these significant milestones in their careers at UConn Health.
- 25+ Years of Service celebrate employees with impressive long-term service milestones. We honor their exceptional commitment and wealth of experience they bring to UConn Health.