Step 5: Engage

Engaging employees leads to a happier, more productive, and committed workforce that positively impacts operations and helps achieve long-term objectives. 

 

 

Celebrate

Employee Work Anniversary and Birthday 

Recognizing and celebrating these milestones show your employees that you value their contributions and efforts. It's a way of acknowledging their hard work and dedication, which can boost morale and motivation. 

1 Year of Service

Reaching 1 year of service is a major milestone and achievement! Explore our 1 year milestone document for creative ideas to celebrate your employees.

Faculty and Staff Recognition

Jazz Brunch

Dedicated and loyal employees make LSU’s mission possible. The annual Jazz Brunch recognizes and honors LSU employees who have reached 25, 30, 35 or more years of LSU service (in increments of 5 years). Employees, along with their manager, will receive an invitation to celebrate their committed service and are encouraged to make plans to attend this special event. Honorees receive an invitation via email to select an LSU branded gift of their choice from the milestone collection as a token of appreciation for their steadfast dedication to the LSU mission.

Service Awards

LSU values the importance of commitment to its community. Employees reaching milestones of 10, 15, and 20 years of LSU service receive a certificate and letter of recognition by the LSU President. Certificates are distributed to the employee’s home department to be distributed in the preferred manner of the department, division, or college. 

Only active, full time LSU employees on the A&M campus are recognized within this program. Part Time, Temporary, Gratis, and those employed through nextSource are not included. Employees at other LSU campuses should contact their Human Resource Office to learn about award programs at their campus. 

The awards are granted based on the length of time employed by LSU. Time employed as a student employee, Graduate Assistant, unpaid Intern, or employed by other Louisiana State Agencies does not count. Honorees that reach a milestone during a calendar year will be recognized in a ceremony held early in the following calendar year. 

The Service Awards Report by Company Service Date report is a report in Workday that can be run by departmental HR Analysts that will provide a list of employees and each year that they will hit a milestone celebrated by this program. 
To identify your departmental HR Analyst, in Workday search and select the My HR Contact for Employees report.

Be in the Know

Employee Perks 

Discount services are available for entertainment, travel, employee wellness, personal finance, and teaching/research aids through campus departments and campus vendors. For more information on campus perks, visit the HRM Perk website.

Geaux Gold  

The purpose of this program is to enhance employee engagement and help our new hires build a lifelong connection to LSU and the Baton Rouge community. The program takes place in the Student Union and lunch is provided. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. To register, visit Training and Event Registration.  

Identity Caucuses  

LSU has different identity caucuses to help employees connect with those across the LSU community. The Office of Engagement, Civil Rights, and Title IX houses more information on each of these caucuses.  

Creating Success

Performance Management  

The Continuous Performance Management (CPM) represents a continuous process of planning, communication, evaluation, development, and recognition between the employee and the supervisor. The process begins with a planning session for the manager to set major responsibilities, goals, and review the competencies for employees. Please note: a Planning Session must be completed by the manager within 30 days of the effective hire date in the following cases: a new Classified/Unclassified/Other Academic employee is hired, or an employee begins another position (lateral move/promotion/demotion/change job). 
Each year, managers complete an Annual Evaluation that provides formal documented feedback and offer development opportunities based on performance. For more information, visit the Performance Management webpage.