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Awards and Recognition Programs

In striving to create and sustain an encouraging and supportive work environment for its employees, the University may hold a recognition event (which is a type of official function) to recognize employees and/or present an award, reward, or prize (which can be cash, cash-like, or non-cash) to an employee.

Recognition program requirements are described in and must follow the following Procurement Services Center (PSC) procedural statements:

 

PSC Procedure: Recognition & Training

PSC Procedure: Sensitive Expenses

PSC Procedure: Official Functions

PSC Procedure: Gift Cards

Campus Policy: Gift Cards (PDF)

Years of Service

Program Approval Process

Please review recognition program requirements to verify if a program is needed and who is required to approve it. 

 

  1. Complete the Recognition Program Authorization Form.

  2. Send a draft to the appropriate reviewer:

    1. University of Colorado Denver: teri.engelke@ucdenver.edu

HR will review program and return to HRBP for signature routing.

HRBP sends full executed form back to hr.awards@cuanschutz.edu to be entered into database.

Authorization & Reporting Forms

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