Hoos Making an Impact
Hoos Making an Impact
UVA staff have the opportunity to make a significant impact at UVA through a new annual competition, “Hoos Making an Impact,” by submitting innovative ideas that will help streamline or improve a process at UVA. The competition is hosted by the Staff Senate in partnership with the President's Office to cultivate staff success across UVA Grounds in alignment with the University’s 2030 Strategic Plan.
Why participate?
Besides making an important contribution to advancing sustainability at UVA, the winner(s) of the competition will
- Receive $1,000 (if a team wins, the winnings will be divided equally between the team members) and have their ideas implemented at UVA;
- Have lunch with UVA leadership, including President Ryan, Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis, Provost Ian Baucom, Vice President of Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Community Partnerships Kevin McDonald, Staff Senate Co-Chairs: Adam Richard and Patrick Wood, and Unit Leader(s) of the winner(s)
- Be featured in UVA Today
Competition Timeline
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Begin accepting submissions - September 11th
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Submission window closes - October 16th at 5 PM
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Submissions narrowed to Top 10 - December 2023
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Winner(s) selected - February 2024
How Submissions Will be Evaluated
- Innovativeness of the proposal
- Connection to Key Initiative #5 of the UVA Strategic Plan (how the proposed idea cultivates staff success)
- Clear, measurable outcomes
- Simple and straightforward approach
- Creative use of tools, techniques, processes, and systems
- Potential for the project to be scaled across the University
How Ideas Will be Selected
Below lists the process of the three (3) rounds of judging.
First Round
All entries will be evaluated and fifty (50) finalists will be selected to go into the second round of judging.
This round will be judged by the Staff Senate Executive Committee.
Second Round
The top 50 entries will be reevaluated and narrowed down to the top ten (10) submissions.
This round will be judged by:
- Designees from the following offices: President; Chief Operating Officer; Provost; and Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Partnerships
- Staff Senate Co-Chairs
- Representatives from University wide units (i.e. Finance, IT, FM, etc.)
Final Round
The staff with the top ten (10) submissions will present/defend their idea to the Screening Panel who will then meet to discuss each presentation/defense and select one (1) to three (3) winners.
This round will be judged by
- Designees from the following offices: President; Chief Operating Officer; Provost; Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Partnerships
- Staff Senate Co-Chairs