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. This year’s theme is sustainability. 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 Griggs 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 6th
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Submission window closes - October 7th
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Submissions narrowed to Top 10 - December 2022
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Winner(s) selected - February 2023
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
- Sustainability Director's Designee
- 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
- Sustainability Director's Designee