Cultural awareness in ITS
ITS is committed to developing and promoting a positive work environment that encourages:
- a high performance culture
- employee fulfillment at work
- teams working toward shared goals
- rewards for behaviours recognising UQ values.
The aim is to ensure ITS staff are equipped with the skills to actively and positively acknowledge and promote the core values of the University.
Cultural Awareness Team
The Cultural Awareness Team (CAT) was created in ITS to assist in developing a positive and high performing culture that recognises contributions across the division. The team facilitates activities that aim to broaden understanding of each others’ roles and to promote recognition in line with the UQ values.
Reward and recognition
The Cultural Awareness Team also helps to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of staff across the division. Recognition is based on a nomination from a colleague, and winners are announced at the all IT staff forum and in the IT newsletter, Techtimes.
Nominations should be based on going above and beyond in upholding UQ’s values. Nominees should consistently demonstrate one or more of the following attributes: