UDid It! Employee Recognition
UDid It! is a culture of recognition that celebrates the dedication, teamwork, and accomplishments of our employees year-round. What began as a beloved annual appreciation lunch has grown into a full-scale recognition initiative that reinforces our core values, shines a light on individual and team achievements, and fosters a workplace where success is shared. Whether through daily shoutouts, milestone celebrations, or our signature lunch, UDid It! ensures that every contribution is seen, valued, and celebrated.
Join us for an engaging and interactive training session designed to empower managers with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively use our new employee recognition platform, UDid It!
This session will cover:
- Platform Overview: Get acquainted with the features and benefits of the new recognition tool.
- Best Practices: Learn how to utilize the platform to foster a positive and motivating work environment.
- Hands-On Training: Experience the platform firsthand through guided exercises.
Q&A Session: Have your questions answered and share insights with fellow managers.
Please register via ConnectingU:
Wednesday, July 9, 10-11am
Thursday, July 17, 2-3pm
PLEASE NOTE: Emails from the domains @culturecloud.com, @appreciatehub.com and @octanner.com are not phishing. These are valid invitations to participate in components of UD's employee recognition platform.
Coming soon: A new home for recognition
The UDid It! platform is our new online home for peer-to-peer and work anniversary recognition. A social media style interface makes recongition engaging, personal and easy to use. Whether it’s with a quick Hen High Five shoutout or a 25-year milestone celebration, the UDid It! platform fosters a culture of recognition by making appreciation visible across the university.
Get ready to recognize!
Here's what you need to know about our new platform
A key feature of the UDid It! platform is that it makes employee recogntion more visible to faculty and staff. We recognize that not everyone is comfortable with public recognition and encourage you to confirm your privacy settings to match your preferences.
To opt-out of public recognition, please review and adjust your privacy settings using the “Settings and Privacy” drop down available in the top right-hand menu of the UDid It! platform.
Anniversaries
Employees within 30 days of a milestone work anniversary will be included in a list of upcoming celebrations on the "anniversaries" tab of the UDid It! platform. Your name, anniversary date and years of service will be included. Colleagues will be invited to write a personal note in your digital "yearbook" to celebrate your milestone.
To opt-out, toggle the "Make Anniversary Celebration Private" setting ON.
Social Recognition
When someone sends you a Hen High Five or eCard, they may choose to post their note of gratitude to a social media style recognition feed on the UDid It! platform for other employees to read and leave comments.
To keep recognition private, toggle the "Show recognition I have received (eCards, awards, milestones, etc.) in public social feeds" setting OFF.
Now Live! Work Anniversaries
- Discover and celebrate upcoming milestone employees by exploring the "anniversaries" tab.
- Make work anniversaries more meaningful by adding personal messages and photos to yearbooks.
- Like and comment on milestone posts to congratulate colleagues.
Coming Soon: Social Recognition
- Access a library of eCards and gifs, including UD's Hen High Five graphic, to personalize notes of gratitude.
- Easily copy managers and colleagues to recognition notes.
- Send recognition to groups.
- Increase visibility by posting recognition to a social feed.
- Like and comment on recognition posts.
Your participation is important! When you receive an email from udidit@culturecloud.com inviting you to add a personal message to a colleague’s Yearbook, take a moment to write a few lines—even upload a photo or video if you’d like. You can make it a habit to check out the list of those celebrating upcoming anniversaries on the UDid It! Platform and post comments and congratulations to their Yearbooks there.
Have questions? Email talent-dev@udel.edu
Programs and Initiatives
Frequently Asked Questions
Find more information about UDid It! programs and initiatives in these FAQs.
Service Recognition Program
The Service Recognition Program honors employee service to the University of Delaware at five year intervals when employees may participate in a digital "yearbook" program and select from a special gift collection. The University honors our recent retirees with a gift from the Retirement Collection.
Service Recognition milestones are:
- Recognized for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 years of service
- Only for benefit-eligible employees
- Years of service are based only on benefited employment time
- Student and miscellaneous wage employment do not count toward years of service
- Unpaid breaks-in-service do not count toward the total years of service
- Faculty sabbaticals are not breaks-in service (and count toward years of service)
Service Recognition Gifts
- UD uses vendor partner, O.C. Tanner to provide a wide selection of gifts for each service recognition year.
- You will be invited to select a gift on the date of your service anniversary.
- You will receive an email with a link to the online catalog from udidit@culturecloud.com.
- Shipping of service recognition gifts is limited to U.S. locations.
- Service Recognition selections must be made within 60 days of your anniversary date.
Please contact O.C. Tanner customer service for additional support:
1-888-708-7080
orders@octanner.com
Retirement Gifts
- UD has contracted with vendor partner, O.C. Tanner to provide a wide selection of retirement gifts.
- You will receive an email with a link to the online catalog from The University of Delaware <appreciate@octanner.com>
- Shipping of retirement gifts is limited to U.S. locations
- Retirement gifts must be selected within 60 days of retirement date.
Please contact O.C. Tanner customer service for additional support:
1-888-708-7080
orders@octanner.com
Coming soon!
Yearbooks are collections of personal notes,photos and videos from colleagues that will be shared with you on your milestone work anniversary. Just like signing a physical yearbook, personal messages help milestones feel more meaningful.
In the weeks leading up to your anniversary, you will receive instructions on how to invite colleagues to write notes in your yearbook. Invitations to peers will be delivered from udidit@culturecloud.com so feel free to invite as many people as you’d like without feeling self-conscious.
UDid It! Platform
The UDid It! platform is an online recognition platform that makes celebrating achievements effortless and engaging. With a dynamic social feed, employees can give and receive shoutouts, highlight work anniversaries, and interact through likes and comments. Peer-to-peer recognition strengthens connections, while organizational visibility ensures contributions are seen across teams.
The UDid It! platform includes a feed of upcoming service milestone dates to create more opportunities for community celebration. Your name, years of service and service anniversary date will be displayed in a feed that can be viewed by other UD employees 30-days ahead of your milestone (5-year increment) anniversary.
You can adjust your privacy settings using the “Settings and Privacy” drop down available in the top right-hand menu.
To opt-out of yearbooks and the public anniversary list, toggle the "Make Anniversary Celebration Private" setting ON.
To keep social recognition private, toggle the "Show recognition I have received (eCards, awards, milestones, etc.) in public social feeds" setting OFF.
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