[5] In addition to raises, what else could we use to reward employees for outstanding or better than average performance?

• Time Off (e.g., One day; Birthday) 15
• Gift certificates or merchandise from Bookstore or local merchants, including university apparel 7
• Recognition through certificates of appreciation, president's memo, E-Notes, or OSU Institute of Technology Today 7
• Dinner/Lunch 5
• Money/Bonus (e.g., drawing with names of all high performers) 4
• Employee of the month/quarter/semester 2
• Movie tickets/Night out 2
• Hold a contest (i.e., group/team) based on improvement of performance criteria (e.g., attendance, safety, budgetary). Give awards based on team effort. 1
• Camping trip 1
• Paid weekend getaway 1
• Ice cream party 1
• Tuition-free classes 1
• Office/desk set up preference 1
• Upgraded computers, supplies, & equipment 1
• Special Events 1
• Parking space for a month 1
• Special training 1
• Paid cruise 1

• Time off/personal leave
• preference for desired office location/setup
• improved computers, tools, or supplies related to their job
• there is no other than the old might $.
• Re: #5 What about staff? We often feel as if we are necessary evils and easily replaced.
• Re: #1 I do not understand "negative" reinforcement.
• NO OPINION
• Gift certificates for on- or off-campus services/items
• a free day off. Have different contest based on improvement and give out different awards. In the summer give away free camping trips or maybe an ice cream party to the most improved department or most consistent. I have found at different jobs where
• I hope that you meant Faculty AND Staff in this question. Beyond raises, a free meal in the State Room or a free item from the Bookstore would be good incentives.
• Day off
• Gift certificate to Book Store
• Free Lunch in Tech Room
• Tuition free class
• Holiday bonuses, Certificates of appreciation.
• I am not real sure, but possibly recognition or praise of individuals through the Presidents Memo (which does not come out very often), the OSU Institute of Technology Today, or E-Notes. Public recognition not only gives individuals credit and motivation, but it also.
• Give them a day off with pay, or a token of appreciation that could be seen by all other employees which would give them the desire to achieve the same results.
• I think that comp time is always good. It seems like there is never enough time to spend with your family and take care of personal business.
• A day off. A parking space for a month. Recognition from the president.
• special training opportunities even though they are not located in state; additional vacation time
• Additional day off; university apparel
• Paid days off
• Recognition by Department/Supervisor with a free lunch in the State Room.
• extra time off not charged against their leave balance
• Special events, "employee of the quarter" (for a particular department/division)
• maybe "Employee of the Month"
• Extra time-off days; candy, balloons & flowers; an all-expense paid cruise; dinner & tickets for an evening out, i.e. ballet, ice skating, movie, etc; an all expense-paid weekend getaway -- just to suggest a few!
• nothing but, I believe that raises should be equally distributed straight across the board. For instance, if one person gets a 50 cent per hour raise, so does a person in administration.
• afternoon off with a couple of movie tickets, a monthly drawing for a hundred dollar bill with all employees eligible, individual free lunch coupon, gift certificate drawing once a month from a local merchant-free merchandise drawing once a month from t
• Monthly certificates should be issued to maybe 3 to 5 outstanding employees recognizing them for their work
• how about giving employee's their birthday off? Contingent on the satisfactory performance of their job.
• Recognition of the hard work that was done. Extra time off.
• Incentive drawings for gift certificates at the cafeteria, bookstore or convenience stores.
• none
• Give employees a day or the afternoon off with pay.
• THAT rewards for outstanding performances and raises is not based on being friends, but on work performances of individuals.
• extra day off, gift award, one time bonus
• nothing