{"id":7970,"date":"2024-08-08T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T14:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?page_id=7970"},"modified":"2024-08-14T09:53:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:53:18","slug":"thumbs-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/faculty-staff\/purdue-today\/thumbs-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Thumbs Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n            <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Purdue Bell Tower and spring flowers.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Purdue-Bell-Tower-RJM-2923.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"section has-image-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Thumbs Up Submission<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Thumbs Up&#8221; gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would like to hear about those people whose hard work and commitment contribute to the success of the University as well as make Purdue a wonderful environment within which to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions for &#8220;Thumbs Up&#8221; should include the names of the employee and the nominator, and describe why the person should receive a &#8220;Thumbs Up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions should be 150 words or less. Purdue Today reserves the right to edit submissions for grammar, length and clarity before publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A list of &#8220;Thumbs Up&#8221; recipients will be included each Monday in Purdue Today. Submissions will be spread throughout the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample &#8220;Thumbs Up&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>* John Smith: Thanks to John Smith for helping out during our deadline crunch. We wouldn&#8217;t have made it without his hard work. &#8212; Susan Doe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Transportation Department: I&#8217;d like to thank the Transportation Department for their fantastic customer service. 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                                                            <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__date\">\n                                                                                                        <span class=\"date\">April 6, 2026<\/span>\n                                                                                                    <\/p>\n                                                                                            <\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"column\">\n                    <div class=\"purdue-home-news-events__list  purdue-home-news-events__list is-50-50\">\n    <div 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