Arkansas issued the following announcement on Aug. 4.
Christina Smith has been named employee of the year by the U of A Global Campus.
Smith excelled in performance and productivity by taking on the responsibilities of former staff members while the Global Campus worked to hire new staff.
Smith, assistant to Patty Milner, assistant vice provost of student outreach and innovation for Global Campus, was recognized for her outstanding service by Cheryl Murphy, vice provost for distance education and head of the Global Campus. Murphy named Smith the Global Campus Employee of the Year for 2020-21 at the quarterly staff meeting on July 20.
"Christina has stepped up and shouldered more responsibility every time we reached out to her," Murphy said. "Christina epitomizes the Global Campus spirit of teamwork and collaboration.
"In addition to her routine duties in support of recruitment and student outreach, Smith was instrumental in assisting the Financial Affairs and Human Resources team of Global Campus with procurement-related transactions in Workday, the university's purchasing system, and many human resource matters when the department had multiple vacancies. Her willingness to learn new skills and take on new duties helped Global Campus to pay invoices, order supplies and hire new employees."
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Source: Arkansas
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