Bene Merenti and Loyola Awards

The annual Fall Convocation takes place in the beginning of the fall semester and recognizes employees receiving Bene Merenti and Loyola Awards, among other things.

• Bene Merenti: Employees achieving 20 years of service by September 1 of the current year will be recognized with the Bene Merenti award
• Loyola Award: Employees achieving 40 years of service by Setpember 1 of the current year be recognized the Loyola award​

Service milestones are recognized for the following years of (full-time) services:

• 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years, etc.

Employees reaching a service milestone will be notified and congratulated via email.  They will have the opportunity to share their response to one or both of the following questions which will be featured in the Dolphin Digest:

• "What's the best part of Le Moyne?"
• "What's your fondest memory of your time at Le Moyne?"

These two awards are presented at Fall Convocation to honor outstanding work among members of the Le Moyne College community.  The nomination period occurs in the spring semester. All nomination materials are due Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 to the HR Office - Grewen 209C or email to lemoynehr@lemoyne.edu. 

The Ignatian Mission Award: Living the Le Moyne vision acknowledges an employee’s pursuit of the Le Moyne vision “to be a premier Jesuit college where diverse talents meet to foster academic excellence, integrity and a commitment to justice.” St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, believed that education should be driven by the purpose of seeking God in all things, and of promoting God’s kingdom thru the service of men and women. The Ignatian Mission Award is based on an employee’s commitment and support to Le Moyne's vision. All full-time employees are eligible for this award, including faculty, staff and union employees. 

• More information is available on the nomination form: Ignatian Mission Nomination Form

The Annual Magis Award: Spirit of Excellence acknowledges employees’ pursuit of excellence throughout the year. “Magis” translated literally from Latin means “more.” Within the context of our Jesuit heritage, it refers to the value that St. Ignatius of Loyola placed on responding gratefully and generously to God’s goodness by striving for excellence in all that we do, and all that we are. To that end, the Annual Magis Award is based on a performance that exemplifies excellence beyond normal duties: service, leadership or through other professional contributions. All full-time staff and union employees are eligible for this award.

• More information is available on the nomination form: Magis Nomination Form

New full-time employee are recognized in our daily Dolphin Digest, monthly HR newsletter, on the HR facebook and HR twitter accounts. 

Each employee has the opportunity to share his/her response to "Why Le Moyne?" which will be feature along with his/her introduction to the campus community.

New full-time employees hired by September 1 will also be recognized at the annual Fall Convocation.

Hired 9/1/2018 - 8/31/2019: