Have you ever run to your RQT station, found that the nomination forms are all out, and your RQT rep’s on vacation? You weren’t able to “seize the day”– and who knows when you’ll have the urge – or the time – to nominate again? Or have you ever thought “Hmm… it seems silly that in this electronic, computer age, there isn’t a way to make one of those nifty RQT nominations on line…I wonder if anyone in the RQT has thought about that…?” Well, wonder and worry no more! Thanks to RQT Webmaster Laura Lai, the RQT Rep from the Treasury Office, the RQT Website now has that and more!

The RQT Website is for all of us: people who want an easier way to nominate their co-workers for awards and anyone interested to see who the RQT is and what it does. The RQT Website, you say, I didn’t know there was such an animal! Well, you may have already been to the Website – you just don’t know it! If you cast a vote for the RQT Centerpiece contest – you were there! If you haven’t seen the RQT link, it is easy to find. I’ve included the Website address for easy reference: http://www.washington.edu/admin/finmgmt/qi/rqt/ …click on here and you are on your way to new and exciting Recognition horizons! All RQT email has a link to the website – usually located towards the end of the email. Simply click on the link, and you’re there. Once you are there, you can bookmark it for easy reference.

There is a handy index on the left hand side of the RQT Home page that you can use to help you navigate the site. The Website also boasts access to five E-card sites for sending electronic Thank yous. There is an E-post message board which can be used as a place to share ideas and anything you think is new and interesting in the world of Recognition and Quality Improvement. You can also use the message board to share comments about the Website; or you can contact your RQT Rep. You can also contact one of the two Webmasters directly: Laura Lai at lauralai@u.washington.edu or Karem Martinez at karem@u.washington.edu . Laura tells us that “comments about the Website are always welcome.”

It’s easy to nominate your colleagues on the RQT Website. You can use the nomination forms available on the Website: just save your nomination as a word file and type away. After completing your award, you can send it as an email attachment either to your RQT Rep or to RQT leader Laura Lai at lauralai@u.washington.edu.

Other features on the Website include a history of Awards received and information about Recognition in general, including definitions of the different types of both formal and informal Recognition. Photos of recent awards are posted on the Website, usually about a week or so after the event. So if you’ve missed an award, you can access it online in living color!