When submitting a nomination, please provide a full description of the candidate’s achievements. Examples of detailed nominations can be found on the True Bruin Values Award Recipients page.
True Bruin Values Eligibility Requirements
- Any UCLA career staff member or Management and Senior Professional (MSP) employee in good standing with at least one year of UCLA service is eligible.
- Nominees must have a sustained record of excellence during their employment and outstanding citizenship in the university community.
- Employees in student status, faculty, current True Bruin Value committee members, and previous recipients of the award are not eligible.
Nominees must have the following UC trainings completed
- Abusive Conduct in the Workplace Training
- COVID-19 Pandemic Training
- Cyber Security Awareness Training
- Ethical Values and Conduct Training
- Sexual Violence/Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program
- Emergency Evacuation Training
Integrity
- Nominee is transparent, honest and trustworthy
- Nominee communicates with honesty and transparency
- Nominee makes ethical decisions grounded in evidence and truth
- Nominee demonstrates openness, humility, and accountability.
Excellence
- Nominee is engaged, innovative and impactful and sets high standards
- Nominee pursues knowledge through inquiry
- Nominee collaborates to improve quality and impact, and advance the public good
Belonging
- Nominee treats others with respect across differences and creates inclusive environments
- Nominee addresses bias and harm with accountability and care, and builds bridges across perspectives.
Team Eligibility
For purposes of the award, a team is defined as three or more employees working together as a departmental, cross-functional, operational, or project team. The majority of the nominated team's members must be UCLA Administration employees, and all team members should be in good standing with at least one year of service at UCLA.
Evaluation Criteria
Team nominations will be evaluated based on the values at the heart of the True Bruin Values Award, with particular consideration given to:
- True Bruin Values (30%) – How the team collectively exemplifies UCLA's True Bruin Values through its work and interactions.
- Community Impact (30%) – The meaningful and measurable impact the team's contributions have had on UCLA Administration and/or the broader UCLA community.
- Collaboration (25%) – How team members worked together, built partnerships, shared accountability, and leveraged their collective strengths to achieve a common goal.
- Continuous Improvement (15%) – How the team demonstrated innovation, problem-solving, adaptability, or a commitment to improving how we serve our community.
What Makes a Strong Team Nomination?
Strong nominations should clearly describe the team's collective contribution, how team members worked together toward a shared goal, and the impact their work had on UCLA Administration and/or the UCLA community. Nominators are encouraged to highlight specific outcomes, improvements, or examples that demonstrate the team's collaboration and embodiment of the True Bruin Values.
Nomination windows open twice per year, and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. TBV award recipients will be honored at a breakfast with Vice Chancellor Beck and receive a certificate of recognition, a commemorative TBV jacket and two tickets to qualified UCLA events. Nominee forms will be reviewed by a committee of your peers, the True Bruin Values committee, and submitted for a final vote to the Administration Leadership Team (ALT).