DISA's Summer of Excellence

It's Your Time for Adventure Team DISA!

One Team, One Future, One DISA!

The annual Summer of Excellence has become a cherished tradition at DISA, allowing us to celebrate our Core Value system and foster a sense of unity and pride within our incredible team. This year, we’re heading to Camp Be Excellent: A DISA Global Adventure! We’ll share a summer of community, exploration, and shared growth, all grounded in our enduring framework: “One Team, One Future, One DISA.” Let’s set up our tents for a summer of teamwork, talent, and trailblazing fun at Camp DISA! We can't wait to share the fun with our new campers along for the journey!

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Winners of the 2025 Be Excellent Award

Activity Badge Winners

Week #6: Be a Team

Be A Team: Team players are aware of members in need and step up to support each other.  Your team is not limited to your department.  You are a member of the DISA team, and we are all in it together.

Collaborative climax: Like a troop relying on each other to summit, teams unite before the finale

Earn your Tribe Badge All week - Excellence Art Competition

Team up with your coworkers

- or you can submit a solo masterpiece -

to create a piece of digital art (photo, drawing, design, etc.) that shows what excellence looks like in your work. Your team’s creation will be displayed in a virtual gallery where everyone can vote on their favorite!

 

How to Participate:
1. Present your artwork live during Friday’s Game session.
2. You must be present to win.
3. No need to submit in advance—just show up and share your creation!
4. Winners will be announced at the end of the meeting.

Friday Game

Be on the lookout for a Friday game invitation!

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Your Summer Shoutouts!

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A SHOUTOUT

As we gather around the campfire for this year’s Summer of Excellence, we invite all team members to participate in our beloved tradition of Summer Shoutouts.  Whether it's a story of exceptional teamwork, outstanding customer service, or community involvement, your shoutouts help us recognize the excellence within our DISA family.


Whether it's a story of exceptional teamwork, outstanding customer service, or community involvement, your shoutouts help us recognize the excellence within our DISA family. Let's come together to share these inspiring moments and strengthen our One Team, One Future, One DISA spirit. Submit your Summer Shoutouts today and be part of making this year’s celebration unforgettable!


CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR TEAMS CHANNEL TO SEE THIS YEAR'S SUBMISSIONS 

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🏆 2025 Be Excellent Award – Selection Criteria

To ensure fairness and inclusivity, the Be Excellent Award will be based on a mix of quantitative participation and qualitative recognition throughout the Summer of Excellence. Points or nominations can be tracked in each category:

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🔥 Engagement & Participation

• Most Activity Badges Earned – Recognizes consistent involvement across all Summer of Excellence weeks.

• Core Value Connection: Raise the Bar – Demonstrates consistent effort to go beyond expectations each week.

• Attended All/ Majority Core Value Weeks – Logged participation in at least one activity for each value week.

Core Value Connection: Find Balance – Shows dedication to participating across diverse weekly themes while managing responsibilities.

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🌟 Recognition by Peers

• Most Peer Shout-Outs Received – Recognized frequently by coworkers for representing core values.

Core Value Connection: Be a Team – Recognized by peers for supporting, collaborating, and uplifting others.

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🎨 Creativity & Spirit

• Top “Camp Spirit” Vibe – Embodied the camp theme through costume, humor, storytelling, or enthusiasm.

• Work Smart – Took the theme and ran with it in clever, meaningful, and fun ways.

• Most Original Take on a Core Value – Found a unique way to express or demonstrate one of DISA’s core values.


Core Value Connection: Value Your Customer – Applied our values in new, audience-centered, or innovative ways.

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💪 Consistency & Leadership

Supported Others – Known for cheering on teammates, helping them participate, or encouraging wider engagement.

•Core Value Connection: Be a Team – Lifted others up, encouraged inclusivity, and spread positive momentum.

•Cross-Team Champion – Helped bring participation across different departments, locations, or teams.


Core Value Connection: One Team, One Future, One DISA (honorary tie to all values) – Fostered unity, inclusivity, and value-based collaboration across departments and regions.

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Engagement

This year, we will feature two Teams channels to help you stay updated with all the latest news and activities. One channel will offer users engaging and interactive opportunities, while the other will simply keep you in the loop! You will automatically be added to the Summer of Excellence Teams channels, so make sure your Teams notifications are ON!

One Team, One Future, One DISA

Together, we strive for excellence, united in our vision to be the best.