Student Employee Appreciation Week

April 15-19, 2019

Student Employees are integral to our success as they play a key support role in many areas of the university, from taking calls and answering questions, to serving as the first friendly face during recruitment and organizing crucial elements of events.

Please join Career Services and Student Employment in this special week of gratitude to recognize their dedication, and initiative in order to let them know they are valued! We encourage supervisors, mentors, and department teams to acknowledge the contributions made by their student employees on this week and throughout the year.

Create a customizable certificate of appreciation for your student, CLICK HERE!

Fun ways to recognize your student employee

Give students a care package with cookies, candy, popcorn, a mug and hot chocolate packets.
Share a decorated “Thank You” cake with all the students in your department.
Post a sign in your department, "We Appreciate Our Student Employees"
Have your staff wear special badges that say "Student Employees are Great" or "We Appreciate our Student Staff"
Honor your student employees with a round of applause at your department staff meeting
Create gift bags for each student, and invite your staff to deposit small items in the gift bags
Present your student employees with flowers
Take your student employees to lunch, or to host a departmental open house for all student employees
Prepare "Certificates of Appreciation" for your student employees
Take pictures - post employee pictures (in your office, around campus, on your office website or University homepage) and list what wonderful things they do for your department.
Notes Home - send a note to the families of your student employees. Let them know what the student does, how their work impacts your department, and how terrific the student is.
Good Egg Award - buy plastic Easter Eggs, fill with goodies and give out with "Good Egg" certificates. List what the student did to deserve this award
Pat on the Back - Draw an outline of your hand on a piece of paper. Photocopy enough copies for all students in your office. On each hand write a note that tells the student why they deserve a "Pat on the Back".
Make a banner to hang for the whole week in your office. Decorate an office bulletin board or the office door for the week in recognition of your students.

Student Employee Award Nomination

Do you have a student employee that helps your department shine?

Please let us know how your student has made a difference! Nominate your amazing Student Professional or Student Employee for the 2019 Spring Leadership Awards presented in April 2018.

Outstanding Student Professional Award (must be a designated StuPro)
Student Employee Above & Beyond Award

Nomination Criteria:

Only a staff or faculty member who supervises the nominee may submit
Each supervisor/mentor can only nominate one student employee and one Student Professional
Nominees must be a current and active student employee/Student Professional
Nominees must have been employed by September 1, 2018

Award Submission:

Please be prepared to provide examples of the nominee's reliability, quality of work, professionalism and unique contributions to your department and/or the university. How can your nomination stand out? Personal anecdotes of your interactions with the student are always welcome!

CLICK HERE to complete your nomination form- now closed

All award nominations are due on Friday, March 8 by 5pm. Please contact Tiffany Smith, director, Career Services, with any questions.