What is Student Employment?
Student Employment is a term that encompasses student work on-campus. There are 2 kinds of student employment: Work study, which is an award provided to eligible students by submitting a FAFSA, and department-funded employment in which various departments on campus have the ability to hire students through their own funds. These opportunities offer valuable work experience to complement students’ career goals after graduation. Student employment should be treated as any other job that a student would have outside of school. Students will want to use this opportunity to enhance current skill sets, as well as learn professionalism and workplace etiquette. Work study and department-funded paychecks are not credited toward any outstanding balance on a student’s account. Students receive a paycheck every two weeks based on the actual number of hours worked during the pay period.
