Post written by: Lisa Allen

Student Employment on campus is a big factor in students feeling connected to their college community. The Student Employment office will be celebrating the vital contributions that students make to the campus and community through part-time and seasonal work during Student Employment Week (April 13-17). Please utilize this week to let your student workers know how important they are to you and your office.Ideas to celebrate your student workers include:

1. Letters of Appreciation or Letters of Reference
2. Coupon booklets–design coupons for free soda, home-baked goodies, etc.
3. Notes home–send a note home to the families of your student workers to tell them how much they are appreciated, what they do, and how terrific they are.
4. Certificates–buy or make low cost certificates and make up serious or silly awards and present them to your student employees. (i.e. Best Customer Service, Most likely to show up in a snowstorm, Most professional)
5. Friendship plants–take cuttings from an office plant and give to each student employee as a “live” connection to the office.
6. Prepare care packages to give to student workers with popcorn, trail mix, soft drinks, hot chocolate mix, etc.
7. Send all students a thank you note acknowledging their hard work, signed by all staff
8. Provide “treat breaks” with popcorn, chips, candy, etc.
9. Take student employees to lunch
10. Give student employees a small gift
11. Have department head or Dean, Chair, or Vice President send student employees a thank you letter
12. Tell student employees how much you appreciate their help
13. Award “time off” certificates