Student Employment Programs Awards

The nomination forms for the 2021 Student Employment Programs Awards are now closed. Thank you to all who submitted nominations. Please come back to this page or check the Career Center's social media pages during the week of April 12 to watch our virtual awards ceremony where all nominees and winners will be honored. 

Award Categories

• Rising Star Award - This award will go to an undergraduate student employee who has worked for less than 2 years and has displayed attributes of Professionalism, Good Work Ethic, Enthusiasm, and Reliability.The nomination form will require you to cite specific examples of each.

• Leadership Award - This award will go to an undergraduate student employee who has worked for 2 + years and has displayed attributes of Professionalism, Good Work Ethic, Enthusiasm, and Reliability. The nomination form will require you to cite specific examples of each. 

• Career Ready Award - This award will go to any undergraduate student employee who consistently goes above and beyond and is also actively preparing for their future career. The nomination form will require you to cite examples explaining how. Completion of the Career Center's Workplace Professional Skills Certificate is required. Their nomination will not be considered if that has not been completed. 

• Student Employee of the Year - This award will go to any undergraduate student who consistently displays all 8 NACE Career Compentencies:
   -Communication
   -Digital Technology
   -Problem Solving 
   -Professionalism/Work Ethic 
   -Intercultural Fluency 
   -Career Management 
   -Leadership  
   -Teamwork 

• Graduate Assistant of the Year - This award will go to any Graduate Assistant who consistently displays all 8 NACE Career Compentencies:  
   -Communication 
   -Digital Technology
   -Problem Solving 
   -Professionalism/Work Ethic 
   -Intercultural Fluency 
   -Career Management 
   -Leadership  
   -​Teamwork 

• Student Employee Team of the Year - This award will go to a department team of student employees who exceed expectations and exhibit all 8 NACE Career Competencies. 
   -Communication 
   -Digital Technology
   -Problem Solving 
   -Professionalism/Work Ethic 
   -Intercultural Fluency 
   -Career Management 
   -Leadership  
   -​Teamwork 

• Supervisor of the Year - This award will go to an exceptional student employment supervisor. Nominations will be judged on the following characteristics: mentoring, professionalism and leadership provided to the student employee.
  The nomination should include:
  -The nominee’s greatest attributes, as they relate to their supervision.
  -How the nominee has gone above and beyond the standard work expectations as a supervisor.
  -The nominee’s leadership skills, initiative, and motivation.
  -The impact the nominee has had on your student employees.
  -The qualities of the nominee that set him/her apart from other student employment supervisors.

• The Student Employment Programs Awards are designed to honor the student employees and supervisors who support the work of the university through their employment with academic departments, administrative offices, and off-campus community service agencies. These students and supervisors make vital contributions to the university and our community.

• Information regarding our virtual awards ceremony will be sent out in March 2021. The winners of the Student Employee of the Year Award and Supervisor of the Year Award will proceed for regional recognition with the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators (MASEA). Finalists from MASEA will proceed for national recognition with the National Student Employment Association (NSEA).

Watch the 2020 Student Employment Programs Virtual Awards Ceremony below!

• A panel of judges will select the most distinguished student employees and supervisors in each category. The judging panel consists of individuals, including representatives from faculty, administrative staff, support staff, and students. Each judge will rate the nominations independently. Ratings will be combined to determine the students and supervisors to be honored in each category. Multiple nominations are permitted, but the strongest nominations are those that have broad support. Please confer with other staff in your area before making a nomination. Should you have any questions or concerns please contact via email Brianne Karazsia or 812-237-3257. Student Employment Programs is managing the nomination process and the awards ceremony.