Student of the Year Award
The East Carolina University Student Employment Office is seeking nominations for it’s first annual Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) award. The SEOTY award recognizes the outstanding contributions and achievements of students who work while attending college.
Students are evaluated based on the following factors:
- Reliability
- Quality of work
- Initiative
- Attitude
- Professionalism
- Uniqueness of contribution
Eligible student nominees must have been employed for a minimum of 240 hours between July 2007 and June 2008. (This is equivalent to 3 months, working 20 hours per week or 6 months, working 10 hours per week). Eligible students must be undergraduate or graduate students working on campus who are employed on an hourly basis on the student employee payroll, performing student employee jobs, and are classified as Federal Work Study or Self-Help (Graduate Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Undergraduate Assistants and Resident Advisors are not eligible).
Please complete a nomination form for any student you wish to nominate and return the form to the Student Employment Office by 5pm on February 8, 2008. The nomination form can be delivered to the Student Employment Office in the Career Center at 701 E. Fifth St, faxed to (252)328-6425 or emailed to donleyl@ecu.edu. Nomination forms received after this deadline will not be considered by the selection committee.
The winner of the East Carolina University competition will receive a $150 award, a certificate of recognition, and become eligible for the regional (Southern Association of Student Employment Administrators) competition. The winner of the East Carolina University competition will be announced at the awards reception in April when all nominees, supervisors and various members of the campus administration will be invited to attend and show appreciation for the most exceptional student employees on campus.
The winner of the regional competition will receive a $200 savings bond, a plaque of recognition and become eligible for the national (National Student Employment Association) competition.
The winner of the national competition will be named at the start of the National Student Employment week, April 14-18, 2008. The winner receives a $1000 cash award given by the President of the National Student Employment Association at the winner’s campus.
2008 SEOTY Award Timeline: (The following dates are subject to change)
February 8: Campus nominations due to the Student Employment Office
March 1: Campus winner announced and submitted to SASEA regional competition
April 14-18: National Student Employment Week
April 17: ECU SEOTY awards reception
Participate in the East Carolina University first annual Student Employee of the Year program:
Nominate your exceptional student employees to show your appreciation for their contributions to the campus community while balancing work and academics. For questions or assistance, contact Larry Donley, Director of Student Employment at (252)328-6050 or donleyl@ecu.edu
