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Student employment earns over $1 million
Through off-campus jobs found through the Student Involvement and Employment Office, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students have earned an estimated $1 million from July 1, 2007.
Emily Lindahl, Job Fair Coordinator for SIEO, works with the SIEO staff and local employers to find out who hired UW-SP students, dates of employment, how many hours they work per week and what their hourly wage is. Lindahl takes these figures, estimates who much each student will earn while employed, and then puts these estimates in the Job Location and Development Report.
When the YMCA contacted Lindahl with their student employment information, Lindahl discovered the JLD Report totaled over $1 million. Past years’ totals have been under a million; last years’ was $835,000. Last week the SIEO presented the YMCA with a large novelty thank-you check and balloons for reporting the one millionth dollar.
Almost all the students’ jobs within the JLD Report are with businesses, but through the job search engine SIEO provides—QUEST—students can also find jobs with individuals in the community.
“Ten percent of students’ earnings come from one-time, temporary, or occasional jobs such as babysitting, yard work, tutoring, and labor positions,” according to the press release issued by SIEO.
To find jobs through QUEST, students can log onto to QUEST for free at http://www.uwsp.edu/centers/sieo and click on the QUEST logo.
“After completing a short profile, students can view a variety of jobs and then our office will automatically send them emails notifying them of newly posted positions,” said Susan LeBow, assistant director at the SIEO office. “Now is a great time to get online and find out about great jobs both in the Stevens Point area and beyond.”
Unfortunately, about 40 percent of students have never been on the site, according to LeBow. Students can also search for jobs right away by clicking on the “job search” link.
To be part of the second million dollars earned, students should start the job search today on QUEST.
This week is also Student Employment Week, which means UW-SP will honor its more than 2,000 student employees until Friday, April 11. Students can visit the SIEO in the basement of the Dreyfus University Center to win prizes based on students’ knowledge of student employment.
Debot will be featuring an option of western-themed meals based on the theme of Student Employment Week. The Allen Center is also offering free 10-minute stress relief sessions all week to any student with a valid student ID.
“Students provide a significant economic impact to Stevens Point and the surrounding areas. We are thrilled to have a great relationship with out community partners in providing excellent part-time employment opportunities to students!” concludes LeBow.