Job pool on campus stays steady in economy
Envied campus jobs already filled; student employment still hovering at 60 percent
Casey Cheney
Issue date: 9/24/09 Section: News
Whether to stave off the infamous debts of student loans or to fulfill scholarship requirements, students frequently seek out seek out employment both on and off campus. Thanks to the extensive number of jobs available on campus, students who act quickly enough can generally find work.
Though the nation's economy continues to struggle, the number of students employed on campus has remained virtually the same over the past several years - approximately 60 percent, while in past years it has risen as high as 80 percent. Approximately 300 of these students opted for the $500 deferment, which allows the school to directly apply that amount of the student's paychecks toward tuition.
Financial Aid Senior Counselor Jemie Hannon said, "I kind of expected it [to rise] this year because of the way the economy was."
Hannon said students who haven't been able to find a job are in this position either because they waited too long to begin job hunting or have been too picky. At this point in the semester, all of the envied positions in the library, ITS, security, AJ's and Jitters have been filled, but jobs are still available.
Available jobs are posted on the Student Portal, a site Hannon said students in need of work should check every week. The site offers postings both on and off campus - "one stop shopping," as Hannon called it.
"It's back on the students to be watching this," she said, adding that a weekly check-up is prudent for the jobless student.
While the college wants to help students with their financial situation, Financial Aid Director Rich Moeggenberg said they can only do so much before the students must take responsibility.
"There's a real need for students to work on campus," he said. "We're sort of advocates for them, but we're not going to take students by the hand and walk them to an interview."
For the jobs that remain available on campus, interviews won't be required.
"We've been pushing a lot of people to Saga," Moeggenberg said, adding that the food service was looking to add more workers to their staff this year.
Though the nation's economy continues to struggle, the number of students employed on campus has remained virtually the same over the past several years - approximately 60 percent, while in past years it has risen as high as 80 percent. Approximately 300 of these students opted for the $500 deferment, which allows the school to directly apply that amount of the student's paychecks toward tuition.
Financial Aid Senior Counselor Jemie Hannon said, "I kind of expected it [to rise] this year because of the way the economy was."
Hannon said students who haven't been able to find a job are in this position either because they waited too long to begin job hunting or have been too picky. At this point in the semester, all of the envied positions in the library, ITS, security, AJ's and Jitters have been filled, but jobs are still available.
Available jobs are posted on the Student Portal, a site Hannon said students in need of work should check every week. The site offers postings both on and off campus - "one stop shopping," as Hannon called it.
"It's back on the students to be watching this," she said, adding that a weekly check-up is prudent for the jobless student.
While the college wants to help students with their financial situation, Financial Aid Director Rich Moeggenberg said they can only do so much before the students must take responsibility.
"There's a real need for students to work on campus," he said. "We're sort of advocates for them, but we're not going to take students by the hand and walk them to an interview."
For the jobs that remain available on campus, interviews won't be required.
"We've been pushing a lot of people to Saga," Moeggenberg said, adding that the food service was looking to add more workers to their staff this year.
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