GVSU Student Employment

We would like to introduce everyone to our newest Front Desk Assistant, Tate!

Tate is an incoming freshman and will begin studying Nursing and Spanish this fall, as well as participating in the Honors program. After graduation, she hopes to become a traveling nurse. In her free time, Tate enjoys hanging out with friends and spending time at the beach. Welcome to the Student Employment team, Tate!

Say hi to Tate next time you come into the Student Employment Office!

Happy Friday! We hope you have all had a fantastic week.

This is a reminder that this upcoming Monday, May 27, our office will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume our standard office hours on Tuesday, May 28 at 8 am. If you have any questions during our closure, please email [email protected] and we will respond once we are back in the office.

Have a wonderful weekend, Lakers!

Happy Tuesday, Lakers!

We are excited to announce that we will be providing a scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Outstanding Student Employee Scholarship will be a $1,000 scholarship awarded to a student employee who has demonstrated leadership, dedication, and innovation within their on campus employment. To qualify, students must be enrolled as a full-time student at GVSU (12 credits for undergraduate students and 9 credits for graduate students) and plan to be employed on campus during the upcoming Fall and Winter semesters. Students who wish to apply must submit a combined nomination with their supervisor by July 1, 2024. The winner of the Outstanding Student Employee Scholarship and their supervisor will be notified via email on August 1, 2024.

To apply for the scholarship, please visit gvsu.edu/studentjobs and click on the “Apply Here” button at the top of our website. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or stop by 104a Student Services.

Happy Friday! We hope you have all had a wonderful week.

We are thrilled to announce that a new scholarship for student employees has been added to myScholarships. If you are a student employee who will be enrolled in classes for the 2024-2025 academic year, we strongly encourage you to apply! You can find it by searching for the Marie Noe Student Employee Success Endowed Scholarship within the myScholarships application. The deadline for applications is May 15, so if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding scholarships, please contact [email protected] for more information.

We hope you are all having a wonderful start to your summers! We are proud to announce that Rashmita Vaggu is May’s Student Employee of the Month!

Rashmita is a Masters student at GVSU studying Data Science and Analytics and is currently working with the University Libraries Department. When we asked Rashmita what her favorite part of working on campus is, she said, "Learning! Being a curious student assistant, I am always ready to learn something new and how things work at the library. Also, I am lucky to have my supervisors and manager to rely on when I need help or guidance in a new task." When we asked how her job has impacted her time at GVSU, Rashmita said, "Being an international student at GVSU, it was a little intimidating at the beginning. There is a huge cultural difference and language difference. Working at the Steelcase Library brought me close to the culture where I was able to meet people from different backgrounds. It also helped me improve my communication skills, organizational and other soft skills which will be essential for me in my future experiences at GVSU."

Troy Lazenby, Rashmita’s supervisor, said, "Rashmita always comes to work ready for the day and ready to face any challenge that comes her way. She is always looking for ways to help out around the library from decorating book displays to helping me with statistics projects. She asks questions when she doesn't know the answer and always goes the extra mile with the students that come to the service desk to ask for help. She is so amazing and I wanted to nominate her this month because she deserves the recognition for her work and how much we appreciate her."

Congratulations, Rashmita!

Just like that, another Student Employee Appreciation Week has come to a close. Thank you again to all of our amazing student employees. This campus wouldn’t be what it is today without your hard work and dedication. We hope you had fun this week and can’t wait to bring you Student Employee Appreciation Week again next year.

Thank you also to our amazing sponsors. This week’s events were made possible with generous donations by the GVSU Laker Store, the Laker Food Co., and the APSS Union.

Congratulations to Kaitlyn Greer, Marcos Sanson and Vincenzo DeBlasi! You correctly guessed the scavenger hunt location from this morning and will receive the final prize, a GV swag bag. The location shown this morning was the blue, GVSU sign on the lawn along South Campus drive. Thank you so much to everyone who participated! We had such a great time hosting this event again this year and look forward to bringing it to you in 2025.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our first annual Replenish Food Drive competition! We are so excited for this opportunity to help our students in need.

With 77 items donated, the Art Gallery is our winner!!! Our runner ups were Admissions & Recruitment with 22 items and the Lanthorn with 12 items. Overall, we were able to donate 139 items to Replenish and are incredibly grateful for your generosity. Thank you.

It’s our last food event of the week! Join us on the downtown campus in the DeVos center courtyard for an icy and sweet treat. Thank you to the APSS Union for sponsoring this event!

***Please show your most recent April Student Employee Newsletter as proof of employment.

Today is our last day to announce a lucky student employee winner. Today’s winner is Olivia F who has won our final prize, a GV Lakers sign! Congrats Olivia! Check your GVSU student email for info on how to claim your prize. We hope you guys have had a great week so far!

Today is the final day of the scavenger hunt! Thank you so much to everyone who has participated. If you think you know the location of the image above, this is your last chance to win the prize!

Today’s grand prize is a GV swag bag. The bag includes a GV blanket, water bottle, and sticker. If you think you know which GVSU landmark the above image indicates, head to our website at www.gvsu.edu/studentjobs/seaw to submit your answer. The first 3 student employees to correctly guess the location will win the final prize of the week!

Today is the last day to submit your items for the Replenish Food Drive competition! You will have until 4pm today to drop off your items to the Student Employment Office to be counted towards your overall score. The winner will be announced at 4pm as well on the SEAW website, so stay tuned!

The scavenger hunt location today was of the “2020 info” sign behind the 2020 desk in the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus. Congratulations to Marta, Abigail and Isabella for being the first three students to correctly guess the hint! You've won a snack basket to indulge your savory and salty cravings.

Check back again tomorrow at 10am for our FINAL scavenger hunt hint of the week!

We’re back with another raffle winner! Today’s lucky student employee is Phillip B! Congrats Phillip! You’ve won a GV Lakers t-shirt sponsored by the GVSU Laker Store. Check your GVSU student email for info on how to claim your prize. We’ll see you all again tomorrow for our final raffle winner announcement!

The Exam Cram Study Session is now open! Come on over to 106 Student Services Center for a quiet place to study and prepare for your exams. We’ll be providing drinks, snacks, candy, and study materials for you to use throughout your time studying. We hope to see you here!

Here’s your hint for the daily scavenger hunt! Today’s prize is a snack basket and includes Pringles, combos, almonds, Nutter Butters, popcorn, goldfish crackers, and Chex mix.

If you think you know which GVSU landmark the above image indicates, head to our website at www.gvsu.edu/studentjobs/seaw to submit your answer. The first 3 student employees to correctly guess the location will receive the snack basket.

Congratulations to Lily, Charitee, and Logan for being the first three students to correctly guess the scavenger hunt hint from this morning! You've won an exam cram study basket to help you prep for exam week.

The location shown this morning was the “Akii Ndodem (Earth Totem)” statue on the DeVos campus downtown. Join us again tomorrow at 10am for the next hint!

Are you preparing for exam week and need a quiet space to study complete with snacks and study materials? Come on over to the Student Services Center tomorrow from 12-4pm!

Student Employment is hosting an Exam Cram Study Session to offer you a quiet place to study and prepare. We’ll be providing drinks, snacks, candy and materials to help you conquer your study session. We hope to see you there!

We’re back with another raffle today and the winner is Renee C! Congrats Renee! You’ve won a GV tumbler sponsored by the GVSU Laker Store. Check your GVSU student email for info on how to claim your prize. We’ll be back again tomorrow to announce another lucky student employee!

It's hot dog time! If you're a student employee, head to one of the locations below between 11:30am and 1pm today to get a free hot dog, drink and chips (while supplies last). We hope to see you here!

Allendale Campus – Kirkhof Center Lounge (changed due to weather)
Downtown Campus - Student project area in C DeVos

***Please show us your most recent April Student Employee Newsletter as proof of employment.

It’s time for ice cream! Join us in the Kirkhof Center Lounge on the Allendale campus to get yourself a sweet treat after your hot dog. Thank you to the APSS Union for sponsoring this event!

***Please show your most recent April Student Employee Newsletter as proof of employment.

Think you know what this image is showing? Head to our website at www.gvsu.edu/studentjobs/seaw to submit your answer for today’s scavenger hunt.

The first 3 student employees to correctly guess the location will receive an exam cram study basket! This basket includes all the studying essentials: pens, pencils, notebook, notepad, highlighters, flash cards, sticky notes, and sticky tabs. Good luck everyone!

Thank you to everyone who has donated items for our first annual Replenish Food Drive! Your donations are helping our students in need of basic food, clothing, and personal items. There is still plenty of time to donate your items and help your team win the office party! For a complete list of rules and donation suggestions, visit www.gvsu.edu/studentjobs/seaw.

The scavenger hunt location today was the fountain found in the Henry Hall Atrium on the Allendale campus. Congratulations to Ana, Parker, and Danielle for being the first three students to correctly guess the hint! You've won a sweet treat basket to indulge all your sweet cravings. Join us again tomorrow at 10am to play again!

It’s time to announce our winner! We would like to thank all the offices that participated in the decorating contest. Everyone did such a wonderful job with their decorations. In addition to the many submissions, voting turnout was phenomenal and the highest we’ve ever seen! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in the contest.

We are happy to announce that Library Access Support Services took first place and won the gold medal! In second place, with silver, is the Eberhard Center Lobby. Finally, in third place and with the bronze medal, is the Laker Store.

Congratulations to our winners! You all did a fantastic job. To view all of the submissions, you can visit www.gvsu.edu/studentjobs/seaw.

The Office Decorating Contest voting has officially closed! We are carefully counting the votes and will announce the winner today at 3pm. Stay tuned!

Tomorrow and Friday the APSS Union is hosting their annual ice cream social! Join them from 11:30am-1pm on Wednesday and again at 1pm on Friday to get your sweet treat!

Wednesday – Allendale Campus – Kirkhof Center Lounge
Friday – Downtown Campus – DeVos Courtyard

It’s raffle time! The second winner this week is Maya M! Congrats Maya! You’ve won a GV sticker sponsored by the GVSU Laker Store. Check your GVSU student email for info on how to claim your prize.

We’ll see you again tomorrow for another raffle winner announcement!

Don’t forget! The annual Hot Dog Roast is tomorrow from 11:30am-1pm! If you're a student employee, head to one of the locations below to get a free hot dog, drink and chips (while supplies last).

Allendale Campus – Kirkhof Center Lounge (changed due to weather)
Downtown Campus - Student project area in C DeVos lobby

***Please show us your most recent April Student Employee Newsletter as proof of employment.

Hello, Lakers! We are wishing you all good luck in your final week of regular classes.

We wanted to urge you all to be cautious of any unsolicited job offers that get sent to your student email address. Our office was notified of a scam email that has been going around, advertising the need for a research assistant. In this email, they offer $350 a week for only 6 hours of work needed per week, and it claims to come from the GVSU Council of Undergraduate Research. If you have received this email, please do not respond to it. If you have already responded to this email and given them sensitive information, please reach out to your bank and GVPD.

For future reference, any valid on-campus job postings will be available on Workday for students to browse. If you receive a job offer email for a job you did not apply for in Workday, it is best to proceed with caution. A great rule of thumb is if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Job scams typically offer a large sum of money for minimal hours worked and ask for sensitive information. A valid job offer from an on-campus department would not ask for any of your information unprompted.

If you stumble across a job offer where you question its legitimacy, please reach out to the IT Department at [email protected], or our office at [email protected] to confirm whether the offer is real.