Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY)
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Nomination Eligibility
Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY)
Eligibility:
- Enrolled as a UH Hilo Student in at least 6 credits; a classified student
- Working at least 10 hours per week
- Employed by the department for more than 150 days. This includes current and previous semesters
- In good academic standing (cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher)
- For UH Hilo graduate students, you must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Criteria Recommendations from the supervisor must cite specific examples of excellent work performance
- An outstanding record of competency and dependability
- Imaginative or creative solution(s) to difficult departmental activities
- Significant service to the UH Hilo campus community
Awards
- The first-place winner will receive a monetary award (as a tuition waiver), an Individual Plaque, as well as a spot on the Perpetual Plague (located in the Student Employment Office)
Student Employee Team of the Year
Eligibility:
- Minimum of two students for team nominations, and can include students enrolled on other UH campuses
- Enrolled as a student in at least 6 credits; a classified student
- In good academic standing (cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher)
- For UH Hilo graduate students, you must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Criteria Recommendations from the supervisor must cite specific examples of Excellent work performance
- An outstanding record of competency and dependability
- Imaginative or creative solution(s) to difficult departmental activities
- Significant service to the UH Hilo campus community
Awards
- The winning team will receive an engraved plaque which will remain on display in their office. The winner will also receive a spot on the perpetual team plaque.
Deadline to submit: Friday, March 24, 2023.
Messages of Appreciation
This year's National Student Employment Week is April 10- 14, 2023! National Student Employment Week was established to recognize students who work while attending college. UH Hilo's Student Employment Office would like to show our student employees how much they are appreciated by sharing Messages of Appreciation from you!
During National Student Employment Week we will be sharing your Messages of Appreciation on both our IG @uhhilostudentemployment account and UH Hilo's KUHH (101.1 FM) radio station, so please take the time to share your appreciation for our student employees!
- Supervisors are allowed more than one submission. Each submission can consist of up to three messages (for your convenience).
- Multiple students can be named in each message, especially if sharing specific examples of their contribution!
- Please make sure that the students first and last names are included. Student employees will be asked to submit a Media Release form.
- We hope to share your messages as you have shared them with us.
Deadline to submit: Friday, March 31, 2022
Winners: 2021-2022 School Year
A banner announces Student Employee of the Year First-Place Winner Sheadon Freitas, Second-Place Winner Shayla Kiyota, and the Team Winner - Women's & LGBTQ+ Center team
SEOTY Winner: Sheadon Freitas
Although I understand we have lots of amazing student workers within our university, I believe Sheadon deserves a shot at being chosen because he literally puts his heart and soul into our university. He really is just so special to our office and we are so sad that he will be graduating in Spring 2023 ☹ -Chablis Mattos
2022-2023 SEOTY Team Winner: Women’s & LGBTQ+ Center
The team has been able to create various learning spaces around issues impacting women and the LGBTQ+ community (examples include gender wage gap, violence, intersectionality with race as a key component) while establishing a resource base for learning opportunities (website, social media–Facebook, Instagram) and fostering a social dynamic to celebrate one’s individuality while coming together in a larger community collective. -Chris Holland
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