Student Employment Guide for Students:

From WWU Student Employment Center Policies and Procedures

Western Washington University is committed to assisting as many students as possible by providing on- and off-campus employment opportunities based on the following principles:

• Student work experience enhances the educational development and growth of students by providing work-related learning experiences.
• Student work experience provides professional or practical training in the major areas of student academic pursuits.
• Student work experience is a vital part of the total financial aid program and provides assistance to students whom might not otherwise be able to attend college.

The purpose of the Student Employment Center at Western is two-fold:

• to provide quality student work and leadership opportunities, and
• to educate students about the benefits of accessing these opportunities.

These goals are accomplished:

• by stressing para-professionalism (40% of on-campus positions are para professional);
• by offering a diverse choice of opportunities;
• by helping supervisors to understand their role as educator;
• by underlying the philosophical goals of the student work program, which place the needs of the student first.