Baylor is blessed with a student population whose additional work and contributions provide invaluable support to the Baylor family. The Baylor University student workers serve an eagerness to learn that often goes above and beyond expectations providing service to other students, parents, faculty, staff, community members, and many more.

Baylor's reputation for academic and institutional excellence is a reflection of the vast and varied talents of our students. We proudly sponsor the following award program to show our appreciation and recognize hard-working, outstanding student workers.

Student Employment Award

All supervisors of student workers are encouraged to thoughtfully consider and submit nominations for their dedicated student workers whose exceptional service demonstrates leadership, teamwork skills, excellence in communication, reliability, quality of work and impact within the department along with uniqueness of their contributions.  Student Employment Award winners will receive a plaque and certificate of recognition at the Staff Awards Ceremony in the spring semester.

Student Employment Award and Nomination Form

Other Ways to Recognize Student Workers

We encourage Supervisors of Student Workers to recognize Student Workers and engage with them often.  Below are some suggestions supervisors can use throughout the year to express appreciation and recognition of Student Workers.  Please keep in mind that these are suggestions and all departments are subject to providing recognition opportunities that meet their departmental budget.

• Simply write a thank you note addressing the student worker personally and mentioning specific contributions that have helped the department.  This could be hand written on stationery or through an email.
• Prepare "care packages" during finals time to give to your student workers to let them know you care.  Care Packages do not have to be extravagant.  They could include: popcorn, pens, pencils, sticky note pads, granola bars, Dr Pepper, etc.
• Invite your student workers to your departmental, staff, or team meetings and recognize them in the group.
• Decorate their work space on their birthday or just because.  Ideas could include a designed birthday or thank you poster that each person in the office signed, bringing them a cupcake, or setting out some desk supplies in a basket.
• Take student workers out to lunch once a semester at one of the residential dining halls or the SUB on campus.
• Have a small gathering if your student workers are graduating at the end of the semester to acknowledge their achievement, wish them well, and thank them for their support.  Cake and punch go well at these!
• Create a snack basket or drawer that student workers can come to during their workday for a quick respite.
• Have your own award certificate in your own department that students can achieve.  Ideas for this include "Fastest Data Entry," "Outstanding Customer Service," "Takes Initiative Award."  Get creative and use a certificate template to create and print your internal awards.
• Also, just saying the words "thank you" to student workers everyday or when you can really means a lot!

If you have any questions about the Student Employment Award or how to recognize your student workers within your department, please email Student_Employment@baylor.edu.  We are happy to help!