Student Employment National Research Study

• Senior leadership engagement is critical to ensuring greater alignment and support from the institution.
• Institutions want to invest more in student employment program development.
• Multiple communication channels are needed to explain to students the benefits on working on-campus and to inform them about on-campus positions.
• Supervisors are primarily responsible for supporting student employee growth and often serve as the linchpin of the experience.
• Institutions should have a shared understanding of what student employees should be learning.
• Strategic data utilization is an area for improvement among many institutions, with only 35% of respondents analyzing data on hourly on-campus student employees for reasons other than federal and state employee compliance purposes.

NASPA’s overarching research question was, “How are institutions maximizing student employment funds to support student retention?” Through this question, NASPA explored how institutions designed and administered on-campus student employment as a high-impact practice. NASPA’s comprehensive student employment landscape analysis occurred in three phases: (1) interviews with leaders and practitioners at institutions, (2) campus site visits, and (3) a national survey.

The report will help inform and offer guidance for colleges and universities that consider on-campus employment an underutilized resource and seek to transform the practice into a powerful means of advancing student success.

• Press Release
• National Student Employment Association
• The University of Iowa GROW Program
• NACE Career Readiness Outcomes
• AAC&U Essential Learning Outcomes