What is Student Employment?

What is Student Employment
at WKU?

The Student Employment Program at Western Kentucky University provides employment opportunities for students who are in need of earnings from part-time employment in order to pursue a course of study at the university. The program is also designed to assist University departments in meeting their objectives through the use of qualified student employees.

The Department of Student Financial Assistance maintains a Work Applicant Pool of students who have applied and been approved for campus employment. The Student Employment Program provides referral of students eligible to work in the Federal College Work-Study Program and the Institutional Program.

Students who qualify for the Federal College Work-Study Program as established by guidelines of the U.S. Department of Education are paid from funds derived from the federal government and the university at the ratio of 75%-25%. If the student does not qualify for Federal College Work-Study, 100% of his/her salary is paid from the University's Institutional Funds.

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