Office of Veterans Affairs at WKU

If you are not currently employed through Western Kentucky University's Student Employment Program, complete the following application. Submit the application by clicking on the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the application..

If you were employed this previous semester and plan to return to that same position, it is not necessary to complete this application.

Types of employment available include:

Employment on campus in various departments

Employment off campus with a Community Service Agency

Employment off campus through the America Reads Program

Normally, student employees work 15-20 hours per week (although employment for fewer hours may be available.) Also, student employees are typically paid $5.15 per hour.

Student Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule for the actual hours worked. A student will not receive pay for hours worked until all required paperwork is complete.

After your Application for Student Employment has been processed, you will receive a Student Referral Slip and a current Job Vacancy List. The Student Referral Slip will indicate your eligibility amount for employment under the Federal College Work Study and/or Institutional Work Program(s). The Job Vacancy List provides a list of current job vacancies for which you may apply. You may also check job vacancies on our web site at: http://www.wku.edu/finaid/StuEmpl/job.htm.

You should review the positions on the Job Vacancy List taking into consideration the job description and required skills as well as the required number of hours per week.

Apply only to the jobs that meet your qualifications.

To be considered for employment with a Community Service Agency or under the America Reads Program, you must qualify for Federal College Work Study.

To be considered for employment on campus you can qualify for either Federal College Work Study or Institutional Work. (Your program of eligibility will be indicated on your Student Referral Slip.)

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION

*Application submitted by:
(Your name is entered here. It will also be entered below. If a valid name is not entered here, your application will not be reviewed.)

*Date:

(mm/dd/yyyy)

*Name:

*WKU ID #:

*Permanent Address:

*Permanent Phone#:

*Local Address:

*Local Phone #:

*Email:

*Major:

*Classification:

*Select the area(s) in which you have experience or skills:

01 Computer - Non Technical

06 Graphic Design/Art

02 Computer - Technical

07 Tutoring

03 Communications/Broadcasting

08 Audio/Visual

04 Publications/Journalism

09 Lab Assistant

05 General Office

10 Recreation

Indicate previous job experience and brief job description of job duties:

Please separate each experience by a semi-colon, comma, or some form of punctuation.

*
(authorization checkbox)

By checking this box and submitting this form, I authorize Student Employment to release applicable information to potential employers, including my address, class schedule, GPA, major, classification, and employment evaluations. It is my responsibility to keep the data on this application current and correct.