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Student employment awards

Each spring, NAU recognizes outstanding undergraduate student employees and their supervisors. One student employee, one student employee team, and one student employee supervisor are chosen by an anonymous staff and student committee from nominations submitted by student employees’ supervisors and colleagues.

Winners are presented with awards and honored on our website. All nominees receive an acknowledgement honoring their nominations.

2022/2023 timeline

Student employees who have accumulated at least one semester of work within your office or department are eligible to receive this award. Nomination criteria are based on the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies, which are incorporated into student employee performance appraisals at NAU.

  • The 2022/2023 nomination forms will open February 13.
  • Nominations will be collected through March 24 at midnight.

Selection and presentation of the awards

  • Winners will be selected and surprised at work with the presentation of the award by the end of the Spring 2023 semester.
  • All nominees will receive a certificate of nomination following the presentation of the award.

Student employee and student employee team nomination form

Nominations are currently closed. Check back soon to meet the 2022-2023 winners!

Supervisor of the year nomination form

Nominations are currently closed. Check back soon to meet the 2022-2023 winner!

Previous employee and student employee team award winners

2021-2022 winners Accordion Closed

Student employee of the year Accordion Open
Anna Raygoza, Pathogen and Microbiome Institute

Student employee team of the year Accordion Closed
Math Achievement Program

2020-2021 winners Accordion Closed

Student employee of the year Accordion Open
Aadil Farried, Center for International Education Picture of Aadil Farried holding his SEOTY Award with his supervisor.

Student employee team of the year Accordion Closed
General Chemistry Labs Picture of the General Chemistry Labs holding their 2021 SEOTY award.

2019-2020 winners Accordion Closed

Student employee of the year Accordion Open
Rebecca Antill, Peer Jacks Mentoring Rebecca Antill, Peer Jacks Mentoring: Student Employee of the Year (2019-2020)

Student employee team of the year Accordion Closed
LMC Math Jack Tutors

2018-2019 winners Accordion Closed

Student employee of the year Accordion Open
Alexander Burdiss, Program for Intensive English

Student employee team of the year Accordion Closed
Math Achievement Program’s Peer Math Assistants

2017-2018 winner Accordion Closed
Caitlyn Ratliff, Wall Aquatic Center

2016-2017 winner Accordion Closed
Briana Astorga, Academic Transition Programs Briana Astorga, Academic Transition Programs, is awarded the 2017 SEOTY award by her supervisor and Dean of Students Cindy Anderson.

Previous supervisor of the year award winners

2021-2022 supervisor of the year Accordion Closed

Congratulations to  James Volturo with University Transit Services – Shuttle Department for being selected as this year’s Supervisor of the Year!

2020-2021 supervisor of the year Accordion Closed

Congratulations to Rebecca Trujillo with Transfer & Online Connections for being selected as this year’s Supervisor of the Year!

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2020-21 SOTY Award recipient, Rebecca Trujillo, with the numerous student employees who nominated her
I have such an amazing team. Each mentor shows exemplary dedication, drive, and sincerity in their desire to perform their mentoring duties and supporting other online students.

Rebecca mentioned that one of her favorite aspects of working with the Jacks Online mentors is their virtual staff meetings. The team shares many moments of fun and laughing together, as well as sincere and genuine concerns or feelings to continue supporting each other, as they grow both as a team and as individuals. Rebecca values how open and honest her mentors are, and appreciates how they inspire her to find ways to support and highlight the dedicated work they produce.

I value the opportunity I get to invest in my mentors’ professional development and the ability to get to know each one. I feel passionate about investing in each mentor; I have seen how that impact is far-reaching, within the NAU community and in the lives they touch everywhere.

We also wanted to highlight some of the wonderful things that Rebecca’s student employees had to say about her, both on the Transfer & Online Connections blog and below.

What Rebecca’s student employees said

 

Brooke J. Accordion Open
Rebecca knows that, as a non-traditional student, I have a lot of work and studying to do, along with my student employment position. She is genuinely interested and encouraging when it comes to my studies. If my schoolwork ever conflicts with my student job, she is always willing to work things out and to find solutions. Rebecca is always kind and positive when we communicate and regularly asks what she can do to help me improve myself, both professionally and personally to improve.

Sybil P. Accordion Closed
Rebecca is available to all questions & requests. She not only helps with our questions as mentors but also assists us to find answers for our mentees. Rebecca is upbeat, personable, and professional in all interactions I’ve had with her. Even though everything has been virtual this year, she has gone out of her way to make us feel connected to each other, even though we’ve never met in person.

Marquisa R. Accordion Closed
Rebecca is all about providing professional development opportunities for the team to engage in and to show us how our responsibilities will affect our performance in our future positions. She works with each of us to determine what we want to work on and improve upon and encourages us to find opportunities to gain those new skills.

Tabitha F. Accordion Closed
Rebecca is honestly the most caring, compassionate, and relatable supervisor I have ever had. She has proven, time and time again, to be knowledgeable (and will go above and beyond to find needed answers), responsive, communicative, and understanding of all of the individual situations that arise. I truly believe that Rebecca executes her position beyond what is required and is the driving force behind our team. Daily, we are empowered by her leadership, touched by her authentic kindness, and motivated by her dedication to serving other students at NAU.

Honorable Mentions

Although there is only one winner, we wanted to recognize the other rock star supervisors who are making a difference at NAU and making their student employees’ experiences meaningful. All supervisors nominated are to receive an official certificate for their efforts.

Please join us as we honor the other finalists from this year’s Supervisor of the Year nominations:

Mary Fulé, Lumberjack Mathematics Center
Leslie Mitchell, Transfer & Online Connections

2019-2020 supervisor of the year Accordion Closed

Congratulations to Gregg Schneider with the Academic Success Centers for winning the 2019-2020 SOTY award!

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2019-20 SOTY Award recipient, Gregg Schneider, with the entire Academic Peer Mentor & Front Desk staff
It is an honor to receive the SOTY award.  I have one of the best jobs on campus because of the 24 student employees I am fortunate enough to directly supervise and the near 200 student employees I get to work with at the Academic Success Centers.

What Gregg’s student employees had to say

Personal attention Accordion Open

 

Gregg is always looking out for the peer mentors and the front desk [staff]. He goes out of his way to check up on every single employee. He shows how caring and supportive [he is] by just simply checking up and talking to you every shift. He makes you feel welcomed and it’s so comforting [to] know I have a supervisor that cares so much.

Positivity at work Accordion Closed
The environment in the Academic Success Centers is by far one of the best I have ever had the pleasure of being involved in throughout my college career and Gregg is a big reason why. Gregg always has a smile on his face and his upbeat personality radiates to everyone around him. He makes Mondays not feel so bad and Fridays feel even better. I look forward to going into work because of the way Gregg respects and cares for us.

Leading with vision Accordion Closed
Gregg took NAU’s mission statement and directly connected it to our department. He implemented “One ASC,” and by doing so, he continues to take time out of his schedule to [split his time between north and] south campus, check-in with the student employees, and inform them of any information they might have missed. I don’t believe there is another coordinator who values his student [colleagues] as much as Gregg.
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