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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.

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 2024/2025 nomination forms will open February 17.
- Anyone can nominate a student employee, a team, or a supervisor! Self-nominations are also welcomed and accepted.
Nominations will be collected through March 21.
- All nominations will be reviewed using a consistent matrix and rubric by a committee of student employee supervisors and student employees chosen by the Career Development office and winners will be announced and awards distributed by the week of April 21.
- Interested in being a nomination reviewer? Contact StudentEmployment@nau.edu.

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

Please nominate your outstanding student employee or team of student employees for the 2024/2025 Awards. Any undergraduate student employee who has accumulated at least one semester of paid work with an NAU office or department is eligible to receive these awards. Both Student Wage and Federal Work Study student employees are eligible. For team awards, any team in which the majority fit the above description is eligible. Nominations will be accepted through March 21, 2025. The selected winners will be recognized at their place of employment before the end of the Spring semester.

For which award are you submitting a nomination? * Required
- Individual award
- Team award
Nominator Information
This information will allow us to alert you about the status of your nomination.
Name * Required
First Last
Nominator Email Address * Required
Nominator Department or Organization * Required
Relationship to nominee(s) * Required
Team Information
In this section please provide information about the student employee you are nominating (nominee).
Department or Organization * Required
Names of student employees who comprise the nominated team * Required
Please list information for each student employee on the team as follows: First and Last name, @nau.edu email address
Student Employee (Nominee) Information
In this section please provide information about the student employee you are nominating (nominee).
Name * Required
First Last
Email * Required
Department or Organization * Required
Job Title * Required
If you do not know the student employee's specific job title, please make your best guess.
Approximate Length of Employment (in months) * Required
NOTE: Student employees must have worked a minimum of 6 months part-time (or three months full-time), during the selection period (June 2018 through May 2019).
Student Employment Competencies
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has identified key skills which students can develop to prepare themselves for post-commencement entry into the workforce. Student Employment supports supervisors and students as they seek to identify and develop these transferrable skills. As such, the nomination criteria are rooted in these skills. Please provide examples of how the team or nominee has achieved or demonstrated each of the competencies below. (In order to be considered for the award, each submission must have at least one example for each competency.)
Professionalism/Work Ethic * Required
How has this candidate or team demonstrated professionalism and strong work ethic, including initiative, personal accountability, and effective work habits?
Leadership * Required
How has this candidate or team been able to leverage the strengths of others to achieve common goals and use interpersonal skills to coach others?
Global/Intercultural Fluency * Required
How has this candidate or team demonstrated openness, inclusiveness, sensitivity, the ability to interact respectfully with others, and an understanding of individuals' differences?
Oral/Written Communication * Required
How has this candidate or team demonstrated an ability to share thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written or oral forms to persons inside and outside of the organization?
Teamwork * Required
How does this candidate or team build collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers, or work within a team structure?
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving * Required
How has this candidate or team demonstrated an ability to think critically, exercise sound reasoning, analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems?
Digital Technology * Required
How has this candidate or team effectively adapted to new and emerging technologies or used existing technologies to solve problems or complete tasks?

Please nominate your outstanding supervisor for the 2024/2025 Supervisor of the Year awards. Nominations will be accepted through March 21, 2025. The selected winner will be recognized at their place of employment before the end of the Spring semester.

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Nominator Information
In this section please provide your own contact information, so that you can be notified on your nomination's status throughout the selection process.
Your Name * Required
First Last
Your Email Address * Required
Your Phone Number
Department or Organization where you work * Required