Nominate an outstanding student employee for Student Employee of the Year award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 30, 2025) — One key part of the University of Kentucky’s mission is to prepare students to succeed once they leave campus. In addition to the education they receive inside the classroom, many students also gain valuable experience in the workforce as UK student employees.
If you have an outstanding student employee working in your area, consider nominating them for the Student Employee of the Year award. The award recognizes undergraduate students who have demonstrated exemplary commitment and initiative in their work.
Nominations are open now through Feb. 16. To be considered, students must:
- Currently be work-study or hourly student employees at UK.
- Have completed or expect to complete at least six months of part-time employment before April 2025.
- Be in a UK undergraduate degree program and enrolled at least half time for both the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters. Nominations can be submitted here.
Student employees will also have the opportunity to be nominated at the national level through the National Student Employee Association (NSEA) in one of five categories. Those selected in each category by the NSEA will be eligible to receive a monetary award of $300. In addition, an overall award recipient can be selected and receive an additional $300.
UK HR Student Employment will continue to celebrate National Student Employee Appreciation Week April 14-18. More information on how students and their employers can participate will be available soon.
If you have questions about nominating a student for Student Employee of the Year, contact Ben Ward at ben.ward@uky.edu.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.