Field+Based+Project+-++Student+Employment+Center

Outline of Efforts/Progress in Developing a Student Employment Center for Lamar University

Proposal to Dr. Kay Abernathy on Field Based Project

Meeting with Associate Vice President of Student Affiars Lamar University Discussed: Requesting to meet with Associate Vice President of Finance to discuss transparency with Financial Aid Work Study and Job Location and Development Currently Managed by the Career and Testing Center
 * __Monday, October 17, 2009 @ 9am__**

Meeting with the Associate Vice President of Finance Lamar University Discussed: Interest in proposing Student Employment Center
 * __Wednesday, October 20th @ 10am__**

Site Visit at Stephen F. Austin State Univeristy's Student Employment Center []
 * __Wednesday, October 28, 2009__**

__**Thursday, October 29, 2009**__ Presented Proposal for Student Employment Center for Lamar University to Vice President of Student Affairs and Associate Vice President of Student Affairs.



Presented Approved Proposal to Associate Vice President of Finance
 * __Wednesday, November 4, 2009__**

Meeting: Coordinator for Student Employment and Director of Career and Testing Center Vision Statement for Student Employment Center Mission Statement for Student Employment Center Authorization Form - DRAFT Student Employee Manual - DRAFT
 * __Wednesday, November 11, 2009__**

Without Student Employment Center With Student Employment Center New Organizational Chart for Career and Testing Center: 1. Promotion of Assitant Director of Career Services to Associate Director of Career Servcies 2. Promotion of Coordinator of Student Employment to Assistant Director of Student Employment 3. New Position based upon final approval of Associate VP of Finance & VP of Student Affairs - Coordinator of LamarJobs (on-campus student employment) 4. New Position based upon final approval of Associate VP of Fiance & VP of Student Affairs - Human Resource Coordinator (verify employment, administrative tasks for processing new hires and closing assingments, works directly with Financial Aide 5. Coordinator for awarded Work Study funds and reports)
 * __Organizational Chart for Career and Testing Center__**

Attendees - Director of Career & Testing Center, VP of Human Resources or Director of Human Resources, Director of Financial Aide Agenda: Human Resources Coordinator - roles and responsibilities for Student Employment Center to include Financial Aid
 * __To Be Scheduled by VP of Fianance- Meeting Planned by Associate Vice President of Finance:__**

__**To Be Scheduled - Review of Drafted Policy with Vice President of Student Affairs upon approval**__

__**To Be Scheduled - Review of Drafted Policy with Assigned Liasons for Student Employment Center: HR, Fincial Aide & Director of Career and Testing Center**__

__**Drafted Student Employment Policy for Lamar University**__ Draft 1: 1st Review by VP and Assoc. VP of Student Affairs - October 2009 Draft 2: To be completed upon follow up meeting with VP of Finance, VP of Student affairs, VP of Human Resources and Director of Career and Testing Center



Current Program: LamarJobs Career and Testing Center Lamar University []

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__**References**__ Texas State Univeristy Career Center []

Stephen F. Austin State Univeristy - Student Employment Center []

National Student Employment Association []

Enhancing Student Learning through College Employment Perozzi, B (Ed.). (2009). Enhancing student learning through college employment. Bloomington, IN: Association of College Unions International.

Federal Work Student Operational Manual - Chapter 2