Student Employment FAQs

Anderson University employs over 600 students across campus. These student employees assist various offices across campus such as Sports Medicine, Anderson Central, Admission, Facilities, the Center for Student Success, and many more. These jobs are a great opportunity for students to get plugged-in on campus, explore career interests, and develop skills essential for success in the workplace while earning part-time income.

To be eligible for student employment, you must be enrolled at AU at least part-time (6 credit hour minimum) and maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress, including a 2.0 GPA. Some areas on campus may have higher requirements for a role due to the nature of the work being performed. 

New students are eligible for employment the term before they start school once they pre-register for classes. Students are not eligible to continue working as a student employee after they have graduated unless they are becoming a graduate student at Anderson University or are approved to do so by the Office of Student Employment. We encourage new graduates to look at open staff and faculty positions listed on the HR page! 

Students do not have to be eligible for Federal Work Study (FWS) to be hired into a job on campus! Student employee positions are open to any student who applies with the needed qualifications. The posting will specify if FWS eligibility is one of those qualifications.  

We encourage students who are FWS eligible to consider applying for positions in offices that prioritize hiring FWS eligible students (Thrift Library and the Center for Student Success) or only hire FWS eligible students (America Reads, America Counts Tutor). To find out if you are eligible for FWS, please contact Financial Aid. 

Student employment is not a scholarship. Student employees are paid on a monthly basis via direct deposit to their bank account.  

 The Office of Student Employment does not place a student into a role, so students must go through an application and interview process in the same way that they would for any other position. This allows students to learn about and gain confidence in these processes in a lower-stake environment.  

Anderson University Student Employment provides students with a flexible employment opportunity that prioritizes their academic progress. Jobs are conveniently located on campus, allowing students to easily transition between work and school activities. The program supports students’ academic responsibilities through education-focused policies: students are not permitted to work during scheduled class times and while most students work an average of 5-7 hours per week, undergraduate students cannot exceed 20 hours per week. 

All student employee job postings can be found in Workday on the Student Jobs Board. To find the board, you may either:

1. Click the Menu button in Workday, scroll to the “More” section, click into the Student Jobs Dashboard, and then access the Student Jobs Board from there OR
2. Simply search the term “Student Jobs Board” in the Workday search engine.

While we see job postings throughout the year, most postings are open at the beginning of each semester and the end of the spring semester. If a student does not find a job posting that interests them, we recommend that they reach out to our office (studentemployment@andersonuniversity.edu) to request information on reaching out to hiring managers across campus.  

Once on the Student Jobs Board, you can search for on-campus jobs that have been posted. Be sure to have an updated copy of your resume ready as that will always be a requirement to apply to any job. Some positions may also require a cover letter, recommendation, or another professional document for the application process.  

Your new supervisor will begin the hiring process in Workday. Once it reaches the Office of Student Employment, we will send you an onboarding instruction email detailing your next steps. Once the process is complete, you will receive an email that you are cleared to work. You may not begin working until you receive this email. 

Pay is determined by the manager of the position to which a student applies based on a job’s requirements as well as a student’s qualifications.  Student employees typically earn between $8-$12/hour. 

Students are paid on the 15^th of every month for the work they did in the full month prior to the direct deposit account provided to the university during their onboarding process. 

Working as an Anderson University student employee gives students a unique opportunity to engage with others across campus while gaining real-world experience that will benefit them in their future careers. The program is student focused, providing employment opportunities in convenient locations and ensuring that students do not work during their class times or excessive weekly hours, per policy.”