{"id":3927,"date":"2026-08-26T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/?page_id=3927"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:39:02","slug":"workplace-skills-development-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/workplace-skills-development-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Skills Development Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Screenshot 2026-06-08 143001\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-08-143001.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-6a9589bea5033 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-6a9589bea5033\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-top\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHelp Your Student Workers Develop Skills for the Future\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Learn more about how to support your student workers&#8217; professional development and career readiness through the Workplace Skills Development Program.<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"workplace-skills-development-program-at-st-olaf-college\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Workplace Skills Development Program at St. Olaf College<\/h2>\n\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistent with the College\u2019s mission, on-campus employment is a formative learning opportunity that fosters personal responsibility, transferable skills, and vocational discernment. On-campus work offers students opportunities to cultivate breadth and depth in the career competencies that will help them flourish in their chosen vocation. The toolkit in this section is designed to help supervisors make student employment a high-impact practice through an emphasis on skills development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment?gfid=38\" rel=\"noopener\">Skills Development Quickstart Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"mailto:studentwork@stolaf.eduhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment?gfid=42\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Practices for Students Who Supervise Other Students<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-default site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-default site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-full-width is-style-default site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-full-width is-style-default site-section__title h3\" id=\"what-is-career-readiness\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">What is Career Readiness?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-default site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-full-width is-style-default c-caption\">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"is-full-width is-style-default c-caption__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"is-full-width is-style-default \" alt=\"Ole-Buntrock-820&#215;600\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/files\/2026\/06\/Ole-Buntrock-820x600-1-600x350.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"is-full-width is-style-default t-content\" data-name=\"content\" data-index=\"0\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The St. Olaf College Workplace Skills Development Program uses eight career readiness competencies adapted from the National Associate of Colleges and Employers (NACE). These competencies provide a common language for talking about the skills students develop through their employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See more detailed explanations of each of the eight competencies on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/career-readiness\/competencies\/career-readiness-defined#competencies\">NACE website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-default site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-content-0\">\n        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is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proactively develops oneself through continuous learning, self-reflection, and goal-setting; seeks and applies feedback to improve.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-header-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-content-1\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunication\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-header-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-content-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clearly and effectively exchanges information, ideas, and perspectives with others across formats and audiences.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-header-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-content-2\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritical Thinking\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-header-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content 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is-style-default accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnology\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-header-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-6a9589bea729f-content-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-full-width is-style-default accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"three-levels-of-student-employee-development\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Three Levels of Student Employee Development<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f5c75d; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Contributor <br class=\"none\" \/><\/strong><strong>(Entry-Level)<br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At the Contributor-level, students demonstrate foundational workplace readiness and reliability while learning how to operate in a professional environment.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Contributors are reliable, coachable, and consistent, focusing on doing assigned work correctly while developing the habits and awareness needed for higher levels of independence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f5c75d; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Independent Contributor <br class=\"none\" \/>(Mid-Level)<br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At the Independent Contributor-level, students demonstrate reliable performance with increasing independence and initiative while improving how work gets done.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Independent Collaborators are expected to consistently execute their work independently while actively improving team effectiveness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f5c75d; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Team Leader <br class=\"none\" \/>(Supervisory-Level)<br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At the Supervisory- or Team Leader-level, students demonstrate accountability for team outcomes, people, and operational effectiveness beyond their own work.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Team Leaders are expected to be accountable for both their own performance and the effectiveness of the team as a whole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"job-descriptions-and-skills-development\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Job Descriptions and Skills Development<\/h2>\n\n            <p>Job descriptions set clear expectations for both student workers and supervisors about the duties and responsibilities student workers will have and the transferable skills they will build in their role. Use the guide below to learn about the College requirements for student job descriptions.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1g7RkERdU3ua42ScL9Wc2-xLesuZ2PGF0\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=110880690995361761793&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide to Building Job Descriptions for Skills Development<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every student job description at St. Olaf College must have a list of transferable skills. Discuss the job description with each of your new student employees during the onboarding process and talk about how their workplace responsibilities are related to the transferable skills listed in it.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"reflection-based-conversations-for-skills-development\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Reflection-Based Conversations for Skills Development<\/h2>\n\n            <p>Use these resources to help you facilitate reflection-based conversations with your student workers about skills development in the workplace. Research shows that encouraging reflective thinking about skills development promotes student workers&#8217; professional growth.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"site-grid__col t-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"h5\">Resources:<\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"list-icon \">\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment?gfid=39\" target=\"\">\n                                Skills Development Expected Outcomes\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment?gfid=40\" target=\"\">\n                                Skills Development Reflection Based Conversations\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment?gfid=41\" target=\"\">\n                                Reflection Based Conversations Worksheet\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment?gfid=42\" target=\"\">\n                                Best Practices for Students Who Supervise Other Students\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n\n                            <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"skills-development-resources-for-students\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Skills Development Resources for Students<\/h2>\n\n            <p>We provide resources for student workers to help them explore vocation and prepare for the future workforce through their on-campus employment. We encourage you to review these resources and consider how you can implement them into skills development conversations with your student employees.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/studentemployment\/workplace-skills-development-program\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>National Student Employment Week<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">National Student Employment Week is an opportunity for colleges and universities across the country to recognize and celebrate the contributions of student employees during the second full week of April each year. As a part of this celebration, National Student Employees of the Year are selected in six categories: (1) Leadership, (2) Community Service, (3) Social Impact and Belonging, (4) Critical Thinking, (5) Technology &amp; Innovation, and (6) Overall Student Employee of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the College\u2019s participation in National Student Employment Week, we honor the outstanding contributions of student employees and supervisors in each of these categories.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/hr\/student-employee-awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See 2025-2026 Award Winners and Nominees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 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