National Student Employment Week

National Student Employment Week is celebrated the second week of April by colleges and universities to recognize the importance of student employees.

Each spring, the National Student Employment Administration (NSEA) coordinates a Student Employee of the Year selection process in conjunction with NSEA’s regional affiliates. The purpose of the selection process is to recognize the outstanding contributions and achievements of students who work while attending college.

The process begins at the institution level. Supervisors have the ability to nominate outstanding student employees to be considered as their Student Employee of the Year. Once selected, any institution who is a current member of one of NSEA may nominate their Student Employee of the Year for national consideration. Any current, paid undergraduate student employee is eligible for this award.

During National Student Employment Week, the Stony Brook University Career Center hosts the Student Employee, Intern and Community Service Awards Ceremony annually in the spring semester to celebrate and honor our student employees and interns as well as their supervisors.

This ceremony honors our extraordinary Stony Brook students and supervisors who have a left a significant impact on our campus through student employment.

All nominated students and supervisors are recognized at this celebration. You can view awards and recipient videos from previous years at the bottom of this webpage!

Learn More about Nominating

Read about the 2025 Awards Ceremony

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National Student Employment Week

Past Awards and Recipient Videos