Work study offers opportunities for students
Campus Times
October 10, 1997
As a part of their financial aid award package, many University of La
Verne students were awarded federal work study this year.
The aid is received through working at an on-campus job. The money can
either go to the student directly or can be signed over to the student accounts
office to be credited to the student's account.
ULV students and some departments have been complaining that these jobs
are hard to come by.
Donna Kent, assistant director of financial aid, said that there has
not been a cut in the number of work study jobs on campus nor has there
been a cut in the number of students to receive work study.
Of the 20 or so departments many are full or are only missing a few
positions and that is due to terminations, or from students who have denied
their work study aid.
"No student who wants to work will not have a job guaranteed,"
said Kent.
Dr. Marlin Heckman, head librarian, says he often has problems finding
and keeping his work study employees.
Dr. Heckman said that so far this year he has had 23 students work for
the library. Of those 23 students, six of them have already quit. Many by
what Dr. Heckman calls "self-termination."
"Most of them are self terminations. They don't show for two or
three weeks, and then when they do, they don't want to work," said
Dr. Heckman.
Last year, Dr. Heckman had 22 positions open and throughout the year
he had 43 people fill those positions. He ended the year with 16.
Lou Ann Shier, business manager for the Movement and Sports Science
Department, says she has problems finding non-athlete workers.
In this situation the conflict comes up when all your athletes play
in the games that need to be worked.
"Athletes want to work in the athletic department," said Shier.
Shier also said that the department's need for workers is much higher
than the number that they have presently working for them.
Kent said the allocations given to each department are the same throughout
the year and they do not change.
The Child Development Center also has problems finding work study workers
because they are located off campus near the Fairplex and many students
have a hard time getting there. ULV vans will work with students schedules
and help transport them to the center if needed.
It is also easier for students to work a few hours here and there when
they can leave straight from class and walk to their job, instead of driving
to off campus locations.
"I think this is an important position to have. We help you learn
work. For many of these students this their first work experience, but they
have to be here to do that," said Dr. Heckman.
Hourly pay rates for work study stu dents are $5.75 for the first year,
$6 for the second year, $6.25 for the third year and $6.50 for the fourth
year.
