Welcome to Lawrence University Student Employment!
Students are encouraged to seek employment as early in the academic year as possible. Preference and priority for employment is given to students whose financial aid award includes federal work study or campus employment, however all students are permitted to work on campus.
Looking for a job? Click here to search for a student employment opportunities.
Forms and Information
I-9 --> All employees must file an I-9 Form prior to beginning work at Lawrence. Students must bring their original documentation to the Payroll Office in Brokaw Hall and complete the I-9 Form there on or before their first day of work.
W-4 Form --> All employees must file this form prior to beginning work at Lawrence. The completed form should be delivered to the Payroll Office.
2009-10 Student Employment Handbook
Student Employee Responsibilities
In addition to providing students with financial assistance and skill development, student employment will help students learn some of the basic responsibilities associated with employment. This important part of career development can be enhanced by any job, whether it is on or off campus. Student employees will assume normal employee responsibilities as follows:
- Participate in a Job Search.
- Report promptly to your work site and supervisor.
- Become familiar with job duties, quality, and quantity of work expected.
- Adhere to the mutually agreed upon work schedule.
- Submit your time sheet through Voyager on the last day of each pay period.
- Complete a Federal I-9 Form, which verifies identity and eligibility to legally work in the United States, on or before your first day of work on campus.
- Complete a W-4 (Federal Withholding Tax Form) in the Student Employment Office before you begin working on campus for the first time.
- Keep your supervisor informed of any schedule deviation.
- Report all on-the-job injuries or illnesses promptly to your supervisor.
- Maintain good work performance.
Federal Work Study Community Service Partnership
Through the the FWS Community Service Partnership program, students with federal work study awards are able to earn their money through a community service work experience. Federal guidelines restrict placements to non-profit, non-partisan, and non-religious organizations.
The program's policies are as follows:
- Only students with federal work study awards may participate.
- Student earnings cannot exceed their federal work study award.
- Students will be employed and paid by the community service organization.
- The community service organization may require background checks, TB tests, etc.
- There are no funds for summer participation.
Although a student can work numerous jobs on campus simultaneously, he or she cannot work more than 20 hours a week during any periods of enrollment. If a student does exceed 20 hours, they will receive a warning. The second infraction will result in the student losing his or her privileges to work on campus for the remainder of the academic year.
During periods of non-enrollment (i.e., winter or spring break) students can work up to 40 hours per week.
When do I get paid?
Student employees are paid bi-weekly. Time sheets MUST be submitted through
Web Time Entry (WTE) to the Payroll Office at the end of each pay period. To
learn how WTE works, please visit
http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/hr/wte/. If the time sheet is not received on time or is completed incorrectly, the student's check will be delayed.
Summer Employment
The Summer Employment Program is administered by the Human Resource Office for the months of June, July and August. Employment may be full-time or part-time. More information about Summer Employment will be availalble during winter term.
