Student Employment: Getting a college job
Having a job while you are in college helps reduce your student debt, builds your resume, and increases your chance of success in college.
Requirements: To work on campus during the school year, you must take at least 12 credit hours of classes at WWU. For summer employment on campus, you must be enrolled for summer classes or be accepted and pre-registered for at least 12 credit hours of classes at WWU for the fall quarter.
How to get a college job:
Step 1—Find a job opening that matches your skills on Job Scene.
Job Scene hosts on- and off-campus opportunities for employment and internships.
Step 2—Fill out an application for your job of choice.
You can apply to multiple positions with one application. Your submitted application will be sent to the Student Employment office and you can request that it be forwarded to the employer(s) of your choice.
Step 3—Complete the required employment documents.
If you have questions, our office would love to help! Call (509) 527-2357.
Step 4—Call, email, or visit the Student Employment office to complete your application process.
The Student Employment office will forward your application to the employer of your choice.
Student Employee of the Year 2023
Please join the office of Student Employment on congratulating Samuel Schaffner, a Senior at Walla Walla University and the 2023 Student Employee of the Year.
Samuel will receive a $2000 scholarship. He was nominated by his supervisor Karl Thompson.
Runner-up Mitchell Powers (Chaplain’s Office) will receive a $500 scholarship.
Samuel’s supervisor has this to say about him:
“Samuel is trustworthy, reliable to be on time, skilled and motivated to do highly professional work. Samuel Schaffner is highly respected as a leader in Campus Sound and Institutional Sound. “
“Samuel doesn't just show up to do sound at an event. He goes way above what's expected by reading up on each aspect of A/V support, whether it be front-of-house audio mixing, speaker layout, ProPresenter, Livestream, DMX lighting, or frequency coordination. He researches the subject to find the best methods, and then he shares and implements those practices “
“His skill in organization and communication enables each A/V engineer to know their part and how to get it done, with all the data they need at their fingertips. This has improved the professionalism and efficiency of our services.”
2022-2023 Student Employee of the Year nominees
Student | Department | Class standing | |
| Samuel Schaffner | Campus Sound | Senior | |
| Mitchell Powers | Chaplain's Office | Senior | |
| Amandeep Kaur | Office of Student Life | Senior | |
| Sasha Careri | Campus Sound | Freshman | |
| Juvytza Cervantes | Campus Sound | Freshman | |
| Katie Emmons | Campus Sound | Senior | |
| Zachary Dilger | Library | Senior | |
| Jake Freedle | Student Employment Office | Junior | |
| Luke Graham | Campus Sound | Senior | |
| Brendon Griffin | Campus Sound | Senior | |
| Paul Hartman | Campus Sound | Sophomore | |
| Elizabeth Hernandez | School of Business | Senior | |
| Nathan Holm | Campus Sound | Sophomore | |
| Sydney Michalenko | Marketing and Enrollment Services | Senior | |
| Charles Miller | Campus Sound | Senior | |
| Joseph Nguyen | Campus Sound | Sophomore | |
| Jillian Rojas | Campus Sound | Senior | |
| Riley Smith | Campus Sound | Freshman | |
| Olivia Sproed | Department of Technology | Junior | |
| Lydia Thiel | Mail Distribution | Junior | |
| Krista VanHook | Campus Sound | Senior | |
| Benjamin Watcher | Communications and Languages | Junior |