Student Employment Celebration
The Student Employment Celebration is part of Wolverines@Work, an initiative through Experience+, aimed at enhancing the student employment experience. This event formally recognizes the invaluable contributions of our student employees and their supervisors. We believe acknowledging the efforts of our student employees and supervisors is essential, and this celebratory event serves as an opportunity to recognize their outstanding contributions.
Student Employment Awards
Wolverines@Work aims to celebrate the incredible work of our student employees and their supervisors. Nominations for the 2026 Student Employment Recognition Awards are now open! The deadline to nominate was February 5, 2026.
The nominations you provide are used to select campus winners for each category - all nominated employees will be acknowledged at our April 10 Student Employment Celebration. All individual campus winners are then elevated to the he Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators awards.
More information about each award and the link to nominate can be found in the accordions below.
This award recognizes an undergraduate on-campus student employee who motivates and inspires others, takes the lead in workplace scenarios, is open to new ideas, and/or is passionate about mentorship and training of fellow student employees. We utilize the same rubric criteria as the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators.
Nominations are now closed.
This award recognizes an undergraduate on-campus student employee who has demonstrated a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion in their position and has made an impact in their role. We utilize the same rubric criteria as the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators.
Nominations are now closed.
This award recognizes a graduate on-campus student employee who has demonstrated a commitment to diversity & inclusion, made an impact, is professional, possess leadership skills in their position. We utilize the same rubric criteria as the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators.
Nominations are now closed.
This award recognizes a supervisor of on-campus student employees who has demonstrated a commitment to mentoring, professionalism, and leadership in their position. We utilize the same rubric criteria as the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators.
Nominations are now closed.
This award recognizes an outstanding team of on-campus student employees and/or supervisors who exemplify innovation in the workplace, collaboration and positivity as a team, and have made an impact on the university.
Nominations are now closed.
2026 Student Employment Award Winners
Supervisor of the Year - Daniella Borum, University Union & Events
Graduate Student Employee of the Year - Lea Miller, CECS Graduate Student Instructor
Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year, Leadership - Aaminh Elhajras, Mitchell Communication Lab Tutor
Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year, Diversity - Nila Hooper, TRIO Tutor/Mentor
Team of the Year - Office of Academic Success
Winners received an award at the 2026 celebration event and their nominations were elevated to the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators' Student Employee of the Year Awards.
Previous Winners
Supervisor of the Year - Theresa Malcom, One-Stop
Graduate Student Employee of the Year - Gayatri Pawaskar, Dearborn Support & University Union & Events
Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year, Leadership - Amari Edwards, TRIO Programs
Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year, Diversity - Bethany Slone, TRIO Programs
Winners received an award at the 2025 celebration event and their nominations were elevated to the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators' Student Employee of the Year Awards.