The St. Bonaventure University sign in front of the Doyle Hall Chapel
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BY: ELIZABETH KAMROWSKI, CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Some St. Bonaventure University students look for jobs on campus at the end of the spring semester, leaving fewer for incoming freshmen.
Bonaventure provides opportunities for students to have jobs on campus through a website called Handshake, which connects students with on-campus employers.
Ashley Scholla, student employment and recruiting coordinator at Bonaventure, said she believes there are enough jobs on campus for job-ready students.
“We have about 1,800 students here on campus, and right now we have about 400 students employed,” said Scholla. That is between 22 and 25 percent of students that have the opportunity to work on campus.”
It is more common for upperclassmen to have jobs on campus in the first semester.
“Most of the on-campus jobs for the fall get taken in the spring [by returning students] before the first semester begins,” said Scholla.
Tyler Beverland, a freshman finance major, was able to secure a job at Bonaventure’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts..
“The application process was really easy. A couple clicks and then a couple messages back and forth is all it took,” said Beverland.
Some on-campus jobs are federal work study only. Students who are allotted federal work study are required to work to earn money while on campus. The Friedsam Library is a department on campus that only hires students with federal work study.
Jameson Zuber, a freshman strategic communications major, is employed at the library through his work-study program. Zuber was awarded $2,000 per semester through his program and works 4 hours per week.
“The amount of money that I can get working this job scheduled is $2,000 a semester. I can make more by picking up other shifts, but I cannot get scheduled for any more,” said Zuber.
Even though some students have managed to snag jobs, students claim that there are not enough on-campus jobs available.
“It is frustrating because the lack of jobs forces students to find jobs off-campus, which makes it harder to coordinate your schedule,” said Kaylin Janowsky, a freshman early childhood education major. “Also, not everyone has transportation to get them there.”
Scholla encourages students to not give up looking for jobs.
“I know there’s only a couple of postings right now on handshake, but if they are not interested in any of those, do not give up. Keep checking back because there’s always jobs that end up getting posted,” said Scholla.
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