Today's Update: Thursday, April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025

Dear Student Life team,

Next week is Student Employment Appreciation Week. If you work with any of our thousands of student employees, you know how much they bring to our operation.  

Their enthusiasm, dedication and initiative are an inspiration to us all, and I encourage you to take a few moments to let them know how Scarlet and Great they are. We literally couldn’t do many of the things we do without them.  

Student Life’s Student Employment Experience has put together several events next week. They’re designed to help you show your appreciation and to create opportunities for student employees and their supervisors to celebrate together.  

 
Stop by Our Thank You Note Station! 

Location: Ohio Union, Outside of the Great Hall (First Floor) 

Dates: Monday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 15 

Time: 2-5 p.m. 

Take a moment to write a thank you note to a student employee, supervisor or colleague! You can hand-deliver your note or leave it with us to be shared at our celebration event and via email afterward. We also have a Qualtrics survey available for those who prefer to submit their notes electronically - including folks that do not regularly visit the Columbus campus. 

 

Student Employee Appreciation Week Celebration 

Location: Ohio Union, Maudine Cow Room (Lower Level) 

Date: Wednesday, April 16 

Time: 2-4 p.m. 

Schedule of Events: 

2-3 p.m. | "Challenge Mindset in Careers" – A fun, interactive networking activity for student employees and supervisors. 

3-4 p.m. | Open Networking – Drop in any time to connect, celebrate, and unwind. 

We invite all student employees and student employee supervisors to enjoy snacks, coloring pages, puzzles and more while celebrating the incredible contributions of student employees. Whether you’re looking to network, take a well-earned break or show appreciation, we’d love to see you there. For those that are unable to attend in-person, we plan to send virtual copies of the activities and thank-you notes for you to enjoy at any time. 

We appreciate our student employees every day. Let’s be sure to let them know how Scarlet and Grateful we are.  

 

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD 
Senior Vice President for Student Life  
The Ohio State University