Students can work for 150 departments on campus, including the larger employers such as the library, Lawlor Events Center, Academic Skills Center and student union. However, even these employers reduce their staffs in the summer. But Buildings and Grounds is an exception. June and July are the department s busiest months, prompting the employment of 28 students this summer. Especially for grounds, summer s the growing season, so there s a lot of work to be done, said Thomas Lean, facilities supervisor.
Students are great employees.
They re willing to learn, and they re fast learners. A lot of them have never done this type of work, but by the second time they do it, its perfect. Such was the case for Ingham, who had never pruned a rose. I think I m just now getting my green thumb. Although she s still figuring her way around, Ingham likes gaining familiarity with the campus and its people.