End Dates for Spring 2008 Employment: The last day to earn Work-Study for academic year 2007-2008 is Thursday, May 8, 2008. Graduating students should not continue on the Student Labor payroll past their commencement date.
UConn Student Employees of the Year:
We are pleased to announce our 2008 winners:
Stephanie Poniatowski
Stephanie has been working for four years in the UConn Torrington Campus Business Office as a Student Administrative Assistant, supporting the offices of the Registrar, Bursar, Admissions, and Continuing Studies, “ensuring that the first impression of UConn Torrington is a positive one.” Her duties as the “defacto business office manager” require extensive knowledge of all business processes, University policies, and procedures. She has also been involved in coordinating office moves, designing print communications, and database creation/ management, as well as the interviewing, scheduling, training, and supervision of other student workers.
Dana Forchette of the Torrington Admissions department indicated that Stephanie was chosen “unanimously” to best represent their campus in this year’s competition. While they tease her by saying, “We won’t let you graduate. We need you,” Stephanie will be graduating this May with a BA in English with a minor in History.
Katherine “Kate” Perduta
Kate is a Student Coordinator for the Community Service Days program within the Office of Community Outreach. These programs provide UConn students with the opportunity to engage in a variety of service projects. Her duties include recruitment, site logistics, reporting, and training to develop students’ understanding of “service learning” as well as leadership skills. Kate “spends the time to truly get to know people and to offer her best support.” This year, Kate collaborated with off-campus agencies and UConn’s SAIT department to create online recruiting and scheduling. In addition, Kate partnered with the Lutz Children’s Museum to run an educational event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nominator Gina DeVivo Brassaw of Community Outreach calls Kate “one of the most detail-oriented student leaders I have worked with.” Her “high quality of work and commitment to service” has “increased student participant rates and agencies’ approval rates.” Kate is a Molecular and Cellular Biology major currently in her Junior year of study.
