The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Career Services

1. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost CollegeCareer Services Welcome to the Student Employment Initiative Program Information Session • Before the session begins please: • Sign-in • One Orientation Packet per Department • Take a lunch box and refreshment • of your choice

2. Orientation Agenda • Topics to be discussed: • SEI Program Introduction • SEI Program Handbook • SEI Employment Procedures • SEI Processing Forms • SEI Program Website

3. What is SEI? Student Employment Initiative • Student employment opportunities on campus • UTB/TSC’s student retention and time to graduate strategy • Creating jobs on campus enables them to earn money while they learn • Strengthens their relationships with university faculty, staff as well as peers

4. What is SEI? Continue… • Adds greater unity to their educational experience. • Each semester, approximately 90 students participate in the Student Employment Initiative program. (and increasing) • They will serve in various UTB/TSC departments within Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Business Affairs, Institutional Advancement, President’s Office, and more.

5. 2009-2010 Program Handbook I- Background II- Eligibility and Awarding Procedures III- Internship Descriptions IV- Student Evaluation Report Procedures V- Termination Procedures VI- Rights and Responsibilities VII-Processing Forms Descriptions VIII-Form Processing Guides IX- Program Schedule X- Processing Forms with Processing Guide

6. Background: SEI opportunities on campus • Positively affect the retention of program participants • Positively affect the retention of the students they work with • Gives students an opportunity to work on campus and create critical campus connections • Allows us to tap into support services for other students by utilizing our own students as mentors, facilitators, etc. • Allows us to raise our overall retention rate • Positively impact our students’ time to graduate

7. Eligibility for the SEI Program: • SEI students must be undergraduates with no history of completing a bachelor’s degree • SEI students must meet and maintain enrollment criteria during current semester of employment • Fall: at least 15 credit hours • Spring: at least 15 credit hours • Summer: at least 6 credit hours combined between May and the Summer 1&2 Sessions • SEI students must have and maintain a 2.75 Cumulative GPA • SEI students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in residence at UTB/TSC • Complete 70% of credit hours attempted

8. Eligibility for the SEI Program: Continue... • US citizen, Resident or F-1 Visa (for International Students) Sect. II • SEI students will work in a job related to his/her major field of study or career interest when possible • SEI students will work a minimum of 10 no more than 20 hours a week • SEI students will receive a wage of $9.00 the Student Employment Initiative will cover 75% of the salary and the assigned department will cover the remaining 25%.

9. SEI Departmental Allocations • Allocations are for a maximum of 15 weeks, 20 hrs/p week, $9.00 p/hr, $2,700 encumbered amount. • Departments should set-aside $742.50 ($675+ $67.50) to meet the 25% costs of their allocations • Allocations can be split in half to create two 10hrs/p week positions • Fall/Spring 2009-2010, about 90 positions have been created within SEI. Summer 2010 allocations are contingent upon available funds • SEI --DOES NOT guarantee that departments will receive the same number of allocations for the next fiscal year and SEI program will only fund 75% of encumbered amount.

10. SEI Program Schedule

11. Internship Descriptions:(to be used in the Request/Justification form) • Peer Mentor/Tutor:Helps students to better understand the fundamental concepts and processes inherent in the topics they are studying. • Lab Coordinator:Responsibilities may include attending and supporting students in labs, configuration, exploration, and management of resources, helping students individually, and holding office hours. • Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader:The SI leader is a guide who helps other students share and master information as a group. The SI leader attends the course for which he/she is assigned and, in evening sessions, works with students to review lecture notes, clarify text material, prepare for tests, and evaluate and improve learning strategies.

12. Internship Descriptions :(to be used in the Request/Justification form)Continue… • Instructional Assistant:A student is assigned to a faculty member to assist with in-class instructions and/or out-of-class support. • Office Operations Assistant:Responsibilities may include assisting in the operations of an on-campus department such as marketing, publicity, coordination of activities, website maintenance, administrative and services support. • Research Assistant:A student assigned to a faculty or staff member to assist in research projects by gathering data or samples, utilizing computer software to obtain and manipulate data, maintaining records and files and conducting surveys and/or studies. NOTE: For PAF purpose • Job title for all positions will be “SEI Intern” • Job Code for all positions will be “803”

13. SEI Processing Forms • SEI 2009-2010 Program Schedule • Payroll Time Card Schedule • Payroll Paperwork Deadlines • Student Employment Initiative Time Card • Intern Request and Justification Form • Student Application Form • Criminal Background Check Form • HR PT/Temp PAF Contract • HR Training Post Verification Form • Orientation Checklist • SEI Student Intern Contract • SEI Student Evaluation Report • Termination Notice

14. SEI Processing Form Guide • The guides are only for department use. Students should not be given these forms as guides to process their employment. • Students should not draft or process their own compensation forms • Students should process their own timecard.

15. SEI / Career Services Resources • Website: • Career Services • www.career.utb.edu • Scorpion Career Connection Note: You will find SEI (Student Employment Initiative) website within Career Services site.

16. Student Employment Initiative Questions? Contact and Information: Ana B. Perez, Career Specialist/SEI CAREER SERVICES Old Education Building 956/ 882-JOBS Fax number: 956/ 882-6554 ana.b.perez@utb.edu

17. Before Leaving the Info Session… • Make sure you signed in • Make sure you filled an Orientation survey and turn it in to a Career Services representative Thank you ! and Have a nice day!