Student Employment Pamela Cornell - Assistant Director Student Employment Student Temporary Assist Team (STAT) STAT provides free short term assistance to on campus departments. They are able to maintain a flexible work schedule while filling a variety of services such as: feeding fish in biology, rolling diplomas for graduation, and directing students during the International Festival. 128 STAT students provided 10,797 hours of temporary assistance and earned $71,863!
The Community Service Internship Program (CSI) provides solid documentation of community service expenditure that assists the university in meeting the federally required 7% of Federal Work Study Funding being applied to community service. CSI placed 61 students in local non-profit agencies contributing 4,370 hours of community service and earned $37,324.
Employer: “Dear Christina, I just wanted to send you a note to tell you that Amber Carson and Shante Edmonds did an excellent job on Tuesday, October 27th fielding calls and helping out our office before and during the Deeds/Obama rally. They made our lives so much easier that day.” - Nicole Miller, Assistant to the Vice President Institutional Advancement Old Dominion University
Student: This position has shown me to be empathic and nonjudgmental. It has shown me how to find and provide resources for people, be compassionate, remain neutral, and use discretion when working with clients.” - Almeta Phipps.
Student: “You would not believe the amazing people and connections I have made through this program. STAT is both rewarding and helpful in guiding me to my future goals.” - Amber Carson
The America Reads (AR) program is a federally required program that enhances the literacy of our local community children. 49 dedicated tutors were placed in 7 Hampton Roads Elementary Schools. They provided 3,074 hours of community service. Their hard work earned $34,865 in Federal Work Study funds. Employer: “Absolutely! How many people can we have? The program worked out really well on this end. This is a great program!” - Kelly Zink, W. H. Taylor Elementary School, Norfolk Student: “I love the radiating innocence from the children, watching them in beginning stages of their quest for knowledge! I appreciate their creative stories and their sincere efforts to become better literate students.” - Natasha Jeter
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