AANAPISIStudent Employers MeetingJune 7, 2012

AANAPISI Program

Purpose of meeting

Staff Vid Raatior – Director Desha Staley-Raatior – Educational Specialist Denise Uehara - Researcher

Federal grant

5 years (October 2011 – September 2016)

Purpose: Facilitate the success of Pacific Islanders

Services & Activities

Academic support

Summer bridge program

University 101 class

Campus & community engagement

Research

“High impact” activities

“High Impact” Activities

• Correlated with student success: engages students, connects them with campus & others

• Research projects

• Internships

• Community & campus service

• On-campus employment

• Goal: 46 students annually

On-campus employment

Ineligibility for Work-Study

High unmet financial need

Difficulty in obtaining on-campus jobs due to competition, lack of experience, lack of jobs (level student employment budget for many years despite increased enrollment), etc.

Off-campus employment may lead to dropping out

Hiring Process

RCUH (not UH)

You provide job title, description & hourly pay rate

We provide pool of eligible students; you select from pool

We work with RCUH to get student approved to start working

You determine number of hours per week student will work; work schedule set between you & student; student begins working

Employers’ Responsibilities

THANK YOU!

Provide a learning & training experience

Have high expectations of employees

Hold employees accountable

Provide feedback (timely & frequent)

Monitor expenditures

Authorize students’ pay by signing timesheets

Student Employees’ Responsibilities

Engage in the work experience

Learn and gain experience

Submit timesheets by deadline

Remain in good academic standing

Discussing monitoring students’ academic progress & establishing conditions/criteria that students would need to meet to continue working

Funding Allocations

1st Allocation:January – June 30, 2012

How much do you plan to expend by the end of the June 30 pay period?

2nd Allocation:July 1 – August 15, 2012

How much funds would you like to request for the remainder of the summer?

Note I originally said August 12, but changing it to August 15 to match RCUH pay periods

Next School Year Allocation:

August 16, 2012 – May 15, 2013

How much would you like to request for next school year?

Note that I originally said from August 13, 2012 to May 17, 2013, but changing dates slightly to match RCUH pay periods

Process

Provided a form for you

Need response by June 12

Review expenditures & requests for funding

Notify you as soon as possible

Guidelines

20 hours/week maximum when school is in session; 40 hours/week maximum during breaks

Number of hours you schedule student to work depends on the amount of funds you are allocated

FICA: Does not apply to RCUH employees

Let us know about changes, e.g., student graduates, goes home for summer, quits, etc.

Discuss problems with us early on if they arise

Role of Mary Jo at RCUH

Timesheets

Deadlines

Student receives timesheet via email at the beginning of each pay period; completes it and obtains supervisor’s signature

Timesheet must be emailed or faxed to RCUH by deadline, and original copy must be dropped off in PB 14-6

Direct deposit only

How can we help you?