Join the Office of Student Employment in celebrating our student employees and supervisors this National Student Employment Week, held between April 13th and 17th!
What’s Happening this Week?
Meet Our Student Employees and Supervisor of the Year!
- Gabri Notov, our Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year, is a fourth-year Psychology major at the University of Denver whose outstanding research contributions with Fostering Healthy Futures and dedication to academic excellence make them a truly exceptional member of the DU community.
- Alfred Akinlalu, our Graduate Student Employee of the Year, is a PhD candidate in Electrical & Computer Engineering whose groundbreaking biomedical research on pancreatic cancer, combined with his commitment to mentorship and expanding access in STEM, exemplifies innovation, leadership, and impact at the University of Denver.
- Nicholas Pyle, our Supervisor of the Year, has served as Assistant Manager of Ticket Operations at the University of Denver since 2023, where his leadership, dedication to student development, and passion for athletics have made a lasting impact on his student-employees.
Learn More About Our Award Recipients!
Specialty Drinks at Beans
Swing by Beans to check out their specialty drinks in honor of our Student Employees & Supervisor of the Year!
- Details coming soon!
Getting Spicy with Student Employment
Monday, April 13th, 12 – 1:30 pm at Burwell 340
This National Student Employment Week, all DU student employees are invited to join in for lunch and our very own version of Hot Ones, featuring key employers who will share career tips for student employees and answer your questions while sweating and crying their way through increasingly spicy hot sauces.
Our brave employer guests will include staff from:
- Denver Public Schools (Jordan Kreisberg)
- RSM (Raymond Reyes)
- Prodigy Ventures (Emilia Cano)
- Playground (Jordan Bowles)
Lunch will be provided, including vegan and gluten free options.
Join Us for Ignite Talks!
Wednesday April 8th, 12:30-1:30 AAC 290
Join the Office of Student Employment to showcase bold ideas and innovative work from DU principal investigators and faculty—designed to spark connections and uncover opportunities to work together. This month’s topic is Shining a light on the Student Researcher!
Hear from:
- Anne DePrince (Professor and Associate Vice Provost for Public Good Strategy and Research)
- Jennifer Hoffman (Professor and Womble Chair of Astronomy)
- Hilary Matfess (Assistant Professor and Council and Foreign Relations Term Fellow)
Student Employment Celebration Event
Wednesday, April 15th, 10-11:30am at Burwell 340
Join the Student Employment team in recognizing:
- Our Student Employees and Supervisor of the Year
- Our Student Employees Achieve (SEA) Badge recipients
- Our amazing campus partners and community!
We’ll have fun toasting these achievements as well as unstructured time for student employees and supervisors to chat and learn from each other over crafts.
Finally, Show Your Appreciation!
Here are our ideas for (free and low-cost) ways supervisors can show appreciation for their student employees. This year, supervisors can also download our free recognition templates to give their student employees as certificates!
