Hello Student Employees

AUGUST 2007 VOLUME 2, NO. 4 Hello Student Employees

- Jessica Stoelting

Hello Student Employees, Take initiative and empower your cowork- I am Jessica Stoelting, the new coordinator ers, as well as yourself, to make our Union the best Union it can be. • Welcome back to all for the Student Human Resources Team. I want to take this opportunity to inform Next I would just like to let you all know returning and new you of some projects you can expect from how the SHR team is working for you. With student unions em- us this semester, as well as for the entire the edition of creating and designing this ployees! year. This team has some great people Newsletter bi-monthly, we have some great • September 3rd is La- dedicating their time and effort to you stu- projects we are working on right now in- cluding: bor Day, No dents, and the recognition of all the ways the Student Unions are looking out for you • A new hardcopy student Job Applica- CLASSES!!!! is important. tion for the Union • Interested in joining • Online Job Application submission the Student HR First and foremost, my job is to find better • A listing of all Union job descriptions team this summer? ways to hire, train, retain, and evaluate • Online training manuals Let us know! Con- you as an employee of the University of Each of these projects has your interest in Arizona Student Unions. To do this, com- tact us at un- mind. Hopefully they can better prepare munication between you the student and incoming employees of expectations and [email protected] those who can effect change is imperative. information, and current employees with .edu That is why I encourage all of you to con- more training on their job responsibilities. • Don’t forget to pur- tact me if you have any questions about chase your ZONA- SHR or any suggestions you have to better As a final note, let me say that I am proud improve our Unions. I want to hear what ZOO and support to be working for all of you. I see great po- each of you think and feel about your job tential in what can be accomplished this wildcat athletics! here. Come to my desk in the Admin of- year, and following years to come. Thank • Looking to partici- fices, send me an email, talk to your super- you all for your hard work and dedication pate in a good visor, do anything you can to keep the lines to the Unions. Every student employee cause? The Catwalk of communication open. As a whole, I feel makes the University of Arizona Student us students have tremendous power and is November 10, Unions exceptional. ideas, that could make a real difference. 2007. Yours Truly, Jessica Stoelting

Contact me at [email protected] Questions. Concerns. Ideas. Suggestions. Cartoons. Jokes. Email Student HR. [email protected] • Danielle Blanchard who works for Canyon Café spent the majority of her summer working hard to recruit incoming students to work for the student unions—great job! Link of the Week: • Lauren Miller is a senior working for Canyon Café. This summer she http://www.funnyordie.com viewer discretion is advised managed to complete an entire marketing minor, work at the cof- fee shop and work as an Acquiring Intern at the University of Ari- zona Press! Student Employee Profile Celebrity Gossip Lissette Ledesma - Marisa Enriquez -Stacy Canfield • Baby Bumps to watch: Christina Aguilera, Salma Lissette Ledesma is a senior majoring in Hayek and Nicole Richie English. She has been working for the unions since last semester as a market- • Donald Trumps in talks to do new Apprentice ing assistant. Lissette grew up in east LA with Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lo- and then later moved to Phoenix, AZ han because of her dad’s job. • Ryan Seacrest is set to host the Emmy Awards... Lissette became interested in working in the unions marketing department after • Lindsey Lohan in trouble...again... she found out she would be able to write columns for them as well as apply • David Bekham scored his first goal as part of the her major in a different “fun” way that should would not be American team. able to experience elsewhere. Lissette’s loves to shop and read philosophy books in her free • Brangelina hits rough spot in relationship... time. Music and literature are just a couple of her passions. • K-Fed pursues acting in an episode of One Tree Lissette has also traveled to France and various places in Mex- Hill...ugh ico to visit her family. Upon graduating in May 2008, Lissette is looking into pursing her graduate degree in the interdisciplinary program for Eng- lish literature and philosophy. She is not quite sure it she wants to stay in Tucson to attend graduate school or go elsewhere. Ultimately her goal is to teach at the university level in the end. Lissette is located in marketing rm333 and can also be spotted all around the union. Some of you might recognize her face on the plasma TV’s hanging around union advertising the ASK Lissette column. Write into Lissette and your voice can be- heard around the student unions. Students with Don’t forget to give a friendly hello to Lissette next time you see her around the unions! SUMMER & AUGUST Ask Student HR Birthdays!!! Has SHR been working over the summer? Quotes Heard Around Yes! This summer we had a table set up at the freshman orientations to give info about working at the Unions. So the Union far we’ve had over 500 students interested. If you know someone who is looking for a job, please tell them to visit the student employment web page at http:// "Is it really this hot here?” www.union.arizona.edu/about/employment and -Parents at Summer Orientations download an application. "What is an ice tea cooler? Is that like ice tea with

ice?” Are there any ways that I can get involved in SHR -Customer, Canyon Café this semester? SHR is currently looking for dedicated hardworking "Where’s the bathroom?” students to fill a few spots on our team. The commitment is -Everyone at Summer Orientations just a few extra hours a week, and you could get the opportunity to work on projects such as the Student Union Hear something humorous, send in your Quotes heard around Employee Newsletter. If you would like more information, the union to [email protected], or notify your HR representative. please contact [email protected]