By Casey Roepke ’21
News Editor
Mount Holyoke students received an update on student employment from the College on Sunday, Nov. 29. The email included information on winter break employment as well as guidelines for the spring semester.
The statement provided a reminder of general remote work policies for student workers. Under federal regulations, students who are living abroad are barred from working for the College. Students who have worked for the College previously and currently live in the U.S., as well as any student currently living in California and Massachusetts, can work remotely. There will be limited in-person work allowed for students living on campus.
Students eligible to work for the College under those guidelines may work up to 40 hours a week over winter break. This is contingent on completing a location of residence form to prove individual eligibility.
In preparation for the spring term, the College has changed several student employment policies. New students enrolled in the work-study program who live on campus will receive replacement grants because of the limited number of Level 1 jobs, and all work-study students living off-campus will also receive replacement grants. Only returning students with work-study eligibility will work for the traditional work-study awards. The Federal Work-Study Program grants the College funding for students who work on-campus jobs under need-based criteria, according to the College’s website.
The College will regulate a cap of 15 hours per week on student employment. The statement reads that “this cap aims to ensure the equitable distribution of work opportunities as well as ensuring students have the time to focus more fully on the academic program.”
Work-study students may apply for jobs in the first hiring period, which lasts from Dec. 15 to Jan. 18. All other students may apply for jobs starting on Jan. 19.