Nominations Close Nov. 2 for the 2026-27 UNLV Student Employee of the Year Awards

Please join us in recognizing your student employees for their outstanding contributions and achievements in your unit.

The 2026-27 UNLV Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) Awards are currently open and close on Monday, November 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Undergraduate student employees may be nominated for one of the following award categories: 

  • Community Service
  • Social Impact & Belonging
  • Leadership
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Overall Student Employee of the Year

Graduate student employees, including graduate assistants, may be nominated for the Graduate Student Employee of the Year Award. 

All nominations must be submitted in writing by the student employee’s direct supervisor via the online nomination form. Nomination letters should be a maximum of two pages, single spaced on letterhead, and signed by the supervisor.  

Review the eligibility, requirements, and the overall SEOTY process on the Student Employee of the Year Process Info document.

The Rubrics may be found on the second tab of the same document.

Award recipients will be recognized during National Student Employment Week and at UNLV’s Rebel Awards Ceremony in April, 2027. As part of the National Student Employment Association’s (NSEA) annual awards process, UNLV SEOTY winners will be submitted for national recognition at the NSEA’s national Student Employee of the Year awards ceremony.

If you have questions about these awards, please contact the UNLV Work+ team at workplus@unlv.edu.

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