Student Employment

All on-campus student employment positions are now posted in Cardinal Career Link (bsu.edu/careers/careerlink).

Many Ball State University Students work on campus. An on-campus job provides an opportunity to earn extra money, meet people, develop transferable job skills, learn time-management skills, gain experience, and get more involved on campus. Studies indicate that students who are active on campus perform better in the classroom and have greater success in post-undergraduate endeavors.

All campus student employment is coordinated through the Career Center. To be eligible for employment, students must be currently working toward a Ball State degree and satisfy additional eligibility conditions.  Students who continue to work after completion of a Ball State University degree or after having been academically disqualified, will be considered to be working in violation of their employment agreement with the university which requires them to be a continuing, degree-seeking student and not in compliance with the conditions above.  Ball State University uses the Federal E-Verify authentication process to confirm that those hired by the university are eligible under the law to hold employment within the United States. 

Students should review the Student Handbook, available online, to affirm their rights and responsibilities under university policy.

Cardinal Career Link lists hundreds of employment opportunities. The "On-Campus Student Employment" job positings on Cardinal Career Link are available using your username and password from any location with access to the World Wide Web.

To begin the job application process, you must first access the account created for you on Cardinal Career Link.

For quick access to information regarding Student Employment, please consult the table below.

Information for:

• Student Employees
• Campus Supervisors

Student Employees

General Information

• The Value of Student Employment
• Cardinal Career Link 
• Federal Work Study
       FWS FAQ's
• Internships
• Off Campus Employment
• Cardinal Career Link

Required Forms

• State Tax Withholding Form
• Federal Tax Withholding Form
• Federal I-9 Eligibility Form
• BSU Direct Deposit Authorization Form

Student Employment Handbook

• Accommodations for a Disability
• Attendance, Illness and Time Off
• Eligibility Documents for Federal I-9 Form
• Eligibility for Campus Employment
• Employee Self Serve & Direct Deposit
• Federal Work Study
• General Responsibilities
• General Employment Policies
• Hours and Earnings
• Job Related Problems
• Students Requiring Special Permission to Work
• Roll Out the Red for Students

Campus Supervisors 

General Information 

• On Campus Jobs
• Student Employment Newsletter
• Training Opportunities
• Updates and FAQ's

Forms

• Student Employment Vacancy Form
• Graduate Assistant Posting Form
• Change in Base Rate Request Form
• Graduate Student Job Vacancy Form

Supervisor's Handbook

• Changing Wage Rates
• Federal Work Study Program
• Help with EPAFs 
• Hours and Scheduling
• Kronos Electronic Time Clock
• Procedures for Hiring Students
• Personnel Policies
• Posting Student Jobs
• Reactivating Student Employees (Renewals) 
• Serving as a Reference        
• Student Employment Eligibility
• Student Employment Wage Guidelines
• Student Employment Categories
• Supplemental Employment for Graduate Assistants
• Termination of Student Employment

National Student Employment Week

Roll Out the Red for Supervisors of Student Employees