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August 2000
Jennifer Donnelly
Student coordinator
helps her fellow students
Jennifer Donnelly, a third-year arts student, is spending her summer working at the Department of Human Resources, as the student co-ordinator for the Summer Career Placement (SCP) program. She is one of many Memorial students who gain valuable work experience on the campus during the summer months. Jennifer is responsible for co-ordinating the SCP program, and in addition to working with Human resources, she also liases with the Grants Office and with Student Development.
This year's SCP program was a success: $150,000 was awarded from Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC). These funds helped hire 106 students. One of Jennifer's main duties was to make sure the applications were processed in a timely fashion and to ensure students hired under the program were set up on payroll.
"I am surprised at the number of jobs created for students under this program," Jennifer recently told The Communicator. "So many students will be getting valuable career-related experience but they'll also be getting practical work experience. Now that all the students are at work, the key component of my job as a student co-ordinator is to provide an audit report for the Grants Office and to meet with the representatives of Student Employment Services."