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        In response to the thread about student lab assistants and their
        pay rates I would like to bring up a related issue/question.

        I have noticed several responses on the student assistant pay rate
        issue detailing student pay rates of $6 to +$8.00/hour.  Here at my
        institution, ALL workstudy students on campus are paid by the college
        under financial aid workstudy awards.  These awards are typically $600
        a semester.  This is awarded money that the student has the
        "opportunity" to earn through work in a position at the college.
        We currently pay at the minium wage rate which gives me almost 142
        hours of service per student (assuming the student wishes to earn
        all $600 awarded).  To earn more than the $600 might cause problems
        for the student's financial aid package and put them into an over
        awarded status where they might not qualify for other grants or
        scholarships.

        So, IF I were able to get my pay rates increased for my "better"
        students - that is to say student taking on more duties and
        responsiblities, I would only be reducing the number of hours
        they would be able to work for me.   (For example, $600 @ $7/hour
        would only give them 85 hours in a semester of work)
        They in effect would not be able to make any more than any other
        student, only in a shorter amount of time.

        Does paying a higher rate to inspire better work from the "better"
        students make sense if it means getting less work from them?
        Currently, my incentive is - "the extra responsiblities will provide
        you with more experience and a better recommendation when applying
        for a job after graduation" - but to be honest, that doesn't seem
        to get produce much.  Are other restricted by a financial aid
        award policy? Comments?

-dave
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|                           David M. Davis II                         |
|                       System Analyst/Programmer                     |
|                         Work-study Supervisor                       |
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|Office:-->     New Main 221            Box 398, A-B College          |
|                                       Philippi W.V.                 |
|Phone :-->     457-1700 Ext. 225       26416                         |
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|E-Mail:-->     DAVIS_D@ab.edu or DAVIS@ab.edu                        |
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