{"id":6549,"date":"2016-01-27T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=6549"},"modified":"2016-01-27T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T22:01:24","slug":"part-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2016\/01\/27\/part-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Part-time"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6573\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/398987_10151034292892688_1975997152_n.jpg\" alt=\"398987_10151034292892688_1975997152_n\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/398987_10151034292892688_1975997152_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/398987_10151034292892688_1975997152_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/398987_10151034292892688_1975997152_n-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Balancing more than one job as a full-time student can be challenging, but very rewarding. I am employed on campus in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/centers\/hec\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Health Enhancement Center<\/a> (HEC) athletic laundry room, and also off campus at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentryworld.com\/\">SentryWorld<\/a> as a volleyball official. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working as a student, I believe, provides much more than money. I learn time management and multitasking skills, it prepares me for the real world, and I am able to build strong connections and relationships outside and inside the university. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I really enjoy my jobs and they are not something I dread doing. They give me a sense of productivity and definitely keep me busy.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6574\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/12341530_1076167239083195_364138016089253896_n.jpg\" alt=\"12341530_1076167239083195_364138016089253896_n\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/12341530_1076167239083195_364138016089253896_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/12341530_1076167239083195_364138016089253896_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/12341530_1076167239083195_364138016089253896_n-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working as a student is important for me in order to pay for tuition and other student costs, but I never knew the additional positives that I would gain from working outside of going to class.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most important skills I have learned from my experience, is that having a job allows me to manage my time a lot better. Since I do not have a lot of free time, I am required to get homework and studying done before I go to work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working part time while attending school has been more beneficial to me than not, and having a part time job is definitely something I would recommend. Find a part-time job or volunteer opportunities through the UW-Stevens Point <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/centers\/SIEO\/pages\/default.aspx\">Student Involvement and Employment Office<\/a> (SIEO).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI learned the value of hard work by working hard.\u201d<\/em> ~Margaret Mead<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alyssa <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/category\/students\/alyssa-d\/\">Alyssa Deem<\/a> is a sophomore in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/cps\/Pages\/default.aspx\">College of Professional Studies<\/a> at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balancing more than one job as a full-time student can be challenging, but very rewarding. I am employed on campus in the Health Enhancement Center (HEC) athletic laundry room, and also off campus at SentryWorld as a volleyball official. 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