Ball State University Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Ball State is an amazing university and a place to work. they offer students the opportunity to gain real-world experience while attending school there. All Faculty and staff are really nice and really helpful."

"I am a graduate student for CICS. There is the perk of not paying full price for college and have a stipend but otherwise, no health insurance or other perks. I get to learn from professors and work closely with them to complete their research which is fulfilling. I would recommend this for anyone for CICS! Students not a GA are interested in joining as well, there is a community that the other students don't feel like they are a part of."

"Simply the best place to work as a student at Ball State University (no matter what your major)."

What do you like about working at Ball State University?

"The research, passionate and smart people, innovation, mentors, community, challenging, engaging, collaborative"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"know you interviewer, understand BSU's strategic plan and the President's vision, understand the culture of the department"

What don't you like about working at Ball State University?

"too many hierarchy restrictions, difficult for large scale changes to be implemented, too much politics in higher academics"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"interact more with employees, engage more feedback, provide consistent updates, clearly outline expectations, make more time for fun interactions"

What do you like about working at Ball State University?

"Helping others find happiness in life, pretty campus, good people"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be smart! Have a good resume ready and be ready to talk about past work experiences"

What don't you like about working at Ball State University?

"No raises, low pay, a lot of staff turn over"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not spend money on things the campus doesn't need, not take a pay raise and lower tuition"

What do you like about working at Ball State University?

"A lot of creative freedom and a wide variety of projects."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's a large company and I don't have any specific suggestions."

What don't you like about working at Ball State University?

"Grant funded. Position renewed yearly, sometimes monthly. Sometimes a lack of focus on projects,"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A better plan for what different departments should be working on and toward what goals."

What do you like about working at Ball State University?

"Schedule; flexibility; freedom; my own classroom; own office space; vacation days"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"only go into a doctoral program if teaching is the thing you are positive you want to do and you are willing to travel for a job and be poor"

What don't you like about working at Ball State University?

"the people; the distance from home; teaching subject I don't like; too much grading"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"less administrative hoops; treat people as individuals, not as a number; more curricular freedom; support teachers better; raise salaries"

"My work at BSU was fun and exciting, but lacked in some areas."

"After years of training I decided I did not like working in public schools at any level."

What do you like about working at Ball State University?

"I was a masters student and also a teaching and research assistant for undergrad classes. It was interesting, some of the people you know as students were in your class."