Utah Valley University Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"You are responsible for bringing a great attitude to the work place each day."

"I don't know what I'm reviewing. It was great in more ways than I can ever say."

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"I could work in between courses so I never had to compromise my studies for extra cash."

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

"be yourself and know your stuff. Being aware of your pitfalls fixes everything. that is all"

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"as a state ran institution it lacked a competitive edge that I've learned to love."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"no suggestions they make do with what they have and that's good enough for me."

"A great place to work if you care about students and doing something for others."

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"I like being in a growth environment where faculty and staff seem to genuinely care about students. Great medical and retirement benefits somewhat compensate for low salaries."

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

"Be student focused. Be willing to engage the community in order to create opportunities for student growth."

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"UVU is the most efficient university in the Utah state system. This means less resources for us to meet student needs as well as provide additional growth opportunities for faculty and staff."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to either limit enrollment somewhat or push the State for additional funding. We do a good job with what we have but the State really needs to pony up if they want us to continue to accept more and more students."

"Exposed to lots of software and software solutions"

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"Great people, great staff. If you have tests or personal stuff come up they worked around it."

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"Some of the staff/faculty were nitpicky"

"Part time work only because of budget cut backs"

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"Working with students"

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

"have a thorough knowledge of subject matter"

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"unsteady job"

"I love helping people achieve life goals at Utah Valley University."

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"I like to help students achieve life time goals. I like the atmosphere. I love the hours."

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

"Be professional and have a good attitude."

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"It is hard to move from part time to full time. It doesn't have the best customer service."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When you see a problem forming stop it and make people accountable for their actions."

"Great job for just out of college"

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"Challenge, authority, variety, learning new skills, presentations"

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"Grant was for one year only"

"A fun and open job with a few setbacks"

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"I love being an adjunct instructor because I only have to be on campus when I'm actually teaching. All of my preparation work can be done from home on my own schedule. That means that I have a lot of freedom during my day as long as I plan enough time to get all of my lesson plans and grading done."

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

"This is a great job if you love teaching and spending time with university students. However, you cannot rely on this job as a consistent paycheck -- make sure you have another part-time job or that this is just extra money (yeah, right)"

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"I don't like that I don't feel valued. It seems like the departments think of my as a filler for teaching the classes they have instead of as a valuable member of the faculty. The school also has a rule about how many classes I can teach, which limits my earning potential especially because it is a really low number of classes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It would be great if management asked for feedback (anonymously, of course), and then actually took that feedback into account. Academia is really old school, and it would be nice to shake things up and make things better."

"Wonderful experience for an Undergraduate when all the students think I might be working on a PhD or have one."

What do you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"The thrill of being looked to as one who is an expert and providing practicle help and soluions to students"

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

"One needs to be agressive and seek out the opportunity to teach or tutor."

What don't you like about working at Utah Valley University?

"I could not make a future there as I had to focus on my own degree. I did not have a masters and could not continue after I graduated"