graduate assistant

adjunct instructor

Alvernia University

Although I love working in higher education and am seeking a position within higher education, Alvernia was inconsistent with the perceptions of the culture as well as benefits prior to starting which made for a difficult three years.
I learned how to balance three departments without structure prior to my starting, created process workflows to streamline the faculty expenses and evaluations, corrected and updated the website, developed plans to assist faculty and colleagues to be more team oriented and customer service focused.
I learned to start the position without any prior personnel in place and have it up and running within a few weeks through self training.
The position was part time and there was no upward mobility as the culture was focused on a young staff.

As a student and employee, I have enjoyed my time at Alvernia University.

Since I am a per diem tutor, I come in whenever I am needed to help students accomplish their coursework.

I have learned how to help others while they are struggling through difficult tasks and the skills necessary to help them advance their learning abilities.

Management was flexible, friendly, and helpful.

My co-workers were also hospitable, friendly, and energetic.

The hardest part of the job involved explaining concepts that were difficult, even for me to understand when I was taking the particular course. Because I struggled in that area, it helped me understand what other students were feeling, and I was able to help them understand the material faster than when I was alone.

The most enjoyable part of the job involved seeing a student walk away from a session knowing more than what they did coming into the Learning Center,

In the Alvernia University Sports Information Department, there was plenty of learning about the behind the scenes work of a Division III Athletics Department.  I learned/practiced different programs on a computer while making game programs for each sport offered at Alvernia.  I was also able to update the Athletics website for the University with pictures and roster changes within the athletic teams.  My co-workers were extremely helpful in helping me learn how to do this work and they allowed me to share my ideas and opinions with them to help the department strive.  The hardest part of the job was learning computer programs that I was not familiar with.  The most enjoyable part of the job was creating friendships with my co-workers as we watched our sports teams play their games.

I loved the job when I started in 2013. After two years the management, morale, number of student workers and motivation from leadership made a drastic negative change within the whole housekeeping department. Workers stopped caring, students heard about how things were and weren't applying for jobs at night. Most of the time, one housekeeper had to cover two or more buildings with one or two student workers. There was very little help from upper management to get work completed to 100% satisfaction. There was no motivation from upper management to help bring morale up. Too much negativity and positivity was almost non-existent. Too much back stabbing and lying (mainly by one other housekeeper) about students and other housekeepers.

Working at Alvernia University Bookstore was a great experience while i attended at the university, it enabled me stability to work hours in between the time i took classes there as well while still making a income to support myself during my time at Alvernia. My manage was also very flexible with my schedule since it changed week to week due to last minute graduate assignments that would come up, working at a Alvernia University bookstore was a great experience and good transition into working a full time job as well.

building rapport and relationships with your same-age peers as their leader, being a good example to them at all times and learning to live a "fish bowl" type of life where everyone's always watching. fantastic staff, co-RAs are always willing to lend a helping hand. troublesome residents can be trying, but most students are appreciative for everything you do for them.

The people and the environment was so friendly and open. Everyone was there to help you with anything you asked for, even if you asked the same question before. It was a very safe and warm community of employers. A typical say in the office would consist of me going around to the counselors and asking if they needed anything done. Any work that needed to be filed or copied. I would complete simple projects and tasks like that and then move onto the next person. 

Alvernia's facilities team is a very tight-knit group that has a heavy focus on cooperation and teamwork, which led to my ability to befriend my coworkers becoming much easier. While I would absolutely call my coworkers my friends, we are still able to get our jobs done in a timely, efficient manner. The work is manageable, and introduces a dynamic of self-responsibility that helped me grow as a person.

Alvernia’s Franciscan heritage includes a rigorous intellectual tradition that recognizes and values the importance of diversity of thought, faiths and cultures. We challenge our students to shape the world and transform it as working professionals, concerned citizens and caring community members, consistent with the principles and teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi.

I worked with a great group of people. I enjoyed working on the task each of them had giving the other work-study and myself and just myself. I was able to better my knowledge with the Microsoft program, my public speaking, multi-tasking, and balancing school. The job was flexible with the school schedule. I was only able to work 10-12 hours a week, since it was a work-study position.

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