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Bob Jones University

A typical day involved generally 3-4 classes and one office hour and otherwise prep time for the next day. Depending on how new the course was would determine how much time I would spend outside of class getting ready. I thoroughly enjoyed the interaction with the students - that was without doubt the best part of teaching and I had very good relationships with my students. I tried to continually improve from one semester to the next and I used the suggestions of my students from their course evaluations to make changes and improvements.
My Department Head was the member of management that I had the most interaction with - I had a great Dean but we didn't have a lot of interaction and otherwise I had little exposure to upper management. I had a fantastic office mate and we taught in the same department so it was great to be able to bounce ideas off of each other. The faculty members from other departments are all very nice people but I can't say I had a lot of interaction with them other than just conversations in the hall. I already mentioned that the students were the best part of the job - every semester was different and every class had its own personality and that kept things very interesting. I found that the hardest part was just the fact that teaching was always on my mind - unless I was on vacation, I found myself constantly thinking about the next day and making sure I had everything ready and prepared for class. That gets to be very taxing and I grew weary of it.

I taught Com 101 (freshman speech) at Bob Jones University during the 2 years I worked on my Graduate Degree.  My schedule involved teaching 3 sections of speech every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as well as taking Graduate courses in Theater Arts on Tuesday and Thursday.  I learned classroom management, creative learning strategies, and interpersonal skills all while motivating students and communicating student-centered instructing. The supervisor for my job and teaching is extremely gifted academically and she prepared me for every one-on-one confrontation I may encounter.  The other people that I worked with were amazing.  Since we were all in education, we had one goal; show Christ to our students while teaching them how to live.  The hardest part of the job was the time management.  I was in several shows on stage so that took away my evening time at home.  I taught all day and then would go straight to rehearsals.  But the most enjoyable part was and still is when I run into my students or when I see how well they have progressed throughout the semester and that they have truly enjoyed themselves learning under me.  Seeing them understand...wow!

A typical day at work usually consists of constructing wigs and/or facial pieces; building period hairstyles; styling hair for choirs, recitalists, and cast members; accepting appointments; supervising and teaching student workers; researching for upcoming productions; and cleaning up in between.

While working here, I have learned much about the art of wig making. However, more importantly, I have learned to teach and instruct in different methods in order to help various types of learners grasp concepts.

The management has been okay. Difficulties can arise from lack of communication. Management seems to understand, but does not necessarily listen.

I love my co-workers.

The hardest part of this job is probably the schedule and the sparse compensation rendered. Because of this job's description, I am expected to return to work sometimes just on a manager's or director's whim with only a few minutes notice. Some days, I may not get off work until 2am or later. Some days, I have had to go in as early as 4:00am. It depends completely on what is going on at the time with various productions. It is not rare to have to go in to work for at least some amount of time all 7 days of the week.

The most enjoyable part of this job is working with my crew and various casts. Reaching out, helping them, and watching them learn and grow is exciting for me.

During my shifts at the desk, I was to be constantly available to help students or visitors with any questions. My supervisors would occasionally ask me to complete projects for them as promptly as possible. I was in charge of answering/returning phones calls to the desk and making sure messages were delivered. The assistants were also in charge of scheduling appointments for meeting rooms in the building. I worked with a wonderful group of students and respectful, helpful supervisors. I learned a lot about handling different questions from a variety of people and their concerns about certain issues. I also learned to be flexible and available to my supervisors and co-workers. The hardest part of the job was keeping other students in check if something was being done against school policy. I greatly enjoyed my supervisors and co-workers and working a desk job with a variety of responsibility.

If you are more of the conservative Christian stripe, BJU is a great place to work. I don't necessarily align with everything about the school, but the people in my department are incredibly kind and great to work with. My biggest concern is a lack of upward mobility and the pay is definitely not competitive compared to other industries. The health and dental coverage is phenomenal, however. BJU covers most of the cost of the premiums and you get excellent coverage. While most of the people around me seem quite busy most of the time, I seem to run out of things to do regularly. I think that is unique to my job and not indicative of other positions. Overall, a very nice place to work. Everyone on my team is great.

I thoroughly enjoyed teaching in the University setting.  My favorite age group to work with is young adults and adults.  I enjoyed helping them to seek and fulfill life goals and move into responsible adulthood.  Toward the end of my years teaching at the University, a little bit of disunity arose in my department and I found myself caught in the middle of two differing factions.  Though I got along well with both sides, it sometimes put me in uncomfortable positions.  I felt as if upper management could have handled the dissent in better ways.  As it turned out, the decision was made to stop offering Family and Consumer Sciences as a major option, so my job ceased to exist.

On a typical workday I will do room check, which includes making sure the guys are out of the dorm during appropriate times of the day and making sure there rooms are neat. I then will be making sure that the students on campus are conducting themselves in a appropriate fashion, I would say this is the hardest part of the job. The most enjoyable part of my job is the relationship building. Getting to know staff, faculty, and other students over meals and in meetings. I have a dorm supervisor who is my manager that I report to and he reports to the Dean of Men. I work with another residential assistant in my dorm and two hall mentors. I have learned leadership skills, communication skills, and organization skills.

The people can be enjoyable to work with, but the higher up management expect too much for too little. One staff member had four jobs in order to make a living. And one of the jobs I had was infested with idea fairies. They didn't let new ideas about how to do things mature; it was just one new idea after the next. Every week we were changing the way we were doing our jobs. Furthermore we weren't allowed to do the job the way we felt best. The Graduate Assistants told us how they wanted the job to be done, and we got into trouble if we didn't do it their way (thus the idea fairies).

Needless to say, if you are going to the University for your education, avoid working for them if possible.

I loved working for the university as a Resident Assistant. I worked with amazing RAs, supportive mentors, and organized, compassionate supervisors.
The hardest part of this job, if you can call it a job, was the confrontation. (I don't like calling it a job because I see it as more of a ministry.) Another challenge is having to stay up until 12am each night, but that is just a part of dorm life. I have seen growth in my relationships, organization/planning, and communication. I am so thankful that BJU gave me the opportunity to be a RA; I have loved it more than any other opportunity I have taken.

When you work at BJU, you need to make sure that you wholeheartedly agree with their philosophy. I agreed with most of it, but because we disagreed on one point, it was significant enough to let me go since "My behavior was not consistent with that of a christian". I loved what I did and I was good at it, but because of one choice I made where BJU disagreed with my choice, I was let go. I also lived in the rental apartments across the street (which are cheap), but because I was let go, I was given a week to move out, so I lost my job and my home in a week. To make matters worse, I was not paid well, so I had nothing in savings to help cushion until I could get a new job. 

Bottom line: Strict constraints on personal life, low pay, high expectations of quality.

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Education assistant 3 salaries reported	$7.25 per hour
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Student assistant 4 salaries reported	$9.31 per hour
Audio visual technician 4 salaries reported	$7.94 per hour

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