police officer

administrative assistant

assistant professor

instructor

chief of police

Indiana State University

At my interview, I was informed that there are 500+ hours of mandatory overtime.  At first, this is not an issue, but then work dictated what extracurricular activities I was able to enjoy outside of work.  Due to the work schedule and assignments, I was unable to even enjoy events in my areas; for even on time off, we were thrust into the job.  Upper management at times does not discern nor seem to care about if time on campus was on or off the clock.  They demanded results then and there.

I was able to take advantage of the employee tuition reduction and earn my MBA part-time while working in excess of 500 hours of overtime a year.  Now I am wanting to move forward with these new tools and advance my career.  

The hardest part is leaving wonderful clients and hard-working students.  The professional relationships that I have nurtured and personal growth cultivated will be missed.  Knowing that I will be able to start anew these professional attributes elsewhere is something that I look forward to. Outside of the inter-professional skills and relationships, the hardest part is the times of working, in some instances, 30-60 days straight. 

The single most enjoyable aspect was able to witness the personal and professional development of our first-year students and seeing them graduate.

During my college career, my passion for sustainability has given me an opportunity to lead and enrich other students. My leadership experiences have been demonstrated through work at the Institute for Community Sustainability (ICS), as I worked as the Student Engagement Coordinator. This job required me to make sure the students were aware of our sustainable initiatives and to make sure they were participating in the events we held. I had the key role in the Compete for Green Competition, which is having the resident halls battle it out to see who can conserve the most energy. I helped engage the students by hosting events like Kill-A-Watt and Dinner in the Dark. I also worked on the sustainability map for the Wabash Valley by locating sustainable restaurants, parks, artist, and other sustainable businesses and plotting them on an interactive Geographic Information System for the public to use. I have also worked on implementing sustainability into the dining halls, by starting Meatless Monday. I have also shown great leadership and scholarship abilities by presenting Indiana State University sustainability initiatives at Washington D.C. and Ball State University to name a few. My goal at ICS is to inspire students to become more sustainable and to become engaged in activities at Indiana State University.

A typical day would consist of either attending lectures to assist the professors or teaching PE 101 lab sections. My responsibilities consist of checking emails from students and responding within 48 hours, grading homework assignments, food/activity logs, dealing with clicker issues, teaching the fitness rotation for the PE 101 lab section of the course, prepare and help run the GA meetings, and having all the other GA's report to me then I would report to our boss during weekly meetings.

I learned vital leadership responsibilities, improved my public speaking and teaching abilities, improved my ability to work in a team, and learned how much time and effort goes into teaching/working with students.

Management did their best with the decreased number of Graduate Assistants they were able to have working for them this semester. I really enjoy working with my bosses and my co-workers. We work in an open-minded environment where we can discuss ideas for better improving ways to run the program/course.

Playing Division 1 football is a big commitment and learning how to balance bing a full time student in addition to being an athlete and going to practices and workouts are critical. This is where I learned about time management and became the organized person that I am today. you have to priorities what is important and make decisions all the time while having in mind the impact that decision could make on your future as an athlete, a student, and even as a person. I learned how to have a great work ethic and to stay discipline within adverse times. Hard work is key in being a student-athlete because if you wanted to play you had to continuously outwork your opponent and competition. I feel I learned things while being an athlete that can not be taught in the classroom, for example be coachable and being able to be taught things that can be implement in the team and personal success. These characteristics ares ones that I can carry along into my professional career and when things get tough will be the things i resort to when all else fails.

I was able to make my own schedule to meet with my assigned students. At the beginning of every week, I would email to confirm my meeting times with students and reschedule if they needed to. I also had to keep up with log in/Attendance sheets that needed to be  turned in to my manager at the end of the week in order for us to keep track of the students that would show/cancel/or No-show to our scheduled appointments. 
The most difficult part about working with students was scheduling times to meet around our class schedule. However, I really enjoyed being able to make my own schedule. The best part of my job was having a student come into the office who did not understand the content that was covered in class, and then leaving the appointment feeling much more confident and empowered.

The most enjoyable part of the job is watching students learn and grow as people. Being a part of the learning process is the best part of teaching. As a teacher you get to witness the power of knowledge and it's positive effects. As a social studies teacher, I get to see students appreacaite the past, other cultures and the workings of politics and government.  These are areas of knowledge that effect the students lives. History explains how our culture and society became the way it is. It allows students to learn from the experiences of people who gone before them. Most other social studies classes benefit the student by explaining our society and other cultures. This is valauble to students who will in a diverse world. Government and political science exposes the students to the government and the political system and helps them be better citizens. It will make it easier for them to participate in our democracy. I feel privledged to help students learn all of this valuable information.

Pertaining to the Residential Life department, Indiana State University has quite a few upper management that tends to bark orders and expect you to get everything done, not knowing what it takes to get that job done, not having what we needed to get the job done, and also being short staffed. There is a lot of drama in the department, mostly because of the discrepancy of the positions they have available. They often times do not post jobs available but give them to those they "think" have the capabilities to perform. Those people also don't have the educational requirements for that position which is the discrepancy. The hardest part about this job is probably trying to convince management that you are right and have done nothing wrong. The work itself is fast-paced and challenging because of lack of staff. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people that you will be working with and the connections you will build.

What is the best part of working at the company?
 The  first generation student graduate and go on to be successful in life.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Politics and too much individualism. Faculty and staff not working as a team.Faculty not understanding students background. What brought student to ISU.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Extremely stressful. Not happy work environment. looking back, I had to do it over again I Wouldn’t stay at the university. But I did I love the students I regretted not standing up for myself. I tried to be a team player again. I regretted staying for over 20 years. I have decided never to return to campus for a visit. Maybe some day change my mind but I doubt it.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Teaching classes and helping students with their problems. Usually our students are doing college on their own. Not a strong support system.

Developed databases on unmanned aircraft accidents used by the Unmanned Systems department for learning about Human Factors associated with unmanned vehicle accidents and for curriculum for unmanned system classes.  Developed curriculum for 300 and 400 level classes on Radio Communications and Sensors used for unmanned systems (air, ground, and sea) and taught these classes to students.  Issued tests, quizzes, and help sessions to students. The hardest part of this job is time management.  Balancing school work, my job at Indiana State University and at Hoosier Aviation along with my personal life made life very hard.  The most enjoyable part of this job is the flexibility and the independence that I was given to accomplish jobs.  The ability to work outside the relm of duties that a normal graduate position offers was a great feeling and allowed me to work at my full potential.

As a student audio-visual technician, it was my responsibility to assist professors throughout campus with troubleshooting computer-related issues, as well as assist in setup of audio and visual equipment for university events. During my time as an employee, I learned how  to professionally communicate and resolve computer issues.
I got along very well with my coworkers. The work atmosphere was very friendly, and my supervisors were friendly and helpful.
The hardest part of the job was some occasional misinformation about a setup location or troubleshooting instructions which would complicate a job or cause needless work on a task. Aside from those factors,  the job was a meaningful and enjoyable experience.

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