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Pretty much a cut-throat place to work. Loved my job overall but management could care less about staff. They are only interested in making themselves look good and will throw staff under the bus if needed to achieve that objective.. Although other department's management/staff are respectful in most cases and very appreciative of efforts to repair/replace their broken equipment or restore service, the worst is having a direct manager who simply cannot effectively manage the department. Completely incapable. This person should have been replaced long, long ago. This is not only my opinion, but also of everyone in the department including those no longer there who had worked in the department previously and left. Same common denominator in every case. Even after pointing out massive failures, upper management remained oblivious after presenting clear and compelling evidence of incompetence. This person literally ran the department into the ground. The worst manager I ever worked for in my entire career. I am no longer there. The person in question still there in the same position (imagine that) but everyone else who worked in the department when I was there has also since departed. Not hard to figure out where the failure is.

I completely agree with the above statement. I experience great satisfaction and delight when doing my job, whether it is providing physical therapy to my patients or undergoing a research project.

I am a team player with a reputation for excellent communication skills but I can thrive in both independent and collaborative work environment. 

Hard work is what I believe in!

Dedicated to the even the smallest thing/work I do.

Internship related experience: I was responsible for the rehabilitation of a thoracic nerve palsy patient with grade 3 scapular winging. With 2 weeks of therapy, the patient showed remarkable improvement in shoulder girdle biomechanics and his planned surgery for muscle transfer was put on hold. It was for sure one of the proud moments for me. I was further encouraged by the recognition and appraisal from the respective surgeons.

I alwlays look foward to work in a challenging environment where I can utilize my rehabilitation and research skills to the fullest.

Future interests: Publish my graduate research paper, present the research to various professional meetings, be a part of research projects when possible, involve in sport rehabilitation and finally work as a succesful physical therapist/biomechanist/rehabilitation specialist.

Where to even begin?

Between the micromanaging supervisors, the lack of adequate departmental funding, the refusal of even having the discussion regarding joining a union, the lack of any sort of substantial pay raise, lack of a cost of living increase, requiring workers to pay in order to park on site so they can even work, requiring workers to cover the jobs of multiple people with no pay increase anytime a coworker leaves, the running of departments by individuals who have little to no experience in said departments, the sabotaging of advancement and improvement by professors who refuse to let equipment and supplies well over 50 years old be thrown away, lest it imply that they too have become obsolete...

All in all, I spent nearly a decade there, and I only wish I had left sooner. To be fair though, many of these issues are not unique to Texas Woman's University, but are rampant in University operations state-wide in Texas. It doesn't make it any better, but it does at least mean that it's not TWU being especially horrible. Just that all Universities in Texas are horrible.

Don't work here.
Don't work at other colleges in Denton.
Don't work at other colleges in Texas.
It's a dumpster fire all over, and you should avoid it like the plague.

In the office environment the staff is wonderful. As a student assistant in the administrative office, I am required to a lot more manual labor than the other departments with student assistants. Delivering boxes of Xerox paper, moving pallets of books and furniture, and clearing out space in storage areas. Most heavy lifting is done by me and my fellow student assistant in the office. It's good exercise. The downfall of being a student assistant is the fact that everyone expects you to do everything for them. If it is something they are supposed to do, but do not feel like doing it, they make us do it. This is frustrating because we do not work for them; we work for the office. Management is great and they have taught me a lot about working in a library. As a student administrative assistant, I have learned a lot of the behind the scenes work that gets accomplished and how difficult running a library is; especially at the university level. I have enjoyed this job very much and will miss it when I leave.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The TWU professional community is focused on supporting, building, and challenging the growth of students to become the best that they can become. I worked at TWU for 20 years and loved the quality of the students -- which made my job as a professor fun and rewarding.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Deadlines. Big classes. Narrow minded supervisors. Every academic college or university has their fair share of stressful aspects. TWU remains a positive place to work.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Supportive and challenging because of competition for scarce resources. The administration was often setting goals and objectives that faculty did not find useful. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Interesting and challenging. I love teaching and looked forward to working with students to make sure that they understood the concepts that we were studying. The students taught me as well with their critical thinking skills and perspectives.

I thoroughly enjoyed working for Texas Woman's University!  The typical day would many times not be typical.  Working in a fast-paced environment with all levels of management, faculty and staff, I was able to solve problems and reach deadlines while assisting others with their needs. The comradery between staff, faculty and administration was fabulous.  I was constantly learning, was involved in many campus activities, committees, and groups and was very well respected by my colleagues.  My manager, the Provost, was an excellent individual to work with.  He allowed me to grow as a professional.  Fiscal and project management are just two areas he trusted me with and encouraged me to attend classes and seminars to further my education.  My co-workers were all excellent to work with as well.  The hardest part of my job was meeting multiple simultaneous deadlines, but we always worked together as a team to accomplish goals and meet deadlines.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I only spent time in the library. And everyone was so nice and kind. When you asked for help they would be there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
So I was only a volunteer, so there wasn't anything stressful really. There was an occasional wrist aching from weeding books, but I like to work hard so that's my fault. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I would only really stay in the third floor. And it was really amazing. I did get a few tours though, and it was so beautiful to look at all the art they had and the old books. So it was very environmental-friendly and warm. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would seat down at my desk and I would maybe play a show, listen to music, or talk to someone then I would grab some books and start scratching out the university's name. I would take a break then maybe do something different or finish with the cart of books we had.

- Coordination of a variety of media and develop good working relationships with a large and diverse group of reporters, analyst and other social media influencers.
- Keep comprehensive database of media outlets and draft content to pitch to key media about product announcements, thought leadership pieces, etc...
- Assist with producing content for our newsletters, e-mail blasts, and company blogs
- Updates content on multiple websites and provides recommendations to assist in driving qualified traffic and leads
- Provides direction to Web development team on functionality enhancement requests
- Coordinates with external vendors on the set-up and maintenance of local search engine marketing campaigns
- Uses analytics tools to review the performance of websites, paid search campaigns, online newsletters, e-mail campaigns, and other online activities
- Works with the Web development team in order to create media codes, vanity URLs, and other media tracking elements

I've been a student assistant in two capacities: one in the office setting and the other working primarily with library data. Both supervisors were incredibly supportive of academics being the priority, and the student assistant position second (although that doesn't permit one to slack off, of course). The culture just added to my sense of belonging on campus as an undergraduate and I truly will never forget when my first job's deposit hit! The hourly wage is a little subpar across the board, but I feel that's typical of starting jobs, that it's more indicative of the funding going toward public universities, and the American workplace culture in general. It's a great position to also learn from others and build those marketable skills right from the start!

Although I get along very well with everyone, unfortunately adjuncts teaching A&P labs in the Biology dept. have very little teaching freedom.  It's great that adjuncts only need to show up to the lab & teach; however, most of the assignments are paper-based, plus the quizzes & exams cannot be multiple choice, which means scantrons cannot be used.  Therefore, all of the assignments, quizzes, & exams must be graded by hand. There are no teaching assistants for the A&P labs, so the adjuncts must do the grading themselves, which is extremely time-consuming!  To make matters worse, the adjunct pay is embarrassingly low.  It's a shame because if it weren't for the low pay & amount of time required to grade everything by hand, then I'd be very happy here.  Instead, I'm using this position as a stepping stone to another adjunct or full-time faculty position elsewhere.

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Custodian 18 salaries reported	$2,128 per month
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Student assistant 1 salary reported	$11.00 per hour
Senior secretary 9 salaries reported	$27,500 per year

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