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University of La Verne

The leadership at the top is seeking to change the university from a traditional liberal arts university to profit generating, adult-education system.  After seeing students who were illiterate gaining acceptance due to their qualification of so much government aid, I came to realize that their business model will not last, and as such, the traditional undergraduate experience is a farce.  

The majority of the undergraduate population are typical enjoyable college students.  Eager to have fun, party and learn.  Most will walk out of school with a degree that cost them anywhere from $15k to $45k per year (depending on grants/ academic aid) to earn a position with a company that makes $30k annually.  

Parking is an issue, and if you work odd hours like i did (6am to 3pm), it is difficult to utilize the shuttle system--starts at 7am.  

The instructors/ professors are typical of any liberal arts college.  Most have been there for over 20 years, and are putting in time for retirement, tenured, and spouting their particular brand of political ideas.  The younger staff are struggling to get by, due to lower pay, and are seeking to move-up in the educational ranks, using La Verne as a spring board to get to a university with a greater reputation.

Athletics are decent, but can best be described as: Division I-AA expectations with a high school budget.  Most coaches truly care for their students, while some are burned out and putting in their time.  

I enjoyed my daily interactions with the students, but had to leave.  Ethically, I couldn't stand the thought of these young people going in to debt with a degree that wasn't worth the amount of money they paid.



My typical day at work here included putting in reservations for equipment and studios as well as preparing equipment to be checked out.  I had to make sure batteries were charged, cameras were working properly and light kits didn't have any missing or defective parts.  On some days my boss would have me do special projects dealing with design.  For example, updating web content for the radio station.  Through this job I got to learn more about the equipment I was checking out like camera equipment and recording studios.  I also learned how to multitask better.  The job was pretty simple and to the point.  However, there were times when students asked for technical help in studios and I wasn't able to help.  Other than that the job was amazing.  I worked in my own department so I was always surrounded by my classmates and peers and it was always a fun environment to be in.  Most times it didn't really feel like work because I had an amazing boss, awesome co-workers, and everyone in the department was easy to work and get along with.

My day's are very busy in the office, which is great. I've learned how to scan and index documents into student personal folders. Currently, I am a student manager and oversee the work of other students and train them of reviewing incoming student documents, processing scholarships, as well as other important, daily office tasks. My coworkers create one big family within the office. None of them act superior to the others, including our assistant director, and they all assist each other when the office becomes even more busy. The most difficult part about my job is the slow periods of the school year. Not as many students come in so it leaves me to review previously reviewed documents, hours of shredding, and other tedious random work. I enjoy working with my coworkers and having other student and parent involvement over the counter, as well as training the other students. I'm a people- person, so dealing with people is my favorite part.

Predominately, work tasks included supervision of students in the lab for General and Organic Chemistry courses. Aided students with the assigned lab course for that week. Answered questions. Helped operate instrumentation. Aided in analysis of students results. Graded homework assignments. Proctored in lab quizzes. Always worked with an additional TA and the Professor while in the lab. In addition days of work also involved the wet and dry preparation of chemicals needed for those lab courses. 

Management was always working with my schedule as a student. Weekly meeting kept us TAs up to date. 

The job helped to build my confidence and tactical knowledge in the lab setting.

• Assisted events held on-campus regarding logistics, layout, run-time, audio, lighting, projectors, conference calls and live 		  	  streaming services
	• Met with Hosts prior to their event, maintained contact for coordinating and problem solving 
	• Set-up and managed large scale audio systems for University Events, Certificate Management Programs, Public Speakers 
	  and Graduations with over 1,500 guests
	• Oversaw the audio visual inventory, recommended items for purchase, tested equipment, managed all incoming and outgoing 			  speaker systems
	• Schedule staff, evaluated staff on a monthly basis, organized staff meetings, assisted in Hiring, verified time cards
	• Created posters and procedures for proper lifting and workplace safety

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best are the employees that actually help me grow there. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with fake co-workers and discrimination against individuals of color

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hostile to say the least. They will attempt to get anyone fired there if their group does not like you. My desk was away, and in the corner from the area I was assigned. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You are assigned tasks in the morning and meet once a week if you are assigned a multi-day project.

The University’s of La Verne has an amount diversity and culture where not only you can express yourself and feel safe but as well gain knowledge and experience in the workplace. You get trained by pervious employees and by your directors and recruiters. You learned something every single day, including you grow a connection with the people in your workplace. You build confidence and they help you seek other opportunities and help you manage your work schedule with your school one (If you still go to school). 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Laverne University has a strong sense of community.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I was a guest lecturer. Thus I didn’t experience a lot of stress with the work. The only stress I noted was that the graduate students were of a high caliber, and I knew I had to communicate and maintain this in my presentations. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very collaborative work environment.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I was a guest lecturer. Thus, there was no typical day.

It was a joy to be a part of the University of La Verne staff for 15 years.  I learned a great deal in those 15 years, how to deal with the students needs was our main objective.  Management was mostly comprised of educators, and my co-workers and myself, worked together to make that happen for our students on a daily basis. the most difficult part of the job was working so closely with the students, and seeing them leave us, after such bonding, this could also be the most enjoyable part of the job as well.

My usual day was processing transcript, assigning classrooms for the future semester or events.  It was a very good environment for work and everyone was helpful especially being only 17 when you started.  I eventually became a student worker trainer.  The hardest part of the job was balancing training the students, with my workload and still being myself a student taking 16 units.

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