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Spring Arbor University reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

Dr. Brant Ellis

84% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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4.0
Nov 8, 2020

Good Community

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Pros

Very caring community with firmly Christian values. Lovely co-workers. Beautiful campus. Conscientious managers for the most part. At least in my department, good work-life balance. Decent healthcare and vacation benefits, although not as good as some academic institutions (or so I've been informed by my co-workers). Good place to hone skills in an entry-level position.

Cons

Virtually no chance of a raise (worked here four years, and have only gotten a very small inflation adjustment), and very little diversity in student body and faculty/staff. Once you have honed your skills, you will need to move on to another institution as upward mobility is virtually non-existent, except for the lucky few.

2.0
Jun 20, 2019
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Pros

Casual, relaxed, faith based institution. SAU can be a great place to work if you don't care about compensation or consistency.

Cons

A very frustrating upper administration. Times are tough for small private colleges and SAU has been really struggling for the last 5 years. Salaries are low, benefits have been consistently cut. I started 4-6 years ago and my overall compensation had been cut by about 20%. The upper administration has made a lot of important decisions without any staff or, more importantly, faculty input and they generally struggle to admit wrongdoing. I would wait to work here until a new President/VPs are in place to ensure a more healthy culture moving forward. Whatever your role at SAU might be, it is likely that your direct supervisor will be awesome, but that they will be limited in how effectively they can work and lead because of other areas of unhealthy leadership.

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