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Upper Iowa University reviews

3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)

Dr. William R. Duffy II

39% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Upper Iowa University has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Upper Iowa University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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118 reviews
2.0
Jul 22, 2019

ok

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits are very good

Cons

The administration treats employees like they are replaceable.

2.0
Aug 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have taught online courses for UIU for the past six years, and enjoyed the support of administrators who had to field complaints that my classes were too rigorous. Defending college level standards is important to me, since dumbing down curriculum harms everyone, and is not fair to students who are paying a premium price for an excellent education. Many of the students I have taught at UIU have expressed appreciation for my teaching methods, and many have gone on to promotions and raises all because they learned to write better from my classes.

Cons

Recently, people who are not Subject Matter Experts in my field have presumed to tell me how to teach my online class, including going so far as to tell me how I should be teaching grammar in my English classes, instead of trying to understand why I teach it the way I do. Several other online faculty have complained that they feel the micro-managing of the classes is detrimental to their abilities to teach their courses to the best of their abilities, but all our complaints seem to fall on deaf administrative ears.

2.0
Jul 30, 2015

mixed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great students. Staff and faculty wonderful. Care a great deal about students.

Cons

Process and structure change with little input from those affected by the decision. Communication and morale are poor.

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