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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
1.0
May 26, 2022

One star is extremely generous!

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Pros

- A couple of peers who have become close friends.

Cons

- Cost of the school is unjustifiable. How can a school in the middle of nowhere with very limited facilities and experiences expect students to pay the sort of money they charge. Education does not seem the most important thing to this college, money does. - Toxic environment created with peers thriving off drama and most disturbing they like to see the demise of fellow employees. A lot of back stabbing happens at this school, be careful! - A culture created by the higher ups who have no idea how to run a University. They do not care about the employees and that can be seen by the amount of employee turnover in recent years. - The precedence has been set that has allowed the students to control what happens at the university. Meaning job security is non existent. - When you leave, it will always be your fault for leaving. My personal relationship is apparently a huge mistake according to higher ups who also shared this opinion with students. - Has the potential to ruin your personal and professional life.

1.0
May 22, 2022

It's bad

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Pros

Some staff: Try their best with a smile on their face. Some leadership: Believe that they can truly effect change even in the face of challenging odds.

Cons

Some staff: In a competition to see who can do the least amount of work. Some leadership: The vice presidents in charge of enrollment management and external affairs/marketing are up a creek without a paddle. Enrollment keeps dropping and their strategy is to burn money with agencies. The agencies are just chasing a payday, and leadership is out to lunch at the Servery.

1.0
May 17, 2022

Calling it a disaster is being generous

Anonymous employee
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Pros

slow work pace early out at 3 pm on friday leadership is clueless, easy to skate under the radar + do very little work

Cons

jiu is an epic fail on many levels starting with bad and clueless leadership just the facts... million dollar deficit$ year after year double digit employee turnover rates above industry averages financial health of the school is poor (cfi)

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