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Very student focused - almost to a fault - Anonymous employee Kansas State University Employee Review

3.0
21 Nov 2022
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Pros

There is a lot of pride in the city and around campus for the university. The students are the heart of the culture and everyone is focused on putting the student experience at the front of mind.

Cons

The student-centeredness can be a bit extreme at times. Letting students decide how departments are funded is great in theory, but they don't have the knowledge, context, or awareness to know how their decisions are impacting livelihoods of staff. Some leaders don't demonstrate care/value for staff and programs. Unless they get the enrollment issue figured out, there will be a lot of stressed folks trying to figure out how to manage budgets on campus.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

- fantastic leave! PTO, Sick, Holiday, maternity - amazing people and students. Ranked high for friendliest students for a reason - tuition assistance for one place semester if you're continuing education - once your foot is in the door, potential to use internal connection to move up within the university

Cons

- pay could be more competitive but makes up for it somewhat in leave - top heavy administration, former leadership made uprooting changes and didn't see the change through; left university scrambling - resistance to change causes siloes. - structural fiscal issues that doesn't work well for interdisciplinary, collaborative work - great coworkers move up the university or leave and don't stay long

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