Eastern Kentucky University Employer Reviews

Great school environment. Teachers and faculty are helpful and reliable.

I have loved working here for the three years that I have been employed here.

A small home town university. Great to call it Alma-Mater. A great place to hang your hat and call home. EKU.

Having the Resident Assistant position at Eastern Kentucky University was one of the most important and rewarding positions I've had. I loved working with the residents and learning from them while teaching them at the same time. I learned time management skills and how to be more patient. At times the work was a bit tedious but extremely rewarding. – more... I formed some friendships with my fellow RAs and residents that I will never forget. – less

I have been managing curriculum development for the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) for nearly six years. In this role, I not only oversee the development of curriculum, utilizing the Department of Homeland Security’s blended learning strategy but also work with team members, contractors, and private sector partners in devising strategies – more... to improve the consistency, efficiency, quality and breadth of training programs targeted toward emergency managers. Additionally, I devised instructional design and tech writing templates, job aids, and checklists and implemented an incentive program as a means of increasing productivity. I continually work cooperatively with the director of research and evaluation to execute a quality assurance program that ensures the development of quality training products while promoting cross-training of individuals across multiple work areas. In addition to managing curriculum design and development, I also engage in grant writing and outsourcing, In the course of managing projects, I estimate budgets, create effective project teams, manage the distribution of funds, coordinate training activities, partner with vendors, monitor task completion and submit weekly reports. The most enjoyable part of the job is that it offers ample opportunities to grow intellectually while conducting research. – less

Fun co-workers
Flexible
Learned that there is more to sports than just the games

A typical day at my internship consist of working hands on with every sport at Eastern Kentucky. We develop workout plans and we conduct them on a pre-season, in-season, and out of season basis. The hardest part of the job is working with the assistant strength and conditioning coach. His personality has taken me a little bit to get used to.

The Night desk job was a great job for College students who wanted to work on campus and get homework done while on the job. This was a part time job. All we did was make sure student checked in properly in resident halls. This type of job could be like working at a hotel. It teaches you how to provide customer care to other students.

Travel billed at 25 percent of the time; travel is actually closer to 50% or more. Low per diem and mileage rate compared to other companies. Management is concerned about overall results; not individual employees. Curriculum development and classroom training is the best part of the job. Meeting new people throughout the state has been wonderful. Hardest – more... part is coping with different rules for different employees. VERY "Good Ole Boy" oriented. – less

I have been employed by EKU as a Peer Leader and currently still employed as a desk worker, and even though I only get paid minimum wage the one thing that stands out in my mind from the experience is the work environment. I get to interact with a diverse group students and faculty members. The people are very friendly and there is never a dull day – more... at work. – less

I liked working for this Univerisity because of the nice people that you work with and around.

EKU is wonderful - they care about you completely. Great benefits, great people, and a beautiful campus. There is so much pride here and for good reason!

Student desk worker: a pointless mundane task that simply needed to be filled by... someone... anyone.

I worked at EKU from 2006 - 2011. The only reason I left was my wife was promoted out of state. I tried to make that work for a whole year because I loved my job so much. In the end, it was better for family to be home more.

The staff is top notch. The benefits are unrivaled. I would go back in a heartbeat if the opportunity presented itself.

A typical work day includes administering teacher evaluations, working with excel, and assisting professors. A big part of the job is delegating work to the other student workers.

• Assisted students, prospective students, parents, and professors with any questions or problems that would arise
• Drafted memos, letters, informational materials, and any other correspondence as needed
• Greeted visitors and answered telephone calls

• Hosted spotlight days for incoming freshmen
• Filed paper work
• Answered phones
• Fund raising for United Way

I learned so much while at EKU and truly value that work experience and the skills I gained.

Helping students online think creatively and with every day issues.

I learned that students, like to rebel however, if you make it interesting they will learn some good lessons that they will need.

Management- It was a federally funded grant, the two supervisors I had were simply amazing, you could tell they had the best interest of the students at – more... hand and wanted to make it enjoyable.

Coworkers were fellow students at the time, we had a great time working with the program, it was very pleasant.

Hardest part of the job was getting the middle school students to participate, you had to do your research to make it interesting for them, while informative.

The best part was always trying to come up with something creative to help and make the students learn and participate. – less

Satisfying experience while completing a BA degree in Economics.