Western Michigan University Employer Reviews

Doing research and evaluation, designing and implementing inservices, workshops and seminars were some of typical activities at WMU.

Troubleshooting software and computer problems, fixing printer issues etc...

Everyday i would first come in to store the residents mail and distribute the mail to the residents. I answered the telephone when needed and provided daily customer service. I cleaned up my area daily and made sure everything would be in place. I learned how to be a better friendly me while on the job and enjoyed meeting new people.

As a teaching assistant you are depended on to teach labs and lectures. In so doing, you are required to design, present, and grade material for a number of students ranging from 24-60. This is great experience, but when combined with the requirements for lab time that you need to do as a grad student in order to graduate, it can be very demanding. – more... Overall I've enjoyed this time, learned a lot about teaching, and grown in my ability to relate to others. – less

Responsible for deploying/maintaining/troubleshooting hardware infrastructure (server, workstation and CISCO devices), software implement and configuration for entire virtual training environment (VTE), and assisting senior students in completing their hands-on lab assignments or E-Firm projects from the training program of companies.
I have learned – more... to configure CISCO devices and deploy the configuration of servers and clients in network topology.
I have my own free time when I've done with my work, so my supervisor does not ask me how many hours I work in a day.
The most enjoyable part of the job is that there is challenge in the job. Need to create virtual training environment for E-Firm project from the training program of a company.
The hardest part of the job is to maintain hardware infrastructure, upgrade systems/software, or deploy a different virtual training environment. – less

Gain work experience through hands on engineering labs. Sieve Analysis, Concrete Strength Testing, Construction Measurement and Layout.

-Being a recent undergraduate student I've learned teaching is not as easy from a professors perspective
-There is not a typical day at work, just typical times to meet for class
-I hope that when I'm done with my master's degree that I will be able to work with my co-workers in the future.
-The most enjoyable part of my job is seeing a student learn – more... (that epiphany moment when they have learned something new) – less

Western Michigan University is an excellent place to work. The people are friendly, intelligent, and hard working. Students are appreciative and the campus can't be beat.

Only good if you are research oriented. The opportunities at the university are great but dont pay as much.

I worked hand and hand with the Director of the building. I was able to keep track of his busy schedule, I made out maintenance forms, filed, faxed, and copied all necessary papers. I dealt with various incoming freshmans, and sophmores. I took all complaints and concerns from students, and parents of students. Nonetheless, if there were other people – more... with concerns, appointments, etc., I assisted them in proper protocol – less

Place where you not only learn, its also a very good place where you can work and also gain some professional experience, which really adds up to your resume a lot

Working with graduate students was a pleasure because they took their studies very seriously.

Great University in the Midwest. Received very good education, great place to go to school.

Multiple opportunities in IT sector, network administration, engaging with government agencies to do statistical analysis, exceptional computer R&D programs in chip design

A cada dia um novo desafio, atendimento a professores e alunos, desenvolvimento de material grafico e suporte online na plataforma Desire2Learn. Experiencia multicultural, possibilidade de aprendizado diario e convivencia com pessoas de diversos paises, sendo o ingles a lingua usada entre todas as comunicacoes. Em alguns casos, espanhol.

Western Michigan University me ofreció una beca que incluía un contrato de teaching assistant, es decir, de profesora de español para los alumnos de la universidad. Como muchos de nosotros no teníamos mucha experiencia, el departamento de español se encargó de prepararnos mediante una asignatura dedicada a ello. El trabajo incluía la preparación de – more... temarios, las clases a los alumnos y la atención personalizada. El ambiente que se respiraba era relajado salvo en algunos momentos de tensión, pero nunca fue demasiado estresante. La jefa del departamento sólo estaba presente en problemas de cierta dimensión, lo normal era solucionar los problemas cada uno por sí mismo, o con ayuda de los compañeros. La jefa del departamento coordinaba todos los profesores y adecuaba los horarios. En esta empresa aprendí muchísimo, a partir de este momento me sentí totalmente preparada para trabajar en cualquier universidad. Casi todos los integrantes del departamento éramos de origen hispano y al estar fuera de nuestro país, intentábamos ayudarnos los unos a los otros y hacernos compañía. Lo más difícil del trabajo era el control de la clase y que los alumnos adquirieran adecuadamente los conocimientos. Lo que más me gustó fue la oportunidad que me ofreció la Western para crecer como docente y también como ser humano. – less