Butler University Reviews

I have been working at Butler University as an intern for more than a year

Pros – Embrace student work balance. Allow freedom of projects and working hours per week. I worked in many offices during my time as an undergraduate. Depending on department, some really enjoy students and will invest in you as a person, not just look to get the most work in the smallest amount of time. Very nice people.

Cons – Slow to change anything, can be disorganized. Some times there will be too much work and it becomes overwhelming, other times there is too much down time.

Advice to Senior Management – Take more time to understand the roles of each office

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Butler University part-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Faculty have a great deal of freedom of what is presented in the classroom and there is a great deal of effort to have courses which are integrated in each courses content.

Cons – As is true in any organization the bureaucracy can make it difficult to gain the necessary approvals for changes in the system.

Advice to Senior Management – It is important to gather the views of all of the constituents including students/faculty/staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Butler University full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Fellow advisors have all studied abroad, very internationally minded, a lot of fun to work with. Travel overseas about every 6 months. Working with students who are studying abroad for the first time can be inspiring.
Opportunities for personal development through education credits and professional associations.

Cons – Corrupt system. Upper management is slow to change and blames errors on people who are below them. Information flow within the organization is chaotic, repetitive and unclear. Rather than addressing issues of poor job performance they ignore it and later blame advisors for the fact that management was unaware of the problem (even if they had been told). Promises are not always kept.

Advice to Senior Management – Do not create new positions for people just because they have been there for so long, only create a position if it is truly needed.
Step up an address problems as they arise, don't ignore them and then act surprised when they become too big to ignore.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Butler University full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The campus is gorgeous all year round. The people are friendly, competent, and caring -- committed to the University and to its students. The students are terrific: intelligent, engaged, and engaging.

Cons – Butler tries to do a lot for a small university. We really need increased resources. Several of our buildings need serious attention. The pool for annual raises has been very modest for several years.

Advice to Senior Management – Do what you can to build our endowment and support base. Continue to improve and cultivate alumni relations. If salaries can't be raised, find other ways to "reward' hardworking employees. (Increased time off, free parking, etc.)

I have been working at Butler University

Pros – Beautiful campus is located in downtown Indianapolis and offers numerous free seminars and programs to attend. For the intellectually curious, you can interact and get to know great faculty and staff and participate in the life of the mind. Compensation includes generous benefits package in today's world, with increasing vacation time with employment longevity.

Cons – You need to be comfortable with the idea of supporting the education of students who come from the upper ranks of Midwestern wealth and privilege. There is little diversity among those employed by the university, and change moves at a slowly through the organization.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Butler University

Pros – Butler is like a family where you really can depend upon the people you develop positive working relationships with. The surrounding community is also very close knit.

Cons – Working at Butler sometimes meant having to deal with crime and restrictions on movements heading off campus. A false sense of security was easy to achieve.

Advice to Senior Management – Management needs to focus on the larger mission of the university which is to provide the students with the type of educational experience that differentiates them from Marian, IUPUI and U of Indy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Butler University

Pros – Family oriented environment throughout the University; Hardworking; Great Involvement from Alumni and their connections; Collaboration among colleagues; Opportunities to network with others across campus

Cons – Lack of a "career path" once here; difficult to promote; not all departments have flexible working hours and open to a work/life balance; don't always think outside the box

Advice to Senior Management – Be more open to flexible schedules and the next generation; be open to thinking outside of the box when it comes to HR issues; look within the company for promotions (great job on looking outside and good for bringing new information here, but some people work long and hard to move up the "ladder"); provide assistance and/or guidlines for promotion (i.e. an action plan for each position); provide learning opportunities and funding to do so to staff too (faculty already receive this type funding in some manner)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Butler University

Pros – Good civil community, good financial support. I arrived without tenure and in 8 years became the associate dean. I liked working there, it was a good place, but had to be rather careful about my personal views because it is a very conservative place. I'm a democrat and supportive of gay rights and not totally in line with capitalism as the best answer for everything.

Cons – very conservative and not very diverse. diversity was really a problem. Very wealthy students and mostly white, both faculty and students created a very homogeneous situation that I found rather stultifying.

Advice to Senior Management – work on diversity, be a bit more proactive

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend