Roanoke College Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Roanoke College

Pros – -Highly structured
-Competent Leadership Staff
-Supportive administration
-Organized infrastructure
-Evolving institution (many changes on horizon, thus opportunities for exciting growth)

Cons – -Location
-Limited Regional Prowess
-Limited department communication

Advice to Senior Management – -Recruit a more diverse work force

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Roanoke College full-time

Pros – beautiful campus
nice offices
competitive salary in low-income area (which allows you to live comfortably with your salary)
good health care benefits
good overall benefits
located in nice area for outdoors activities
aiming to improve their rating

Cons – hierarchical structures
male dominated administrative and departmental leadership
few women in key administrative and departmental leadership positions
limited departmental communication
junior faculty have no say (you have to be quiet until you reach tenure)
non-diverse faculty body (few international and minority faculty members)
non-diverse student body
little support for research
senior faculty members who do not pursue any research and discourage the research of junior faculty members (you have to hide your research accomplishments)
anti-intellectual
culturally conservative
non acceptance of difference

Advice to Senior Management – provide more research support for junior faculty; try to recruit a more diverse student and faculty body; unmask hierarchical structures, offer more support for non-traditional faculty members

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend