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Laura Ipsen
38 Ratings
Pros
"Perks of the job include flexibility in being able to work from home" (in 40 reviews)
"Ellucian is committed to improving not only their solutions but also work/life balance for employees" (in 31 reviews)
Cons
"Work/life balance can be a challenge at times but if you advocate for yourself, management is very willing to listen and accommodate" (in 18 reviews)
"Upper management makes poor decisions about riffs, etc" (in 19 reviews)
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"The Sky Is The Limit"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ellucian full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
I think it speaks volumes when you've worked for a company 20 years... I started with Ellucian (which was known as Systems & Computer Technology back when I started) right out of college. I was hired on as a Lotus Notes Administrator and was both nervous and excited at the same time. Jump forward 20+ years later I'm happy to say that I am still excited about the work I do here at Ellucian. I'm definitely not bored!! One thing that has helped sustain my time and to foster my success with Ellucian are the managers I've been privileged to work for... Not only have they challenged me over the years to help me grow, but they have fostered my ever so evolving strong work ethic and always reminding me to push myself and to think outside of the box which helps to ensure that I'm working and tapping into my full potential. Having good solid leadership is key and Ellucian has solid leaders in place. I am so inspired by our current CEO Laura Ipsen. She's amazing and she has clearly articulated her future vision for Ellucian which I'm very excited to be a part of!! Other pros about Ellucian is our diverse workforce, our products and services, and quite simply the fact that we're in the business of Education and ensuring that schools have innovative and cutting-edge tools which will help ensure the success of their matriculated students!! That makes me so proud to be part of a company that is committed to making a difference.
Cons
When I 1st started working for Ellucian, my department was definitely white male dominated, which I would identify as a con. Over the years I've seen more women and more women being promoted and/or hired on to serve in key leadership roles across all facets of the company. In addition, I now see more diversity in the faces of the employees that walk the halls. This is great to see!!
Advice to Management
Keep Doing What Your Doing!! Be Do Say... Let's keep making a significant difference in the Education arena!! Keep up the excellent work!!
Ellucian 2018-04-20 11:34 PDT Helpful (2)
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"The future is bright!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ellucian full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Investing heavily in the future, and developing/hiring the best talent.
Cons
The pace can be a bit much at times.
Ellucian 2018-03-30 11:55 PDT![Ellucian Logo]()
"On College Site as a vendor under constant scrutiny"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ellucian full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Get college holidays in addition to vacation
Cons
On site vendor - can feel like like a target for college admin
Ellucian 2018-08-08 18:01 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Product Owner"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ellucian full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Work-life balance
Mature organization
Biggest org in Higher Ed
Modernizing Now
Takes care of employeesCons
Old school / Conservative outlook: Company is slowly changing for the better
Old Fashioned: Hierarchal org structureEllucian 2018-07-22 19:59 PDTHelpful (1)
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"None"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI have been working at Ellucian full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great co-workers who care about the clients they serve.
Cons
Constant change with no time to implement.
Getting rid of experience and long term employees to bring in lower paid non experienced resources.
Executives take care of each other, and the rest average 2-3%.
People are constantly on edge waiting for the day they get laid off - at least in the US.
Ellucian has reverted to old practices promising all kinds of features and functionality with no basis in reality of what is possible to deliver that feature right the first time.Advice to Management
Think about the cost of lost knowledge and experience for the sake of getting a new college hire with no knowledge of the industry.
Share with staff some of the perks and money you get with bonuses and stock options.
Quit bullying people to take the surveys and pushing hard to be recognized as a best places to work. If Ellucian really is a great place to work, this will happen naturally.Ellucian 2018-08-05 11:42 PDT![Ellucian Logo]()
"Just Okay"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ellucian full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Employees still care about their product and who they support. Get to work remotely and use technology to attend meetings.
Cons
Corporate culture has changed so much and not in a good way. Too many experienced employees are let go and leave with no one to mentor people with less experience.
Advice to Management
Pay attention to your customers and stop letting go of all the experienced employees.
Ellucian 2018-08-02 07:48 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Roadblocked"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ellucian full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Flexibility
Work from home
Strong Benefits
Smart people
Great missionCons
Rapidly changing priorities
Little control of your own destiny
Unclear career paths
Limited training opportunities
Unrealistic deadlines
Lots of pissed off clients
Uneven investment in solutions
No real innovation
Hierarchy
SunGard cultureAdvice to Management
Take a hard look at why you're losing talented employees with institutional knowledge. You have major culture problems and you need to fix them if you want to bounce back as the competition is mounting and the SIS industry is rife with disruption.
Ellucian 2018-07-27 09:56 PDT![Ellucian Logo]()
"Extremely Dysfynctional"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Ellucian full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
They put a nice image out there.
Cons
Very dysfunctional organization. In it to make money for their sharedholders.
Ellucian 2018-08-18 13:06 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Decent place to work, learning environment, but, on thin ice..."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ellucian full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- lots of learning opportunities
- (most) co-workers are awesome
- company culture is nice
- good vision and ideas of the company
- flexibility to work from homeCons
- lots of re-orgs occur (encountered 2-3 in my year that I've been here)
- cross-team communication lacks
- higher-ups want to see fast products and not quality products
- poor treatment of employees
- poor hiring process leads to bad choices during
- no true incentives for employees to go above and beyond
- if you work from home too often, you might get chastised for doing so
- company favors HQ more than any other office
- financial status of the company is poor right nowAdvice to Management
Offer more to employees that want to go above and beyond, such as CASH bonuses.
Managers seem to care about themselves more than the employees.Ellucian 2018-07-07 21:46 PDT![Ellucian Logo]()
"Technician"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ellucian full-time
Pros
Free soda, coffee and hot chocolate
Cons
Little or no training and then thrown out on the floor - no shadowing of the job
Advice to Management
A 3 day crash course in training isn't enough.
Ellucian 2018-07-30 23:59 PDT
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