Excelsior College Employee Reviews about "mission"

Pros

Many of the staff are dedicated to the mission of the college and hard-working. They are supportive and a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Leadership has been and continues to be morally and managerially corrupt and bankrupt . There is no real diversity of opinion or of people which is bringing the college further down in a climate of complete mismanagement, misguidance, and mistrust. I fear daily for my job as do all of my colleagues. The situation is unbearable and only getting worse. The outlook is bleak . There is no one to trust in leadership . Everything has changed but the leadership.

Pros

Wonderful mission, dedicated staff, opportunities to be involved

Cons

Practices and policies moving further & further from mission; In the midst of a culture & leadership crisis; no insurance benefit options for retirees

Pros

Excelsior College is a great place to work. All of the staff are passionate about the college's mission and providing the best service to students. Additional pros include the company culture. There is not only a huge emphasis on work life balance, but it truly is a family atmosphere. All of executive leadership also encourages staff to feel free to contact them directly at any time. The President even has monthly college wide meetings where staff can attend he will speak freely about anything. The college also does a lot of nice things for employees such as college wide parties, employee recognition awards, ice cream socials, and more. This makes me feel valued and appreciated as an employee!

Cons

I do not believe there are any cons for working at EC. Parking is even free!

Pros

-Salary, medical and retirement benefits are great -Co-workers are friendly, for the most part -Great mission and values

Cons

Excelsior sets out to do something great, I believed in the mission - however tools are resources were not available to complete job as required. Unorganized, behind in technology, poor communication across departments, projects started without processes in place, no career ladder in place, processes do not make sense, decisions and judgement are made without looking at accurate statistics, shady decision making, some back stabbing, reckless spending with funds, no loyalty, double standards all over

Pros

Nonprofit, sometimes flexible, mission-driven staff

Cons

Poor financial strategy. Management not qualified to do their jobs or in the wrong positions.

Pros

-The people -The mission of serving the underserved -The students and the joy of watching them graduate and achieve something special

Cons

Periods of organizational change can be difficult

Pros

The benefits, especially time off, were really good and most people outside of higher leadership positions were and still are great! They both care about their fellow coworkers, the mission, and the students.

Cons

After 2 years of fully remote they insisted on returning to the office. It led to an exodus and a lot of unhappy people. The leadership does not believe that people can collaborate or form relationships online. In other words they don't believe in the business model. Pay stagnated bad over the years. Especially if your job wasn't directly related to academia. Leadership felt that because all higher ed was struggling everyone, even IT and finance people, were easily replaceable. Yet critical roles were left unfilled for months and months when people left.

Pros

Mission Driven. Good college for those underrepresented in higher education. Adults, minorities. Flexible for students.

Cons

The layoffs continue. Top Tier leaders not qualified. Job not secure.

Pros

People in my unit were passionate about the mission and work of the school. Generally, people were open and welcoming. The salary is very high compared to other colleges in the Albany area.

Cons

Very poor financial management and enrollment forecasting. Silo-ed environment in many respects. If you don't take the initiative, you'll go unnoticed.

Pros

Staff is generally staff to each other.

Cons

Not enough diversity at the upper level management. Department heads have their own mission versus working together.