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    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Reviews

    Updated September 26, 2018
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    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Interim Chancellor Peyton Randolph Helm
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    Pros

    • "You can learn a lot of things during work" (in 2 reviews)

    • "You are actually acting as the 'Instructor of Record', not the teaching assistant" (in 2 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Health insurance is not provided to graduate students, but is required, which involves more fees" (in 2 reviews)

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    1. "Graduate Student"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth full-time

      Pros

      Great place to do a graduate degree. Work around teaching assistantship to perform research. Good Pay.

      Cons

      Sometimes equipment doesn't work, but troubleshooting is good experience.

    2. "IT Assistant"

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      Former Employee - IT Student Assistant in Dartmouth, MA
      Former Employee - IT Student Assistant in Dartmouth, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good for students who want to earn some money and learn some tricks for electronic things.

      Cons

      a little bit hard to balance if you have more than 5 courses and not know much about computer

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    3. "Former employee review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth full-time

      Pros

      Freedom and flexibility inherent in the position.

      Cons

      Toxic work environment, little to no support for new faculty, harassment abound...look out.

      Advice to Management

      Perhaps follow up on concerns stated by employees, especially those not in administrative positions.

    4. "Very poor pay"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth full-time

      Pros

      Work independently
      Administration is helpful
      Learned new experiments and equipments

      Cons

      work more than 20 hours

    5. "Nice Place"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth full-time

      Pros

      Young tech place, where you get to wear tons of different hats. Lots of room to learn and grow.

      Cons

      As with all public sector work -- it is frustratingly slow to get any new system into place.

    6. "Laboratory Instructor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth part-time

      Pros

      Fits to Class Schedule as a graduate student. Great opportunity for any student.

      Cons

      Any job involving grading many papers will require some flexibility, hardly a con.

    7. "CIS Mentor"

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      Former Employee - CIS Mentor in Dartmouth, MA
      Former Employee - CIS Mentor in Dartmouth, MA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The staff is friendly and the work is rewarding.

      Cons

      There are only a couple lab sections per class, limiting hours.

      Advice to Management

      Consider paying more to mentors, since it is technically skilled labor.

    8. "Wonderful Co-workers"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great Co-workers in my immediate department
      Benefits are awesome
      Union representation for most positions
      Staff is very dedicated to students

      Cons

      I have had 4 department heads in 3.5 years
      Hard working with some colleagues
      lack of communication from leadership
      lack of collaboration with other departments
      Some people have the state mentality and no motivation to improve the organization

      Advice to Management

      Be more transparent about expectations
      Be an advocate for the campus and for campus collaboration
      We need consistent leadership to be able to get our job done

    9. "Grad TA"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth full-time

      Pros

      Tuition waiver for each semester

      Cons

      Need some more lab funding

    10. "Teaching Assistannt - Fine Art"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth part-time

      Pros

      You are actually acting as the 'Instructor of Record', not the teaching assistant. They give you a semester of training and them give you a class to teach independently. So you receive real-world experience managing the class dynamics independently. It is a state school; so the tuition isn't that bad.

      Cons

      They don't do a great job prepping you for finding work after graduating. They also don't do a good job helping you network with possible future employment. I had to figure that out from scratch independently. Luckily, my undergraduate experience at a different institution helped me with that.

      Advice to Management

      Provide your students with a more solid network. The networking for graduating students as they enter the world is very weak here.

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