I think a school's review should have something from faculty(or future faculty) as well as students so you have a more rounded exposure to the inner workings of this school.
A few days ago, I was contacted by a person"E.Z." claiming to be the HR Director for FNU, in response to a faculty job posting they had listed on recruiter website. During two separate phone conversations with him, I had to endure his hacking and coughing due to his "allergies" while I calmly attempted to get more information. Though his prior email stated I was supposed to meet at the S. Miami location, in both phone conversations "E.Z." told me I would be based and interviewing at their Hialeah campus. Today, when I arrived at Hialeah location...I was consequently directed to S. Miami campus. Once I got there at second floor lobby, in front of security guard, female receptionist, female student and campus dean, "E.Z." insisted on reprimanding me about the mix up in directions and scheduled time. Even though I said nothing to him but "hello".
A professional would have realized the lobby was not the place to discuss such things. However, when I politely asked "E.Z." not to argue this issue, but that I was there for interview, he insisted on continuing this public display in an obvious attempt to discredit me and protect his "bruised" ego in front of staff. I knew at this point I would not receive a respectable and objective interview by this organization. Being offended and shocked by this childish, unprofessional behavior and hostile tension, from a grown man, I politely responded by saying, "this conversation is over". As I was walking down the stairs to leave, no sooner was I out of site, "E.Z.", the security guard, the campus dean, while still in front of the female receptionist and female student standing in the hallway, proceeded to laugh loudly about my walking out. I stayed on the stairwell to listen to "E.Z." continue to ridicule me while repeating his embellished story to the staff without my presence to defend. To avoid any further potential for confrontation, I left the facility never looking back.
Once again this is an example of someone without the maturity or professional decorum, blindly being allowed to abuse their authority... without accountability. Consequently, well qualified faculty applicants that could be a positive influence to facility and students are being chased away. The type of behavior I encountered today from FNU management proves to me how we will be disrespected and mistreated as faculty and possibly you as students. It's my opinion, if they're so at ease to ridicule faculty and guests in their public forum, they will probably do the same to any student that they may develop a bias towards. Be reminded management of FNU, a school can not remain accredited if they fail to keep qualified faculty, or fail to provide respectable care to it's members. Also, realize, the majority of people running the HR department are not necessarily qualified to teach the programs you're trying to fill.
A word of advice to potential students. If you're going to apply to FNU, as with any school, a BIG red flag, you need to be concerned as to how often a school needs to replace their instructors in any of it's programs and/or how long the faculty positions are advertised vacant.
Note: Prior to my posting I made four separate good-faith attempts(at the invitation of the secretary) to keep this matter internal and communicate my concerns directly with "M.R" the president of the school based at Hialeah campus. Even though each time I spoke with the secretary politely explaining my call was important to me and the benefit of the school, "M.R." refused to accept my calls.
If FNU is motivated to accept accountability for their distasteful treatment of me today and turn this into a positive outcome, I will be happy to update this review in fairness to all parties. read more
