Pros
One of the reasons I wanted to work for SLU was their mission of putting others first. I wanted to feel like I was apart of something important. They truly do put the students at the top of the priority list. It is a beautiful campus, typically a good group of people to work with depending on what department / team you are on.
Cons
In the information Technology Services Division the employees are managed by directors who are afraid of the CIO. The CIO is disconnected from what needs to happen within ITS because he spends all his time being an "external facing" CIO and pandering to every whim of all of ITS' customers. There is no open door policy with him. He told the IT project management group that they had to approve and take on every project request submitted. Currently almost every group in IT needs more resources. Not enough people to get the current jobs done plus take on new projects. Anyone in management who has kids that go to school here becomes a "yes man" so they don't risk losing their free tuition. (which I understand but it makes life harder for everyone else)