By Karen Kukulka, ModernThink Chief Operating Officer In the past three years, we at Great Colleges have seen the number of respondents who reported working at their institutions for less than one year grow — from representing 5% of our total respondents to 9% of our total respondents. Comparatively, respondents with more than 25 years Read More »
Thank you and congratulations – the employee survey has closed, and we have moved on to the analysis portion of the Great Colleges to Work For program! Thank you once again for your commitment to the 2020 Great Colleges program, even in the face of an unprecedented pandemic. We appreciate your dedication to helping us Read More »
An excerpt from an article entitled “Courage at the Top” included as part of the 2019 ModernThink Higher Education Trend Report, a free report given to all Great Colleges participants. INTRODUCTION Through our survey, we’ve been able to identify a number of differentiating qualities of truly great workplaces. One overarching theme is the critical role Read More »
An excerpt from an article entitled “Courage at the Top” included as part of the 2019 ModernThink Higher Education Trend Report, a free report given to all Great Colleges participants. INTRODUCTION Through our survey, we’ve been able to identify a number of differentiating qualities of truly great workplaces. One overarching theme is the critical role Read More »
January is the time to look ahead. Whether we are eagerly anticipating the end of winter weather, looking forward to spring convocation, or setting personal wellness goals, when that ball drops on New Year’s Eve we are inspired to look ahead to the very best of the year in front of us. For those of Read More »
Each year, colleges and universities strive to make their institutions better places to work. To help them, the Great Colleges to Work For survey provides participants with a means to gather actionable data and insights from their faculty and staff. Participation is completely free! If you’re still not sure participation is right for your institution, Read More »
2018 marks the eleventh year of the Great Colleges to Work For® program. Each year, the Great Colleges program surveys faculty and staff of higher education institutions across the United States to provide senior-level administrators and academic leaders with insights on the quality of the workplace experience and the competitiveness of their institution’s policies and benefits. In Read More »
This article appeared on The Chronicle of Higher Education website. A version of this article appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education June 23, 2017 issue. The future of Ohio Wesleyan University was up for a vote this past March, and Rock F. Jones wasn’t sure which way it was going to go. As Read More »
Now in its tenth year, the Great Colleges to Work For® program continues to provide vital data about employee engagement at colleges and universities across the United States. The partnership between The Chronicle of Higher Education and ModernThink LLC has been bringing higher educational leaders valuable insights into fundamental workplace qualities since 2008. This year, Read More »
This past December, ModernThink partnered with The Chronicle of Higher Education to create a free report on workplace quality based on the past 9 years of data from the Great Colleges to Work For® program. This report was circulated to college and university presidents nationwide. It explored how college and university leaders play a valuable role in Read More »