Baylor University Named
Among Great Colleges to Work For 2011
Baylor Recognized with Honor Roll status by The
Chronicle of Higher Education
WACO, Texas (July 26, 2011) – Baylor University joined
an elite group of universities when it was named to The Chronicle of Higher
Education’s 2011 Honor Roll as one of the country’s “great
colleges to work for.” Only 30 national universities identified
by the Chronicle as “large four-year colleges” were awarded
honor roll status.
Honor Roll designation was given to institutions that were
cited most often across numerous recognition categories. The results, released
in the Chronicle's fourth annual report on the academic workplace, are
based on a survey of nearly 44,000 employees at 310 colleges and universities
throughout the United States. Approximately 20,000 of those surveyed were
faculty members, about 15,000 were professional staff members, and about 8,000
were administrators, according to the Chronicle.
“This designation by The Chronicle of Higher
Education informs the entire higher education community of something that
those of us who serve at Baylor have long understood,” said Dr. Elizabeth
Davis, executive vice president and provost. “Baylor is a deeply
rewarding place to work, filled with energetic and talented people who are
inspired by the university's mission of combining academic excellence and
Christian commitment within a caring community.”
Baylor was among university standouts in four categories
– leadership, which includes collaborative governance, confidence
in senior leadership, supervisor or department chair relationship; compensation,
which includes compensation and benefits, job satisfaction, respect and
appreciation of employees; careers, which takes into account the
availability of professional and career-development programs, as well as
teaching environment; and the workplace, which encompasses facilities,
workspace, security and work/life balance.
The full report may be found at http://chronicle.com/academicworkplace
Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle of Higher
Education is the No. 1 source of news, information and jobs for college and
university faculty members and administrators. It is a nine-time finalist for
the National Magazine Awards, and one of its columnists was a finalist for a
2005 Pulitzer Prize. The Best Colleges to Work For survey was
administered for The Chronicle of Higher Education by ModernThink LLC, a
human resources consulting firm based in Wilmington, Del.
ABOUT BAYLOR
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a
nationally ranked research institution, classified as such with “high
research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately
15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international
reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and
scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of
Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in
Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more
than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally
recognized academic divisions.
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