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UB a ‘great college to work for’
For the third consecutive year, UB has been named one of The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “great colleges to work for.”
UB was among 97 institutions cited as great places to work based on responses from a Chronicle survey of about 43,000 administrators, faculty members and staff members at 275 campuses, as well as a comprehensive survey of the institutions’ policies, programs, services and practices.
This year’s survey was the largest to date—only 89 campuses participated in the first ranking in 2008.
To conduct the rankings, colleges were placed in either the small, medium or large-size group based on overall student enrollment—UB was in the large category—and then judged in 12 “Great College” categories that the Chronicle regards as representing “the core attributes of a great academic workplace.” Recognition in each Great College category was given to the 10 highest-scoring institutions in each size group for four-year colleges, and to the three highest-scoring institutions in each of those size groups for two-year colleges.
UB was recognized specifically in three categories: Competition and Benefits (including pay, vacation, health insurance, retirement benefits and perks such as employee discount programs), Tenure Clarity and Process and Work/Life Balance.
President John B. Simpson said UB’s recognition by the Chronicle as a great place to work “reflects our continued success as a university community in working together to build a campus culture that is a source of pride, strength and support for all those who work, live and learn here.”
Simpson noted that UB is one of a relatively small group of major public universities recognized, among them the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland, as well as private institutions, including Harvard. “That UB was able to sustain this level of excellence despite the current financial crisis and substantial budget cuts we face in New York State makes this success all the more meaningful, speaking to our commitment to sustaining a great workplace for faculty and staff even in the most challenging times,” he said.
“This continued national recognition is a tribute to our university’s ongoing commitment to fostering a campus culture of excellence—the foundation of our efforts, through UB 2020, to build a premier public research university for the 21st century.”
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