{"144391":{"#nid":"144391","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Named to \u2018Great Colleges to Work For\u2019 List","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOut of 103 institutions named to The Chronicle of Higher Education\u2019s 2012 \u201cGreat Colleges to Work For\u201d list, Georgia Tech was the only one from Georgia to be included.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute, which has been named to the list for four consecutive years, was recognized in three out of 12 categories: collaborative governance; confidence in senior leadership; and facilities, workspace and security.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat is particularly noteworthy about this honor is that it is based on input from our faculty and staff,\u201d said President G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cOur effectiveness as an institution depends upon the culture we foster, the benefits we offer and the community we create. There\u2019s always room for improvement, but this recognition from the Tech community indicates that we\u2019re on the right track.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe assessment involved a questionnaire about institutional characteristics, coupled with a faculty and staff questionnaire about individuals\u2019 evaluations of their institutions. It also included an analysis of demographic data and workplace policies, including benefits, at each participating institution. The questionnaires were administered online in March and April.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to know that Georgia Tech was the only college or university in the state to be selected for the Great Colleges list,\u201d said Chief Human Resources Officer Scott Morris. \u201cIt is our goal to continue to progress in the areas in which we were recognized and further engage the Tech community to collectively address the areas in which we want to grow. We ultimately want to create the best workplace possible in every area.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, about 47,000 faculty and staff members completed the Great Colleges questionnaire \u2014 the largest number of respondents in the survey\u2019s five-year history. Participants represented 294 two-year and four-year institutions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe survey was administered by ModernThink LLC, a human resources consulting firm, and is based on an assessment that has been used in 55 \u201cBest Places to Work\u201d programs and more than 4,000 organizations.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOut of 103 institutions named to The Chronicle of Higher Education\u2019s 2012 \u0026nbsp;\u201cGreat Colleges to Work For\u201d list, Georgia Tech was the only one from Georgia to be included.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Out of 103 institutions named to The Chronicle of Higher Education\u2019s 2012  \u201cGreat Colleges to Work For\u201d list, Georgia Tech was the only one from Georgia to be included."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-08-06 09:34:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:36","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"148471":{"id":"148471","type":"image","title":"Great Colleges 2012","body":null,"created":"1449178763","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:39:23","changed":"1475894754","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:54","alt":"Great Colleges 2012","file":{"fid":"195135","name":"greatcolleges_hires_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/greatcolleges_hires_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/greatcolleges_hires_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":393172,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/greatcolleges_hires_0_0.jpg?itok=d0pHCAUB"}},"83641":{"id":"83641","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449178095","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:28:15","changed":"1475894700","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:00"}},"media_ids":["148471","83641"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Great-Colleges-to-Work-For\/133333\/#id=big-table","title":"Great Colleges to Work For"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"39601","name":"Great Colleges"},{"id":"13745","name":"Great Colleges to Work For"},{"id":"39611","name":"The Chronicle of Higher Education"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}