{"69572":{"#nid":"69572","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Again Named to \u2018Great Colleges to Work For\u2019 Honor Roll","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the third consecutive year, the Georgia Institute of\nTechnology has been recognized on The Chronicle of Higher Education\u2019s 2011\n\u201cGreat Colleges To Work For\u201d Honor Roll. Tech was the only four-year public\ninstitution to receive the recognition.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAt Georgia Tech, we recognize that all accomplishments come\nthrough people,\u201d said Scott Morris, associate vice president of Human\nResources. \u201cWe are so pleased to be recognized for our efforts to support and\ndevelop an outstanding workforce.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech was recognized in four out of twelve\ncategories: confidence in senior leadership; job satisfaction; facilities,\nworkspace and security; and work\/life balance.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe results, released in The Chronicle\u2019s fourth annual\nreport on the academic workplace, are based on a survey of approximately 44,000\npeople at 310 institutions, including 245 four-year colleges. Honor Roll\nrecognition for four-year colleges was given to the 10 institutions in each\nsize division that were cited most often across all of the recognition\ncategories.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFor example, relating to the facilities, workspaces and\nsecurity category, during the past 15 years, Georgia Tech has constructed and\nrenovated many campus facilities that serve as a vital backdrop for providing\nan innovative live, learn and work environment, including a significant\ninvestment in the human and ecological landscape.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe campus has also increased its focus on sustainability, establishing\nbuilding standards for environmental stewardship, sustainable design and energy\nmanagement and requiring that all building and renovation projects be designed\nand built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standards.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are absolutely honored to have been selected for this\nrecognition, but we are not content to rest on our laurels,\u201d said Morris. \u201cOur\ngoal is to be recognized in each of the twelve dimensions outlined in the\nsurvey.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo other Georgia colleges were included on the 2011 Honor\nRoll. Brenau University, Gainesville, Ga., was recognized in the small, four-year\ncategory, while East Georgia College in Swainsboro, Ga., was recognized in the\nsmall, two-year category.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to The Chronicle, the assessment process had two\ncomponents: a questionnaire about institutional characteristics and a\nfaculty\/staff questionnaire about individuals\u0027 evaluations of their\ninstitutions. The assessment also included an analysis of demographic data and\nworkplace policies at each participating college or university. The\nquestionnaires were administered online in March and April of this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESurvey respondents were asked to respond to 60 statements\nusing a five-point scale, ranging from \u0022strongly agree\u0022 to\n\u0022strongly disagree.\u0022 They were also asked to rate their satisfaction\nwith 18 benefits, respond to two open-ended questions, and answer 15\ndemographic questions.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGreat Colleges to Work For\u201d is one of the largest and most\nrespected workplace-recognition programs in the country. The Chronicle worked\nwith ModernThink LLC, a human-resources-consulting firm that has conducted\nnumerous \u201cBest Places to Work\u201d programs involving more than 4,000\norganizations.\u003C\/p\u003Ehttp:\/\/chronicle.com\/section\/Great-Colleges-to-Work-For\/537\/","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the third consecutive year, the Georgia Institute of\nTechnology has been recognized on The Chronicle of Higher Education\u2019s 2011\n\u201cGreat Colleges To Work For\u201d Honor Roll. Tech was the only four-year public\ninstitution to receive the recognition.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27317","created_gmt":"2011-08-23 15:17:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:59","author":"Matt Werner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/section\/Great-Colleges-to-Work-For\/537\/","title":"The Chronicle of Higher Education: Great Colleges to Work For"}],"groups":[{"id":"64303","name":"Human Resources"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13746","name":"2011 Great Colleges to Work For"},{"id":"12421","name":"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":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}