91²Ö¿â is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a recent survey.
91²Ö¿â is the only Ohio public university to receive the 2022 “Great Colleges to Work Forâ€� designation. Other large four-year universities (with 10,000 or more students) rated along with 91²Ö¿â include Mississippi State University, Texas Tech University and the University of Kentucky. 91²Ö¿â is also one of only three Ohio institutions to receive the honor, joined by Cuyahoga Community College and Mount St. Joseph University.
“Being named a ‘Great College to Work For’ is a tremendous honor, and to achieve this recognition 11 times is impressive,â€� 91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon said. “I’d like to thank our faculty and staff for the contributions they make each day and for rating 91²Ö¿â so highly as a great place to work.â€�
91²Ö¿â won honors in five categories this year: Compensation and Benefits; Confidence in Senior Leadership; Shared Governance; Faculty Experience; and Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.
The Great Colleges to Work For survey results, which are and included in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education, are based on survey results from about 49,000 faculty and staff at 212 colleges and universities. For 2022, 46 four-year institutions and 22 two-year institutions are being recognized as “Great Colleges to Work For.�
The 2022 survey results are based on a two-part assessment process: an institution questionnaire that captured employment data and workplace policies from each institution and a survey administered to faculty, administration and professional support staff. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received recognition was the employee feedback.
The 2022 “Great Colleges to Work Forâ€� designation is the latest honor 91²Ö¿â has received for being a top employer. 91²Ö¿â was recently named the No. 3 top employer in Ohio for 2022 and a best employer for women in the nation for 2021.
91²Ö¿â employs about 5,000 full- and part-time employees across its eight-campus footprint.
For more information about the Great Colleges to Work For program and to view all the recognized institutions, visit and . ModernThink, a strategic human capital consulting firm, administered the survey and analyzed the results.
For more information about 91²Ö¿â, visit www.kent.edu.
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