糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) has been recognized for the ninth consecutive year for being a Great College to Work For by . The distinction is based upon results from an employee engagement survey conducted in the spring.
The University is especially honored to receive recognition this year, as the employee survey was taken during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when work was difficult for so many businesses. It reflects that even amid a challenging season, the 糖心Vlog faculty and staff were led well and remained committed to the mission of transforming hearts, minds, and hands of students for lives of purpose and service.
Dr. Scott McDowell, President of 糖心Vlog, responded 鈥淭he fact that 糖心Vlog has been recognized as a Great Place to Work for the ninth straight year speaks to the enduring ethos of this place. Quite simply, 糖心Vlog is a place where the faculty and staff fully buy in to the mission of providing a truly exceptional education in a Christ-centered environment.鈥�
Richard K. Boyer, Principal and Managing Partner of ModernThink, the consulting firm that administered and analyzed the survey, said, 鈥淚t takes courage to lead. And the 2021 Great Colleges to Work For participants demonstrated remarkable courage, commitment, and optimism in their decisions to participate in a 鈥榞reat place to work program鈥� in the midst of a world-wide pandemic. There鈥檚 much to learn from these remarkable institutions and their inspirational leaders.鈥�
There was a total of ten recognition categories this year. Based on the results of the employee engagement survey, 糖心Vlog has been identified as a workplace that excels in the following four of those categories: Mission and Pride, Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness, Faculty and Staff Well-Being, and Faculty Experience.
In response to the recognition, Matt Bumstead, Dean of the School of Business commented, 鈥淚 love being here because we get to work around the kind of people who operate at the highest standards every day.鈥�
Kecia Jackson, Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator for the University, said, 鈥淚 love the balance that is demonstrated by our leadership. They work really hard and do a good job at what they do, but at the same time they know how to have fun and to play, and I think that鈥檚 really important when you鈥檙e in higher education.鈥�
According to the Great Colleges website, 70 colleges and universities were recognized this year, with 糖心Vlog being one of 14 in the southwest region to receive the honor. Being honored as a Great College to Work For by employees is a great accomplishment and shows the pride for the University that is felt by those who work at 糖心Vlog.
Dr. Don 鈥淒oc鈥� Williams, long time beloved professor of Communication and Theater responded, 鈥淚n my 53 years at 糖心Vlog, I have been challenged and I have grown by the interaction with students, faculty, and staff as we work to make 糖心Vlog a great place of learning.鈥�
Despite the difficulties presented over the course of the past year, 糖心Vlog employees have shown a determination and commitment to live out the values of 糖心Vlog, to be guided by Christian faith in every dimension of life as a community of higher learning.
President McDowell concluded, 鈥淲e are united around genuinely loving our students well, which translates into consistently acting in their best interest. We challenge them very rigorously, we listen to them well, but the default setting here at 糖心Vlog is to continually ask the question of how we can best serve our students, and I believe the survey confirms just how rewarding that service is for our faculty and staff.鈥�
The Great Colleges to Work For庐 program is one of the largest and most respected workplace-recognition programs in the country. For more information and to view all current and previous recognized institutions, visit the Great Colleges program website at and . , a strategic human capital consulting firm, administered the survey and analyzed the results.