Chronicle Great Colleges

Is your college a great place to work? The Chronicle of Higher Education will help you find out.

Congralulations to Aurora University for winning the drawing for a FREE Benchmark Data Package for the 2012 Great Colleges program! All institutions that registered for the program by November 18, 2011 were automatically entered to win. Of the 127 eligible schools, Aurora University was randomly selected for the prize! Click here to learn more about our Benchmark Data Package, and other reports available for the 2012 Great Colleges program.

The Great Colleges to Work For Program is a free recognition program sponsored by The Chronicle of Higher Education and ModernThink LLC, a leader in assessing workplace quality.

Participants receive many benefits including:

Gaining valuable exposure in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Academic Workplace supplement. Click here to view the 2011 supplement and learn more about the program.
Boosting recruitment and retention of the best faculty, administrators and staff. According to one school, “[The Great Colleges recognition] had an immediate and positive impact on our ability to recruit high-quality faculty.” According to another, “We did end up being recognized which not only was the cause for great celebration on campus but also provided support for some of our marketing and retention initiatives.” Click here to see how schools have promoted their achievement.
Improving awareness and outcomes by understanding both your institution’s strengths and its weaknesses. To learn about reports, both those that are included for free and others that are available for purchase, click here .
Enhancing strategic planning by benchmarking against your peers and seeing how you compare. As explained by one participant, “The Great Colleges program provided us with information critical to our ongoing efforts to build and maintain an exceptional work environment… and provided validation for many of our programs and initiatives.”
Capitalizing on your school’s participation with several customization options. Click here to learn more.

There is no cost to participate. The program is open to most non-profit higher education institutions with a total student enrollment of at least 500 in the fall. Click here to view institutions that were recognized.

The Chronicle and ModernThink reserve the right to limit the number of participants and/or place certain restrictions (e.g., minimum size thresholds) on schools that will be eligible for recognition. Click here to register!

Register now for the 2012 Chronicle Great Colleges Program

We continue to receive terrific feedback about the Great Colleges initiative and how this program is helping to advance workplace quality issues at individual schools across the country, and also influencing the future of the academic workplace. Click here to learn more about how this program can help your school reach its goals.

Make the Most Out of Your 2011 Chronicle Great Colleges Survey Results

Thank you to our participants in the 2011 Great Colleges to Work For program. Some schools have asked for opportunities to learn more and dig deeper. In response we offer additional in-depth reporting and analysis that help schools prioritize scarce resources, inform accreditation self-studies, provide data and metrics for strategic planning initiatives, enhance recruiting efforts, and build a more engaged community. Click here to learn more.