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UB a ‘great place to work’
For the fourth straight year, UB has been included among the college and universities named as “great colleges to work for” by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
UB was among 111 institutions cited as great places to work based on a Chronicle survey of nearly 44,000 faculty, staff and administrators from 310 two-year and four-year institutions, as well as a comprehensive survey of the institutions’ policies, programs, services and practices.
To assess the institutions, the Chronicle placed each college in a group according to its size based on total student enrollment—small, medium and large—and according to whether it was a two-year or four-year institution. The colleges then were judged on 12 features of excellent academic workplaces
Recognition in each of the 12 “Great College” recognition categories was given to the 10 top-scoring institutions in each size group for four-year colleges and the four highest-scoring colleges in each size for two-year colleges.
UB was recognized in the Compensation and Benefits category, which includes a broad range of employee benefits, among them salary, vacation time, health insurance, wellness programs, retirement benefits and such perks as employee discount programs.
The Chronicle noted that what makes UB great was that “Faculty and staff looking to shed some pounds can take part in the university’s ‘Move It to Lose It’ peer weight-loss group and receive fitness counseling as part of a comprehensive wellness program.”
“We are pleased to receive this national recognition for the fourth consecutive year alongside higher education peers like Harvard, Michigan and USC,” says Jennifer Bowen, associate vice president who oversees UB’s wellness and work life-balance programs. “It is gratifying to be recognized for the wide range of benefits we are able to provide to our faculty and staff as we manage to maintain high standards of excellence in our workplace while offering programs efficiently and at a low cost, despite the challenging economic times we are facing.”
“We are especially proud to have our wellness programs and initiatives singled out by the Chronicle,” she says.
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