Take the Great Colleges to Work For Survey on Monday, March 16.
For six years running, the Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized the University of Mississippi as one of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For.” Our selection has been based on a number of criteria, including positive feedback from a cross section of campus employees.
On March 16, an invitation will be distributed via email to a random sample of the university’s full-time faculty, administrators, exempt and nonexempt staff to participate in an online survey. Should you receive this invitation, please take time to respond and submit your completed form by the deadline.
“You will be representing not only yourself, but all your colleagues,” said Jessica Hughes, UM human resources generalist. “The results of the survey will be factored into the overall scoring process that will ultimately determine the institutions recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education. After the Chronicle publishes the findings in July, we will receive a report that summarizes responses to the survey questions.”
This is a confidential survey that measures the strength of certain organizational competencies and relationships that most directly affect the university’s culture. So, whether they resemble a frog’s cranky croaking or a rooster’s proud crowing, employees must make their voices heard if the quality of their work conditions is to be recognized, maintained or improved.
“Your participation and honest feedback are critical to the assessment process,” Hughes said. “To ensure the confidentiality of your responses, your survey will be processed by ModernThink LLC, a research and consulting firm focusing on workplace excellence. Our institution will not be given any information that would enable us to trace survey data back to any one individual.”
Everyone’s participation is encouraged.
“A high response rate helps ensure accurate results and demonstrates the commitment of our workforce,” Hughes said.
For more information, contact Hughes at Jessica@olemiss.edu or visit http://www.ChronicleGreatColleges.com.