Kennesaw State Named a 2013 'Great College to Work For'

The Chronicle of Higher Education has once again recognized Kennesaw State University as one of the top universities in the country for which to work. 

It was the only one in Georgia to be recognized this year.

The Chronicle’s “2013 Great Colleges to Work For” cited KSU among the top 97 institutions in three categories — collaborative governance, professional/career development programs and facilities/workspace/security.

 The recognition is based upon feedback from university employees and an institutional audit of workplace policies and practices.

“We are very proud to be recognized among an impressive group of institutions whose employees identified many positive attributes about their work environment,” said Kennesaw State President Daniel S. Papp. “Our faculty, staff and administrators are the foundation of our University, and they demonstrate their commitment to Kennesaw State each and every day. We are deeply appreciative of their work on behalf of our nearly 25,000 students.”

This is the second time Kennesaw State has been recognized by the Chronicle. In the “2009 Great Colleges to Work For” survey, the University was cited among the top 10 schools for confidence in senior leadership, teaching environment, collaborative governance, professional/career development programs, physical work space conditions and post-retirement benefits.

“What makes Kennesaw State such a great place to work is that we invest in our people,” said Rodney Bossert, the university’s assistant vice president for human resources. “We do that in so many ways with training initiatives from new employee orientation to professional development and retirement education. A university is only as good as its people, and I am pleased that we have some of the best and brightest in our midst.”

Kennesaw State employs multiple mechanisms to ensure that campus stakeholders are collectively empowered to make recommendations and impact policy decisions. These include four actively engaged senates representing faculty, staff, students and university administrators, which together comprise a University Council. The president’s cabinet and planning and budget advisory committee and the provost’s deans’ council also contribute to the university’s shared governance infrastructure. 

Faculty and staff are afforded opportunities to enhance their professional/career development, including tuition assistance, paid professional association dues, support to attend conferences and other  professional development activities, mentoring and coaching for faculty and managers, IT courses and other training throughout the year.

Also recognized in the facilities/workspace/security category, Kennesaw State‘s campus offers several new or updated office buildings, classrooms and other facilities. 

A nationally recognized emergency system enables succinct communication between all of the support departments traditionally charged with security/safety and with the campus community.

Full results of The Chronicle’s annual survey can be viewed online at:

http://chronicle.com/article/Great-Colleges-To-Work-For/140369?forceGen=1#id=big-table