Four years in a row - Marietta named Great College to Work For

by Tom Perry

Marietta, Ohio (09/13/2021) — For the fourth year in a row, The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized Marietta College as a "Great College to Work For."

"We are extremely honored to once again earn this recognition from The Chronicle of Higher Education in its '2021 Great Colleges to Work For' survey," said Marietta College President Bill Ruud. "Our faculty, staff and administrators have faced many challenges over the past year as we navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. Each one of them rose to the challenge and continued to provide a transformative educational experience for our students."

Of the 196 institutions surveyed, Marietta was one of only 70 to be recognized. Marietta is one of four Ohio colleges recognized in the survey. Results are reported for small, medium and large institutions, with Marietta College included among the small universities with 500 to 2,999 students.

According to The Chronicle, the Great Colleges survey included a two-part assessment process: a survey administered to faculty, administrators and professional support staff; and an institution questionnaire that captured employment data and workplace policies from each institution. The primary factor in deciding whether an institution received recognition was the employee feedback.

Marietta College earned honors in two of the 10 categories this year:

The Great Colleges to Work For 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 http://www.greatcollegesprogram.com. ModernThink, a strategic human capital consulting firm, administered the survey and analyzed the results.

"Leadership in crisis is both art and science. The leaders at this year's recognized institutions guided their institutions through unprecedented challenges with vision and transparency, all while modeling a spirit of partnership and genuine care for their fellow colleagues," said Richard K. Boyer, Principal and Managing Partner at ModernThink. "It 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 'great place to work program' in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. There's much to learn from these remarkable institutions and their inspirational leaders."

Full results of The Chronicle's annual survey can be viewed online at https://greatcollegesprogram.com/List/.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For three consecutive years (2018-2020).

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