Baylor earns multiple national honors as an elite place to work

For well over a decade, Baylor has been a staple among the universities recognized as a “Great College to Work For” — appearing on the elite annual list’s honor roll for 14 of the last 16 years. And while that alone makes for a good headline (and is emblematic of a BaylorProud faculty and staff), it’s far from the only honor that Baylor has earned this year for being an elite workplace.

It stands to reason that workers happy in (and invigorated by) their jobs invest in students in a meaningful way. That’s a culture Baylor is blessed to have, as these honors demonstrate:

* A Great College to Work For — You already know that Baylor is an annual awardee on this list, but far from being complacent, BU is climbing in the rankings. This year, Baylor appeared on the list’s honor roll in all 10 categories for the first time ever, one of only three colleges nationwide to do so. These categories run the gamut of items of interest to faculty and staff, such as mission, compensation, confidence in leadership, wellbeing and more.

* A Best Employer for Women — Each year, Forbes undertakes a massive survey to discover America’s Best Employers for Women. Baylor made this list, too, ranking among the top 200 employers in the nation. Respondents rated companies on pay equity, advancement, work-life balance, parental leave and more. Among Texas colleges and universities, only Baylor College of Medicine rated higher.

* One of the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces — Baylor’s institutional support of families is embodied in its approach to families who grow through adoption. Benefits such as generous parental leave and adoption assistance again place Baylor among the Top 100 Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces, an annual ranking from the Dave Thomas Foundation. In fact, after appearing on this each of the last several years, Baylor ranked No. 1 in the “education” field for the first time in University history.

It’s one thing for an organization to say it has a great workplace culture; it’s another thing for its staff and outside observers to anonymously say the same thing. For Baylor to achieve its mission of educating men and women for worldwide leadership in a Christian community, it takes dedicated faculty, staff and administrators — people who continually report satisfaction in the work they do and the place they do it.

Sic ’em, Bears!