Dr. Jeremy St. John teaching an ASU class in management information systems
For the 10th straight year, Angelo State University has been designated one of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For” and will be featured in a special edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education, the major national news source for college and university faculty and administrators.
ASU is one of only 75 institutions of higher education recognized nationally by the ModernThink strategic human capital consulting firm – and also ranked highly enough to be one of only 42 institutions named to the 2024 Honor Roll. This also marks the 10th straight year ASU has made the Honor Roll.
Ronnie Hawkins Jr. “The 2023-24 academic year was yet another year of milestones for Angelo State,” said ASU President Ronnie Hawkins Jr. “Achieving our re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, unveiling impressive new facilities like the Housley Tower and LeGrand Soccer Complex, and raising our status to being a Doctorate-granting Institution are just some of the many highlights. It’s the commitment and teamwork of our faculty, staff and administrators that make these types of accomplishments possible. That they truly enjoy their impactful and significant work on behalf of our students is reflected in our continuing ‘Great College to Work For’ designation.”
Angelo State is also one of only six Texas four-year institutions to earn a 2024 “Great College to Work For” designation, one of just four Texas state-supported universities to be honored, and the sole Lone Star Conference school on the list. ASU was previously identified as one of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For” in 2009, 2013 and 2015-23.
Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell “Time and time again, we have celebrated our universities as they are recognized as ‘Great Colleges to Work For’ and among the top institutions as Honor Roll recipients,” said Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. “This recognition is especially remarkable because the results are based on feedback that comes directly from our faculty and staff and speaks to our universities’ day-to-day culture and environment. I want to congratulate President Hawkins on this incredible achievement and thank the ASU team for making it a great place to work and, ultimately, an extraordinary place for the entire Ram Fam.”
The ModernThink survey results are based on a two-part assessment process that includes an institutional audit of employment data and workplace policies, as well as a survey of about 43,000 faculty, staff and administrators at institutions nationwide, with employee feedback being the primary factor. ASU was recognized in eight of the 10 employee survey categories:
Job Satisfaction and Support
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Faculty and Staff Well-Being
Mission and Pride
Compensation and Benefits
Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness
Confidence in Senior Leadership
Professional Development
Kurtis Neal “Our employees are committed to making Angelo State a great university for our students and a great place to work,” said Kurtis Neal, ASU director of HR. “To earn the ‘Great College to Work For’ designation and make the Honor Roll for a 10th straight year is definitely something for the campus to be proud of. We are all fortunate to be part of an organization like the Ram Family.”
Additionally, Neal said the broader national exposure for ASU that comes with the recognition will enhance the university’s ability to recruit high-quality faculty, staff and administrators. ASU currently has 1,019 employees, including 426 faculty and 593 staff.
