Surveys
Âé¶ąPorn’s strategic plan, Together We Rise, calls for us to become a destination employer. One named outcome is our future recognition as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education provides an opportunity for higher education institutions to participate in their annual ® program, which Loyola uses as a measure of faculty, staff, and administrator job satisfaction.
Survey Cycle
2024, 2026, and every three years thereafter
Survey FAQs
Topline Results Report
Âé¶ąPorn Focus Area
FY25 – FY26:
- Progress toward competitive compensation (Anchored to Statement 11: I am paid fairly for my work.)
- Implement the Segal compensation study and update the People and Culture website to detail the latest information regarding the compensation study (Completed)
- Implement the first phase of the compensation plan effective January 16, 2025; establish new pay grade ranges and salary adjustments to the new pay grade minimums (Completed)
- Assess the second phase of the compensation plan (In Progress)
- Create the t to provide transparent communication and education regarding compensation at Loyola University Maryland (Completed)
- Implement new shift differential rates effective October 1, 2025 (Completed)
- Assess benefits with a focus on equity and goal of increasing employee satisfaction
(Anchored to Statement 34: This institution’s benefits meet my needs.)
- Remove waiting period for vacation leave (Completed)
- Standardize sick leave accruals for staff and administrators (Completed)
- Enhance community service leave (expanded usage outside of Loyola) (Completed)
- Enhance mission leave (two days/year and expanded usage for religious holidays not observed by Loyola) (Completed)
- Reduce waiting periods for tuition remission (Completed)
- Add legally domiciled adult (LDA) provisions in sick leave, bereavement leave, and the FMLA addendum (Completed)
- Offer pet insurance (Completed)
- Create a pathway for employees to designate non-profit organizations as their life insurance beneficiaries (Completed)
- Create an annual virtual wellness conference to foster a broader sense of community through shared experiences, personal wellbeing, and a culture of care (Completed)
- Enhance communication with employees and supervisors (Anchored to Job Category: Communication.)
- Update the People and Culture website to detail latest information regarding the compensation study (Completed)
- Create the to provide transparent communication and education regarding compensation at Loyola University Maryland (Completed)
- Create benefit resource summary flyers highlighting benefits across the University and across benefit plans on select topics (e.g., expecting and new parents) (Completed)
- Establish and promote social media platforms (TeamLoyolaMD on and ) (Completed)
- Create The Exchange, an optional drop-in online monthly meeting for managers, designed to enhance two-way communication between People & Culture and managers (Completed)
- Rebrand supervisory development (Manager’s Retreat), providing a high-level strategic plan overview; effective communication strategies; overviews of recruitment, compensation, leave management and payroll; wellness; EAP services; strategies on performance management – maximizing employee potential; and introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to help individuals better understand themselves and others for improved decision-making and relationship building (Completed)
- Create a monthly People & Culture newsletter (Completed)
- Create a quarterly People & Culture Wellness newsletter (Completed)
- Expand professional development programming (Anchored to Job Category: Professional Development.)
- Rejoin offering professional development to support staff in a cohort-setting with participants from eight other area colleges and universities (Completed)
- Expand supervisory development (i.e., Manager’s Retreat), providing a high-level strategic plan overview; effective communication strategies; overviews of recruitment, compensation, leave management and payroll; wellness; EAP services; strategies on performance management – maximizing employee potential; and introduction to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to help individuals better understand themselves and others for improved decision-making and relationship building (Completed)
- Partner with ASPIRE to offer , a cohort development program for emerging and mid-level leaders spanning six months, focusing on strengthening and expanding leadership skills through intensive one-on-one coaching, in-person workshops, and team-based projects (Completed)
- Conduct comprehensive needs assessment (Planned for spring 2026)