100 Best Places to Work in IT 2010

Temple University – ranked again as one of the Top 100 Places to Work in IT for the year 2010. This year we came in at number 53. The entire list is available at Computer World.

100 Best Places to Work in IT 2009

Temple University – ranked again as one of the Top 100 Places to Work in IT for the year 2009. This year we came in at number 90. The entire list is available at Computer World.

100 Best Places to Work in IT 2008

Temple University – ranked again as one of the Top 100 Places to Work in IT for the year 2008. This year we came in at number 53. The entire list is available at Computer World.

100 Best Places to Work in IT 2007

The Computer Services department at Temple University has been ranked again in the Top 100 places to work in IT. Last year we were placed at number 72 and jumped to number 67 on the list. I forgot to keep track of the number of education institutions on the list last year, but this year in addition to Temple University other education institutions on the list include University of Miami (Ranked Number 2), University of Pennsylvania (Ranked Number 8), Fairfax County Public Schools (Ranked Number 10), Cornell University (Ranked Number 40), Johnson County Community College (Ranked Number 47), Miami Dade College (Ranked Number 65), Creighton University (Ranked Number 95)  and Duke University Health System Inc (Ranked Number 100).

In addition to overall ranking, Temple University was also placed in the Top 10 list of Best Places for Diversity. 

100 Best Places to Work in IT 2006

Temple University has just been ranked one of the top 100 places to work in IT. This year we were ranked number 72 on the list. The full list of companies can be viewed at Computerworld’s report on Best Places to Work in IT. This is the second consecutive year that Temple University has been ranked.

Here’s the brief snapshot of Temple University as obtained from Computerworld:

Total employees: 5,433
Total IT employees: 242
IT employee turnover in 2005: 4.5%
IT employee promotions in 2005: 5.0%
Training days offered per IT employee in 2005: 5
Training budget per IT employee in 2005: $1,500
Percentage of IT managers who are women: 33%
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities: 29%
Percentage of IT staff who are women: 29%
Percentage of IT staff who are minorities: 39%

What’s special

This Philadelphia university enrolls more than 34,000 students and has 17 schools and colleges. Recent technology initiatives include the development of identity management, data warehousing and disaster recovery systems as well as a tool for tracking research projects. IT workers also received enhanced training in Oracle, Linux and Microsoft software. Temple offers family tuition benefits, including full undergraduate tuition for dependent children, access to health club facilities and participation in a full range of university programs. The IT group has its own internal training department that provides courses to help individuals develop in their chosen areas of expertise. Recently, 14 IT staffers completed TCP/IP training and 40 completed project management training.

100 Best Places to Work in IT 2005

The annual Computer World survey of best places to work in IT has just been released. You may need to register to view the sorted listing of organizations, but topping the list is Quicken Loans Inc. based in Livonia, Michigan. One trend that I believe will gradually start to increase is the appearance of educational institutions on this list. Temple University, my employer, is one of the three that has made this years Top 100 Places to Work in IT. This is in addition to a ranking earlier last year as one of America’s Most Connected Campus. While rankings are subject to controversy, they do so much more to improve morale and will always continue to be a coveted prize by the marketing department.