Stony Brook University partnered with ModernThink (MT) to conduct its first university-wide Employee Engagement Survey, known as Be Heard. ModernThink is a nationally recognized organization specializing in higher education
workplace surveys and benchmarking. Assessment of results will include comparisons
across Carnegie Classification, Geographic Region, Enrollment Size, and nationally recognized Great Colleges to Work For institutions.
The purpose of the Be Heard survey is to provide a confidential, structured method for understanding the employee experience across our campuses; improve faculty/staff
experience; drive better performance, and improve strategies for recruitment and retention.
The survey is designed to inform improvements in areas such as:
- Collaboration and communication
- Confidence in senior leadership
- Inclusion, belonging, and community
- Faculty and staff well-being
- Job satisfaction and supervisory effectiveness
- Mission alignment and institutional pride
- Performance management and professional development
Insights gathered through Be Heard will help shape future strategies that strengthen
engagement, retention, and workplace culture.
All full-time, hired on or before the calendar year ending 2024, Stony Brook University
State and RF Employees on West Campus, Southampton Campus, and in the Health Sciences
Schools, as well as a portion of the School of Medicine are invited and encouraged
to participate in the survey. (Those hired in 2025 will be included in our next survey.)
Exceptions:
- This survey did not include student employees, part-time employees, or School of Medicine Clinical Faculty
and Staff.
- The School of Medicine Clinical Faculty and Staff and Stony Brook University Hospital
participate in a separate Engagement Survey.
