Annual faculty and staff engagement survey places the Christian Polytechnic University among Christian organizations recognized for a flourishing workplace culture.
LeTourneau University has been certified as a Best Christian Workplace for the fourth consecutive year.
Certification is based on Best Christian Workplaces' annual Employee Engagement Survey, which LETU faculty and staff complete anonymously. The university first surveyed its employees with the organization in 2016; this year's was its 11th survey.
The recognition stands out in the higher education sector, where employee engagement — essentially, satisfaction — is hard won. Best Christian Workplaces' State of the Christian Workplace 2025 report indicates that higher education is perennially the lowest-scoring sector among the 500-plus organizations it surveys. LeTourneau's score places it in the top quartile of all universities Best Christian Workplaces works with.
"Even with a beautiful campus and top-tier labs and academic spaces, we are fundamentally an organization of people. It is important to me that our employees are happy working at LeTourneau, and this annual and anonymous survey is one way to stay in tune with that," said Dr. Steven D. Mason, President of LeTourneau University. "When employees are 'engaged,' that means they are able to give all of themselves to their work and the mission without reservation. While the pursuit of greater organizational health never stops, it is wonderful to know that we have a healthy organizational culture offering our folks an enriching employee experience."
Organizational health is one of the six pillars of LeTourneau's strategic plan. Mason ties that health directly to the university's mission of forming students.
"A healthy university culture with highly engaged faculty and staff makes a difference to our student experience," Mason said. "When our employees are flourishing, then so will our students; there is an inevitable trickle-down effect."
"Faculty engagement has increased steadily over the past decade, and we were thrilled to see it reach an all-time high this year," said Dr. Benjamin W. Caldwell, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. "A thriving faculty body is essential for sustaining the excellent mentoring, discipleship, and hands-on instruction that make LeTourneau so unique. By listening to our faculty, we can better support them, grow together as educators, and provide the best possible learning environment for our students."
In a letter to Mason announcing the certification, Best Christian Workplaces President and CEO Jay Bransford wrote that the recognition reflects "the intentional care, leadership, and effort" LeTourneau has invested in its workplace culture.
LeTourneau is listed among certified organizations on the Best Christian Workplaces website.
