Boost Employee Engagement on Your Campus

The key to a positive student experience is dedicated, engaged faculty and staff. Cooleaf’s community engagement platform helps you motivate and retain higher education workers while building a stronger culture on campus.

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An employee engagement strategy to boost faculty retention and community engagement

Higher education workers are more burned out than ever. In the post-pandemic workplace, colleges and universities need a modern solution to inspire and engage higher education workers at scale.

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71
of executives say employee engagement is critical to their organization’s success (Harvard Business Review)
34
of university faculty and staff are highly engaged in their jobs (Gallup)
80
of higher education institutions see a correlation between staff engagement and retention (Deloitte)
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Reward higher ed workers with real-time recognition

Addressing staff burnout and low morale in higher education is vital for student success as well as employee retention. By fostering a culture of appreciation, universities can help staff members feel more engaged and inspired. Cooleaf makes it easy with customizable Awards for years of service, birthdays, and other milestones, along with a powerful engagement strategy.

  • Automated birthdays and work anniversaries with customizable messages and rewards

  • Effective employee engagement surveys to track mental health, job satisfaction, and more

  • Performance awards and incentives based on your organization’s goals

  • Year-round engagement calendar with built-in virtual challenges

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Drive staff and faculty engagement with virtual challenges, celebrations, and events

Keeping your staff connected is about more than end-of-year holiday parties and annual bonuses. With Cooleaf, you can give faculty members a mobile-friendly platform to spotlight their peers, see internal communications, join fun activities and challenges, and get rewarded for professional development — all while reinforcing your organization’s mission and core values.

  • Peer recognition aligned with core values

  • Manager training initiatives for team leaders

  • Virtual activities designed to support mental health and employee wellbeing

  • Team-building challenges to encourage community engagement

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Measure faculty wellbeing with employee engagement surveys

Prevent faculty and staff turnover before it happens by measuring levels of employee engagement and tracking job satisfaction. Gather real-time feedback from your higher education staff with simple, incentivized surveys. Plus, Cooleaf includes an engagement strategy to improve retention and boost company morale over time.

  • Effective employee engagement surveys to measure mental health, eNPS, and more

  • Strategic recommendations for employee engagement initiatives

  • Assistance with measuring employee engagement ROI and tracking metrics

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See how top brands use Cooleaf to drive people-first experiences.

From driving efficiency for weekly benchmarks to fostering team culture across departments, Cooleaf’s all-in-one platform helps workplaces support each team member through their employee experience.

How MountainSeed Fostered Togetherness Through Authentic Interaction on Cooleaf

We’re Mountainseed, and we care for our employees first. This is who we are. This is us. Cooleaf helps us be us, better.

How American Auto Shield Redefined Core Values & Renewed Its Commitment to Employee Satisfaction

With Cooleaf, I have new ways to collect feedback. The platform helps me to think about how I can better the culture of our organization through the power of transparency and consistency.

Empowering Employees and Elevating eNPS: SOLTECH’s Incredible 60%+ Growth Story

As our eNPS has gone up, so has our revenue. It's not coincidental. You can’t grow your business if you don’t invest in your employees.

How Bark Unlocked Intentional Engagement for Its Fully Remote Team With Cooleaf

Anything we can do to show our appreciation to our team is worth doing. Cooleaf makes this possible in a way that’s such a low lift for me, and it’s so much more than just a shout-out.

One platform to recognize, engage, and empower your higher education employees

Our award-winning platform improves team collaboration and motivation through a dedicated engagement strategy and powerful engagement tools, all enhanced by AI. Through intuitive recognition and expertly-designed programming, we empower workplaces to lead with love.

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See How Top Workplaces Use Cooleaf to Put their People First

"Challenges on Cooleaf are so easy and fun to do, and the rewards are great! I have redeemed my points for Target gift cards so many times, and usually all I have to do to earn points is share an idea or a quick photo. I love using Cooleaf to earn reward points and connecting with coworkers I don’t usually see!"

Ellie M.
Academic Counselor at Auburn University

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