Based on the largest-ever survey of U.S. companies, Workplace Dynamics, LLP has named Teaching Research Institute (TRI) as one of the top workplaces in Oregon for 2014. In the category of not-for-profit organizations with fewer than 150 employees, TRI made the list of the top 45 (ranking at 33).

TRI, a division within Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon, met or exceeded a series of benchmarks established for non-profit, research organizations. “Culled from our database of 5,000 organizations that have surveyed with us over the last year, this national benchmark includes the most current data of peer organizations available,” according to the Workplace Dynamics evaluation.

“We have worked hard to establish TRI as a statewide and national leader in the field of education,” said Dr. Ella Taylor, Director at TRI. “It’s wonderful to realize that that work also translates into job satisfaction.”

Comments from the survey include; “I feel like we make a difference in the lives of real people, specifically young children,” and “The opportunities are endless. I plan on retiring at TRI.”

The Teaching Research Institute houses seven Centers that conduct work in a variety of educational and human service fields that serve to improve the quality of life for all individuals. Funded through external grants and contracts, the Centers conduct programs of research, develop evidence-based interventions that are provided through technical assistance and professional development, and increase system capacity to effect change.