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Cognella, Inc.
Cognella is redefining academic publishing by creating teacher-driven, student-centric higher education course materials in print and digital formats under three imprints: Cognella Academic Publishing, Cognella Custom, and Cognella Active Learning. Cognella helps professors align educational materials with specific courses and learning objectives, resulting in timely, relevant, effective, and focused academic content. This unique approach has made Cognella a trusted source for more than 4,000 instructors and 125,000 students annually at over 650 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. Cognella also publishes engaging nonfiction titles featuring modern perspectives as Cognella Press.
Purpose
Cognella is in the business of affordable, multimedia educational publishing and related services. As a company, Cognella strives to make publishing easy for educators and learning materials affordable for students. Through an editorial team, Cognella publishes academic materials in hard copy and digital formats (including interactive formats) using on-demand technologies. We sell these materials to school programs in bulk or to students directly through online ordering.
Vision
To continually build the business and become the U.S. market leader in our educational publishing niche by providing instructors with new and innovative ways to improve students’ educational experiences.
Mission
To help others achieve excellence by facilitating education and building knowledge.
Additional Culture Details
o Members of Cognella’s Culture Committee oversee activities, programs, and events; brainstorm ways to engage teammates; and serve as a point of contact for questions or suggestions about company culture.
o The cultural motto for Cognella teammates is “Brains + Heart.”
o We understand that work is personal, so we maintain a company culture that is supportive, productive, celebratory, and human.
o Cognella places emphasis on teamwork and collaboration. That’s why we call ourselves “teammates” rather than employees.
o Our Wall of Praise provides a venue to for all to receive public recognition from teammates, authors, and students.
o Our Gold Medal Recognition Program acknowledges teammates who go above and beyond in their work and contributions to the company.
o Great ideas are recognized, supported, and (when possible) implemented, regardless of who proposes them. “Best idea wins.”
o We believe it’s the journey that matters, not the destination, so we live each day to the fullest.
o The cultural motto for Cognella teammates is “Brains + Heart.”
o We understand that work is personal, so we maintain a company culture that is supportive, productive, celebratory, and human.
o Cognella places emphasis on teamwork and collaboration. That’s why we call ourselves “teammates” rather than employees.
o Our Wall of Praise provides a venue to for all to receive public recognition from teammates, authors, and students.
o Our Gold Medal Recognition Program acknowledges teammates who go above and beyond in their work and contributions to the company.
o Great ideas are recognized, supported, and (when possible) implemented, regardless of who proposes them. “Best idea wins.”
o We believe it’s the journey that matters, not the destination, so we live each day to the fullest.
Values
- Company Values
- o Be passionate
o Achieve results
o Drive innovation
o Demonstrate empathy
o Act as a team player
o Keep it simple