by TeriYanovitch | Mar 4, 2014 | Higher Education
I read a recent article in Inside Higher Ed on Kenneth Starr being unanimously voted to be chancellor of Baylor University. Yes, the same Ken Starr of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky fame. Yes, the same University that has...
by TeriYanovitch | Jan 14, 2014 | Customer Service, Higher Education
A recent article in Slate on Southern New Hampshire University tells a tale of two cities. SNHU was on death watch. SNHU was a struggling private school with declining enrollment, weak finances, and no name recognition. This is not such an uncommon position as over...
by TeriYanovitch | Oct 30, 2013 | Customer Service, Higher Education
Your students can be on overload. It’s easy for them to get overwhelmed with choices and technology or to get confused with the college jargon. Sometimes they ask questions that on the surface seem ridiculous. For example, the second most frequently asked...
by TeriYanovitch | Oct 1, 2013 | Customer Service, Higher Education
Customer service for college administrative staff starts by identifying who their customers are. Even in a higher education environment there are internal customers and external customers. External customers range from mainly the student, to parents, alumni, board...
by TeriYanovitch | Sep 4, 2013 | Customer Service, Higher Education, Tips & Tools
Colleges and universities are beginning to recognize why having a culture of service excellence is so important, but don’t know how to design and implement it. This article gives an overview of the 7 Leadership Actions that if developed, communicated, executed and...