Spa University: A College Finally Listens to Student Satisfaction Benchmarks
“Other universities claim to respond to student satisfaction feedback, but let’s be honest,” said Wyatt Behran, the new president of Spa University at the institution’s groundbreaking ceremony last fall. “The number one comment college students make about their experience is ‘I wish I could do all the college stuff but not have to go to [...]
University Faces Lawsuit After Failed Attempt at Innovation in Search Process
Posted on Thursday, March 4th 2010
Tags: alternative, candidate, chatroulette, innovation, interview, job search, phone, placement, skype, technology
Tags: alternative, candidate, chatroulette, innovation, interview, job search, phone, placement, skype, technology
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer A lawsuit filed last week alleges that Marquardt College, a small, religious institution, mishandled a prospective employee’s interview in February. “It was well-intentioned,” said Mariam Puckett, university spokeswoman. “This candidate was unable to attend a placement exchange so the department in question made an accommodation for him. Unfortunately the selection [...]
Universities Slash Budgets, Enforce Creepy Imagination Strategy
Posted on Wednesday, January 20th 2010
Tags: budget, creativity, cuts, imagination, innovation, strategy
Tags: budget, creativity, cuts, imagination, innovation, strategy
by Irma Voigt Staff Writer After Illinois’s state colleges and universities received word of urgent and immediate budget cuts, campus leadership across the state scrambled to continue daily operations with minimal impact. “It is our hope that students, faculty and staff not directly feel the effects of these cuts,” said Dr. Amy Hale, Chancellor of [...]
Faculty Annoyed by Brilliant Student Until He Becomes Famous
Posted on Monday, August 10th 2009
Tags: college humor, entrepreneurs, innovation, inventor, joe bernstein, kayvon beykpour
Tags: college humor, entrepreneurs, innovation, inventor, joe bernstein, kayvon beykpour
Mike Hozman, the technical wonderboy who annoyed all of his professors last year in college is now the most popular student in the faculty’s revisionist history. CronkNews reporters recorded the following instructor comments: Last Year: “Mike is the most irritating student I’ve ever met. I can’t stand him.” “He’s arrogant and disruptive in class, and [...]


