We provide creative, long term solutions for today's challenges faced by institutions of higher education. Efficiency, productivity and accountability - the necessary ingredients in a well managed administration - are the goals addressed by R. L. Bliss & Associates.
Our services address issues such as:
- Recruiting talented Presidents and administrators
- Increasing financial support from both public and private sources
- Greater attention to personnel management, both academic and non-academic
- Increasing the quantity and quality of enrollment.
More and more, trustees and administrative teams are applying long-standing business problem solving methods to prepare for the future. R. L. Bliss & Associates is uniquely positioned to help institutions meet the challenges ahead by applying a combination of both business and education know-how.
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PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH - Plus!
The search for a new President - never easy, always time consuming - leads many institutions to look outside for help in conducting their search. The staff of R. L. Bliss & Associates have all participated in the search process at the Presidential level. Many have been Presidents, all have been Vice-Presidents. We don't have to guess about what it is like being a college/university President. We have all been there.
As an educational and business consulting firm our only mission is to locate the best possible individual for your institution (We are not a placement service.).
The PLUS in our Presidential Search program -
Many search firms will locate a President and then depart the campus, assuming their task is finished. We go one step beyond. We prepare a detailed transition report for the new President. Our Transition Management program will help before, during and after the new President's arrival.
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University/college Presidencies turn over, on average, every three years. We can help your institution hold on to a good President longer. Or we can help create a smooth, rapid transition when a new President is brought on board.
R. L. Bliss & Associates recognizes that the first months, even the first weeks on campus are critical. Your new President needs important, objective information on strengths, weaknesses, goals and roadblocks before arriving on campus. Our Transistion Management service helps before, during and after those key early days. Reports will be factual and objective, including research with your academic, financial, development, admissions and personnel areas.
We will meet with faculty, students, alumni, clerical and custodial staff, as well as with local business leaders to gather a broad cross section of ideas, problems and more.
Finding a new President is expensive and time consuming. Our capable transition team will ensure that your investment pays greater dividends, now and into the future.
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Every educational institution's administration, even the most experienced, face problems that are becoming increasingly difficult to solve.
Such as:
- Increasing operating costs at a time when financial support is shrinking
- Attracting and keeping a strong faculty
- Increasing competition for student enrollment
- Personnel management in non-academic areas
- Government regulations that affect policies, procedures and even capital building programs.
R. L. Bliss & Associations can help find unique solutions to those unique problems faced by your President. Our experience, both in the academic and business arenas, and our broad range of consulting services can successfully respond to your administration's needs for effective, efficient solutions. We produce results.
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Phone: 304 346 0360
Postal Mail: R.L. Bliss & Associates 1402 Sweetbrier Road Charleston, WV 25314
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