Chat Guidelines
TU provides a chat app for real-time conversation between website visitors and key departments.
The chat app is reserved for high-visibility and high-traffic areas of the TU website and is intended as a supplement to other contact methods.
Requirements for Chat
- Chat must be staffed during normal business hours and, ideally, outside of business hours during periods of peak web traffic.
- Chat must be staffed by knowledgeable individuals who can answer or appropriately route most questions. In general, these individuals must be regular employees — not students.
- The department should demonstrate sufficient demand for chat. In cases where chat volume is low, email or webform contact methods are a better choice.
- The department should prepare an internal FAQ or script to provide responses quickly and consistently.
- The app may not be used to collect personally identifiable information (PII).
Request a Chat Instance
If you meet all of the criteria above, you can initiate a request to add chat to your site by submitting a . Digital Strategy will evaluate your request and, if approved, the Office of Technology Services will contact you regarding implementation and training.