Slate User Group (SLUG)

Slate User Group
Let’s make slow things go fast.

The SLUG Community of Practice

SLUG brings together Graduate School program managers, coordinators, and other Slate power users to share ideas and expertise on how we can best use Slate within our respective programs, brainstorm new solutions and uses for Slate, provide feedback to Slate developers, and become more efficient in processing our Graduate School applications.

This community of practice is still developing and evolving. Perhaps we'll even have a logo someday that resembles a slug instead of a snail -- but that's the kind of gaffe that is somewhat emblematic of this community's modus operandi: we give it our best shot, learn from our mistakes, and then try to find ways to make it better together. (Speaking of which: if you want to flex your design skills, send us your SLUG logo ideas!)

To learn more, please review our (in-progress) SLUG Community of Practice Document and/or register for an upcoming SLUG meeting.

Become a Member

Ready to join? Great! After clicking the button below, select the "Ask to join group" button at the top of the page. 

Request to Join SLUG 

Here are the benefits to becoming a (member of) SLUG:

• No need to register for future meetings; you will be emailed an Outlook Teams meeting invite*
• Be the first to know about upcoming Slate features
• Be invited to provide your feedback on Slate features in development
• Build camaraderie among your fellow Graduate School program managers, coordinators, and Slate power users

*Please note: if a Slate meeting has already been scheduled and posted to the registration page here before you became a member, you will need to register for the meeting.

SLUG Meeting Recordings (Reverse Chronological Order)

Below are the list of past recorded meetings and what was discussed. Please note that any Q&A sections at the end of meetings are not recorded. Because Q&A is where the best stuff is, you'll want to join live when you can! 

• October 2025 Recording
  • Tracking Data Tab Updates (KB Document: Tracking Data Tab in Slate)
  • Automated Emails Sent Out of Slate (KB Document: Automated Communications Sent by the Graduate School)
  • Bulk Emailing in Slate: (KB Document: Overview of Bulk Emailing in Slate via Deliver)
• September 2025 Part 1 Recording and Part 2 Recording
  • SLUG meeting summaries from the first three meetings
  • New Graduate Coordinator Portal demonstration (KB Document: Overview of the Graduate Coordinator Portal)
  • Application Archiving (KB Document: Application Archiving Policies)
  • Use filters on queries (KB Document: Run and download Homepage Queries)
  • New AI features in Slate (KB Document: AI Tools in Slate)
  • Request to send faculty Slate training materials