Technolutions Slate Summit

Wednesday, June 24 at 1:25 PM

Student Success implementations start long before you touch configurations. In this interactive panel moderated by Carnegie Higher Ed, leaders from three institutions share the strategy decisions that made or broke their builds: assembling the right project team, earning campus buy-in, choosing what processes to move into Slate, and defining governance and long-term ownership. You’ll hear perspectives from a large public merger context, a smaller STEM-focused institution, and a mid-sized Canadian university sharing an instance with admissions. Bring your questions—this one is designed for discussion and practical takeaways.

Presenters

• Hannah Tolliver, Kettering University – Student Success
• Jessica Bittner, Carnegie
• Audra Taylor, Georgia Southern University – Student Success
• Allison Beebie, Carnegie
• Rusty Martel, Mount Royal University

Friday, June 26 at 10:05 AM

Kent State reimagined New Student Orientation by consolidating multiple legacy systems into Slate. Using application-scoped events and a dynamic event template, we built a scalable orientation experience for first-year, transfer, and international students. The rebuild brought orientation into the admissions portal with dynamic next steps, placement testing, surveys, and fee payments, while related events supported academic advising. We’ll share the internal and student-facing portals and the communication strategy that boosted self-service and engagement. The result: higher show rates, better testing completion, and less admin lift—an end-to-end orientation experience in Slate.

Presenters

• Mark Ledoux, Kent State University
• Dylan Schechtel, Carnegie
• Corey Stamco, Kent State University

Friday, June 26 at 10:05 AM

At many institutions, graduate admissions is decentralized at the school or college level—but at MIT, it’s decentralized by department. Learn how one small team implemented Slate as a centralized platform for nearly 50 departments and 100+ graduate programs, each with unique needs and deadlines. This session shares tips and tricks on challenges they faced and solutions they developed to realign the oft-chaotic reality of decentralization into a more consistent, streamlined, and approachable experience for departmental users and applicants across the “realms” (and Realms) of MIT. Level up your own implementation with practical strategies for collaboration, support, and sustainable project management.

Presenters

• Heather Lefebvre, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Standalone Programs
• Ryan Walsh, Carnegie

Friday, June 26 at 10:05 AM

Is your Slate instance running slow? Have the rules… undone your manual fixes… again? Join us for a deep dive into all things rules. We’ll walk through building an efficient, evergreen rules structure, including audits, health checks, exclusivity groups, and ways to reduce redundancy. We’ll also talk about how to approach converting rules to Configurable Joins so your logic is easier to maintain and your instance is less fragile. Come ready to get your rules house in order.

Presenters

• Nina Lifshey, Carnegie – Admissions Model
• Darian Quinn, Carnegie
• Drew Griffin, Rockhurst University