[civsa] Slack?

[Nick Gonzales]

I use Slack within my master's program to communicate with fellow students, which I find very useful. As a communications tool, it feels much more conversational and not as clunky as sending or receiving group-based emails. The format favors short, scannable messages over long paragraphs, which may be more effective when communicating with students.

While the Slack Channels that I use are focused on my academic program (upcoming assignments, general course questions, hiring opportunities, best practices, etc.), I feel that the following Channel-types would be helpful for communicating with our students:

-Upcoming available shifts/trading shifts
-Weekly schedules
-Campus updates (i.e. construction, new policies, etc.)
-Office-wide memos
-Campus events
-Training materials (Slack allows you to post PDFs)
-Professional development opportunities
-Post-graduation hiring opportunities

Thanks!
Nick

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Nick Gonzales | Marketing and Outreach Manager
Campus and Visitor Relations
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53715
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From: <Tassler>, Tamara Tassler <ttassler at fgcu.edu<mailto:ttassler at fgcu.edu>>
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Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 1:36 PM
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Subject: [civsa] Slack?

Hi all,

At conference I hear a number of people mention "Slack" and using it for office purposes with your student teams.  If you use Slack, can you tell me a little bit more about how you use it and if it has worked for you?  Do you find it more informative and effective than e-mail?  (I'm sure my students are any different than anyone else's, but they DO NOT read messages....) What are the "Channels" you use on your team, etc?

Basically, tell me more!

Tami



Tami Tassler
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