Minecraft has made it to the Williams home in full force. My two oldest kids, Dougie and Dean, have decided to start capping out their daily screen time limits with a focus on chopping down virtual trees, building bases and wrecking each other’s homes–which isn’t too dissimilar from the real world. Dougie is more methodical…Read more
Tag: Slate
Getting Ready for the College Board’s New Connections Feature and What It Means for Search
Starting this fall, the way institutions will engage with student records available through the College Board will expand beyond direct-to-student “search” to an additional method called Connections. RHB is here to decode what it means for you and how we can help you maximize your institutional effectiveness in this new environment. Like many of you,…Read more
4 Tips for Auditing Slate Today in Preparation for Tomorrow
At RHB, we’ve picked up on some common patterns and needs across the hundreds of Slate databases we’ve worked in and Diagnostics we have conducted. Whether you have just implemented Slate or have been in Slate for years, it’s critical that you have a process in place to consistently audit and maintain users, data, objects…Read more
Preventing a Case of the Mondays: How to Engage and Retain Staff in the Face of the Great Resignation
There are thousands of movies based on the lives of workers and the workplace. One of my favorite workplace movies is Office Space, a clever comedy written and directed by Mike Judge in 1999. We all love a good story about a talented employee that Eurosteps their boilerplate job description and asks more from leadership…Read more
Why You Should Attend RHB Academy
There are many ways to Slate, and the best way to Slate is to Slate together. Likewise, there are many ways to learn, and one of the best ways to learn is through in-person, hands-on instruction. RHB is excited to offer you an opportunity to do both. RHB is pleased to announce that we will…Read more
The “Design Squiggle” and Crafting an Experience in Slate
Shortly after her start at RHB, my colleague Erin Gore shared with all of us a gnarly-looking illustration: (The Process of Design Squiggle by Damien Newman, thedesignsquiggle.com) Titled The Design Squiggle, it looks quite a bit like the signatures I saw from students in my prior work in secondary education: adolescents more familiar with the…Read more
Through The Looking-Glass: A Data Sharing Reflection for Slate.org
’Tis the application and decision season for admissions. Your undergraduate admission office may be prepping for the first round of decision release while simultaneously completing applications for the next regular decision round. This is the moment that culminates in learning more about the students you met on the road—their stories, ambitions and desire to invest…Read more
Relationship-Building and the Intersection of Enrollment, Marketing and Technology
RHB Vice President for Enrollment Management Ken Anselment, Vice President for Client Technology Erin Gore, Senior Vice President for Relationship Development Alex Williams and Vice President for Marketing Leadership Rob Zinkan recently led a webinar by Bay Path University’s Center for Higher Education Leadership and Innovative Practice (CHELIP). In the webinar, they share guidance and…Read more
Governance Part III: Database Strategy and Progress
Senior Technology Consultant Megan Miller concludes this series on Slate Governance. Over the course of my time at RHB, I’ve worked in more than 100 Slate databases. In terms of complexity and functionality, I’ve collaborated on developing everything from straightforward undergraduate admissions instances to Slate databases with hundreds of graduate degrees to systems for K-12…Read more
What’s Next? Approaches to Implementing New Features and Processes in Slate
Senior Technology Consultant Abby Molen outlines a phased approach. The number one question my clients asked after this year’s Slate Summit was, “Where do we start?!” The onslaught of new features and system enhancements can be overwhelming for new and seasoned users, and this year’s list was especially intimidating, with a wide variety of changes…Read more