The 2022 Slate Innovation Summit is almost here, and after a forced three-year hiatus for this in-person event due to the pandemic, the RHB team is eagerly anticipating our time in Nashville with the larger Slate community. As veteran attendees, we’ve learned a lot over the years about how to make the most of this…Read more
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Nashville Dining Guide for the Slate Innovation Summit
If you are headed to Nashville for Summit, your taste buds are likely starting to pine for barbecue and maybe grits. It’s never too early to plan your dining itinerary, so here are some ideas to jumpstart your agenda. We’ve selected some spots we know about that are near — most within walking distance of…Read more
Data Governance Versus Data Management
Over the last four years, RHB has engaged hundreds of institutions in their strategic implementation and use of Technolutions Slate. Our activity in this space affords our team a unique vantage point on team structures, procedures and campus politics that often inform (or disinform) a successful build or independent project in Slate. During my first…Read more
How Digital Transformation Will Shape Higher Education Practices Post-Post-Pandemic
The pandemic helped us see that the digital transformation of everyday experiences is suitable for achieving what we may have previously regarded as possible primarily in-person. Face-to-face has taken on new meaning as we have identified the power for digital experiences.
Extreme CRM Makeover: Tips for Implementing Slate
Have you ever flipped through the channels over the weekend and ended up on HGTV watching home renovation shows? After a few hours you’re full of ideas, inspired to tackle new projects, question the resources you might need, start to feel slightly overwhelmed, and then wonder how you spent THAT much time on a show.…Read more
An Introduction to Advancement, Thanks to Slate
My first experience with the day-to-day operations and technology needs of an institutional advancement office came through working with Slate at Technolutions. In 2019, an institution that I worked with through their implementation of Slate for admission made the decision to implement Slate for advancement in their existing database. Despite my strong knowledge of using…Read more
Transcript: Build a Better Instance with RHB: Configurable Joins “Building Up: Intermediate Configurable Joins Skills and Use Cases”
“If you master [subqueries], you can do an enormous range of things, in terms of being able to return multiple records and really be able to get the system to pull out complex relationships…you have the capability to manipulate a lot of different data and present it so that it is digestible in a variety…Read more
Making your investment in Slate portals pay off
A few weeks ago, a user posted to the r/ApplyingToCollege subreddit asking fellow Redditors which schools’ application portals stood out, and the responses were exactly what you’d expect from Reddit: a blend of useful insights and brutal honesty, all seasoned with a heavy dose of attitude. (By the way, if you aren’t monitoring r/ApplyingToCollege, you’re…Read more
Slate and the LEGO Rexplorer: The Art of the Expert Build
My seven-year-old put it on my desk just to the right of my laptop. It has been there for about two weeks—Rex’s Rexplorer—occupying a prominent spot on display and in my mind throughout my workday. If you don’t have young kids and you aren’t a kid at heart, Rex’s Rexplorer is a battle vehicle from…Read more
Transcript: Build a Better Instance with RHB: Configurable Joins “Setting the Foundation: Configurable Joins Concepts and Basics”
“Give yourself permission to experiment, to be patient, to take your time and to think about the same work you’ve been doing, but in a new way.” Sound like music to your overworked ears? That bit of wisdom comes from RHB Slate Integration Consultant John Michael Cuccia. He, along with RHB Senior Integration Consultants Megan…Read more