What is Slack?

Slack is a collaboration and communication platform designed to streamline group communication and enhance collaboration and productivity.

To learn more, click here.

Slack for College Thrive Scholars

Slack serves as the central engagement platform for College Track. It streamlines communication with your coach and helps you connect with peers who share similar interests and experiences. This single, integrated platform will enhance your overall engagement with College Track while also giving you hands-on experience with a tool widely used in professional settings.

To learn more about the different channels for scholars, please visit the Slack College Thrive Channels page.

Sign Up & Log In

Scholars who graduated high school and opt-in to the post secondary phase are added to a Summer Edge channel to coordinate attendance at Summer Edge, before they transition to the College Thrive Slack workspace. 

Scholars who matriculated to college and have their Opt-In status confirmed are automatically transitioned into the College Thrive Slack workspace. They are then removed from their site's Slack workspace.

Scholars who have not set up a Slack account, reach out to your College Thrive coach for assistance.  Scholars new to the platform will receive an email from Slack titled "College Track Slack admin has invited you to work with them in Slack." Follow the instructions in the email to join Slack and gain access to the College Thrive workspace. 

If you have an existing non-College Track Slack account, follow these instructions to join the workspace.

For issues with logging in or signing up, please visit the "Troubleshooting" section on the FAQs page.

Quick Start Refreshers

Reference the following links to learn more about getting comfortable with Slack.

• How to Use Slack video

• Quick Start Guide article

Visit the Tips & Tricks page for additional guidance on using Slack.

Set up your Notifications

Set up your notifications so you are alerted to the types of posts that matter most to you. This article explains how to configure the notification settings that work best for you.

Triage your notifications by using the Activity tab to view all your unread messages quickly. Learn more about this here.

Creating Sections for Channels

Want to learn more about customizing your sidebar to fit your preferences? Look no further. Check out this article from the Slack website!