Slate Summit 2025

HCRC's Programming & Experience Guide

Join Human Capital, a Slate Platinum Preferred Partner, for learning and engagement opportunities around Slate Summit 2025 in Las Vegas!

June 24-27, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV

Experience Las Vegas: HCRC Style

HCRC warmly welcomes you to the one and only Las Vegas for the 2025 Slate Summit!

In addition to the amazing Summit activities, HCRC has a full slate of pre-conference events planned! Get some hands-on experience and training with the hottest topics in the Slaterverse in our annual pre-conference workshop, and kickoff off Summit 2025 right with our Summit Kickoff Social right on the Las Vegas strip!

Also, be sure to check out the full list of Summit sessions featuring the HCRC team and stop by to visit us at the Slate Showcase!

And don't forget to explore the city and experience all that Las Vegas has to offer like a local with our Explore Las Vegas guide.

We look forward to seeing you in June!

- HCRC Slate Services Team

Sessions & Schedule

Sessions

The following hands-on, interactive, training sessions will be offered in one or more blocks throughout the workshop. Some sessions will run during multiple blocks to allow maximum availability. During registration you will have the opportunity to select your sessions. All workshop participants will be able to attend 4 sessions.

Training Category	Level	Session Topic
Query	Beginner/Intermediate	From Joinless to Join Jedi Part I (CJs for Beginners through Intermediate Users)
Query	Beginner/Intermediate	From Joinless to Join Jedi Part II (CJs for Beginners through Intermediate Users)
Query	Advanced	So You Think You Can Join... (CJs for Highly Advanced Users)
Portal	Beginner	Yes, You Can Build a Portal (Slate Portals for Beginners)
Portal	Intermediate/Advanced	Be Iconic: Slate Portal Development Part I (CSS, Liquid, Javascript & More)
Portal	Intermediate/Advanced	Be Iconic: Slate Portal Development Part II (CSS, Liquid, Javascript & More)
Slate Strategy	Beginner/Intermediate	Tangible Tips: All the Cool Things You Didn't Know Slate Could Do
Slate Strategy	Beginner/Intermediate	So Much More Than Email: Slate Voice and Digital Engagement
Slate Strategy	Intermediate/Advanced	Special Topics: Admissions - Upping Your Admission Game with Advanced Data Concepts (Programs Datasets Are Just the Beginning)
Slate Strategy	Intermediate	Special Topics: Admissions - Deck Your Database in Green...Evergreen. Tips & Strategies for Building Evergreen Admission Processes
Slate Strategy	Beginner/Intermediate	Special Topics: Student Success - Maximizing Success with Student Success Data Structures
Slate Strategy	Intermediate	Special Topics: Advancement - Campaign Structures and Reporting

From Joinless to Join Jedi Part I (CJs for Beginners through Intermediate Users)

Query

From Joinless to Join Jedi Part II (CJs for Beginners through Intermediate Users)

Query

So You Think You Can Join... (CJs for Highly Advanced Users)

Query

Yes, You Can Build a Portal (Slate Portals for Beginners)

Portal

Be Iconic: Slate Portal Development Part I (CSS, Liquid, Javascript & More)

Portal

Be Iconic: Slate Portal Development Part II (CSS, Liquid, Javascript & More)

Portal

Tangible Tips: All the Cool Things You Didn't Know Slate Could Do

Slate Strategy

So Much More Than Email: Slate Voice and Digital Engagement

Slate Strategy

Special Topics: Admissions - Upping Your Admission Game with Advanced Data Concepts (Programs Datasets Are Just the Beginning)

Slate Strategy

Special Topics: Admissions - Deck Your Database in Green...Evergreen. Tips & Strategies for Building Evergreen Admission Processes

Slate Strategy

Special Topics: Student Success - Maximizing Success with Student Success Data Structures

Slate Strategy

Special Topics: Advancement - Campaign Structures and Reporting

Slate Strategy

Tuesday, June 24

Time	Session
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 AM	Welcome / Opening Statement
9:30 - 11:00 AM	Workshop Session I
11:00 - 11:15 AM	Break
11:15 - 12:45 PM	Workshop Session II
12:45 - 1:45 PM	Lunch
1:45 - 3:15 PM	Workshop Session III
3:15 - 3:30 PM	Break
3:30 - 5:00 PM	Workshop Session IV

Explore Las Vegas

Take a break from Summit and explore all the excitement on the Las Vegas strip! Look for our most fervent recommendations marked with the gold star!

Workshop Registration

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HCRC @ Summit

This space will highlight the conference sessions hosted by the HCRC Slate team and also additional details on our location at the Slate Showcase.

The Slate Showcase

Taking a break from the Summit action? Have a burning Slate question? Stop by the HCRC exhibit at the Slate Showcase during Summit, located in the Forum Ballroom. You can find us at Table F.

On The Slate Stage

Date/Time	Session Topic	Room Location / Track
Wednesday June 25th at 3:25pm	Event-fully Yours: Elevating Alumni & Advancement Engagement	Academy A / Advancement
Wednesday June 25th at 4:30pm	Affinity Group: Implementation & Annual Maintenance	Academy E / Affinity Group
Thursday June 26th at 9:00am	Tangible Tips: All the Cool Things You Didn't Know Slate Could Do	Summit B / Implementation and New Users
Thursday June 26th at 11:10am	A Craps Ton of Giving Days: Winning Strategies for Fundraising	Academy A / Advancement
Thursday June 26th at 1:30pm	Ace Your Events: Creating a VIP Experience for Visitors	Academy B / Events and Travel Management
Friday June 27th at 9:00am	From Planning to Debugging: How AI Tools Help Me Build Better Projects	Summit B / Implementation and New Users
Friday June 27th at 11:10am	From Paper to Pixels: Modernizing the Campus Tour Takehome	Alliance B / Events and Travel Management

Event-fully Yours: Elevating Alumni & Advancement Engagement

Wednesday June 25th at 3:25pm

Advancement

Affinity Group: Implementation & Annual Maintenance

Wednesday June 25th at 4:30pm

Affinity Group

Tangible Tips: All the Cool Things You Didn't Know Slate Could Do

Thursday June 26th at 9:00am

Implementation and New Users

A Craps Ton of Giving Days: Winning Strategies for Fundraising

Thursday June 26th at 11:10am

Advancement

Ace Your Events: Creating a VIP Experience for Visitors

Thursday June 26th at 1:30pm

Events and Travel Management

From Planning to Debugging: How AI Tools Help Me Build Better Projects

Friday June 27th at 9:00am

Implementation and New Users

From Paper to Pixels: Modernizing the Campus Tour Takehome

Friday June 27th at 11:10am

Events and Travel Management

We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas at Caesars Forum!

HCRC's Programming & Experience Guide

Experience Las Vegas: HCRC Style

Sessions & Schedule

Sessions

Tuesday, June 24

HCRC Slate Summit Kickoff Social

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Explore Las Vegas

Workshop Registration

HCRC @ Summit

The Slate Showcase

On The Slate Stage