Accelerate Slate: An enrollmentFUEL Podcast

Parents are the top influencers for incoming first-year students, yet many schools struggle to communicate with them consistently and effectively. In this episode of Accelerate Slate , Susanna talks with Dave Becker , CEO and Co‑Founder of CampusESP, about what inspired the platform and how it supports parent engagement. They explore what parents expect from message frequency to topics that matter...

Susanna is back with a new episode of Accelerate Slate in which she chats with Ryan Motevalli-Oliner from Kenyon College. While Kenyon’s new Advancement Instance is an insightful addition, the topic Ryan presented on at Summit and the Ohio Slate User Group Conference—the Daily Visit—brings the most exciting discussion. Ryan shares how he’s simplified getting students to classes, connected them for...

We're back with another episode of your favorite Slate podcast and our host Susanna Lehman had the pleasure of chatting with enrollmentFUEL's own Senior Director of Slate Partnerships, Claire Hirte . An avid advocate of all things Slate, Claire gives us the scoop on workflows and all their bells and whistles that make your CRM a well-oiled machine through general structure, rules, permis...

Joining our host Susanna on this episode of your favorite higher ed CRM podcast is Technolutions' very own Ken Higgins , General Manager of Student Success and Strategic Partnerships. Ken takes us on a journey into his realm of using Slate for student success and all the best practices and challenges that come with it. Tune in for insights and even some deets on some new features for enrollme...

In this episode of Accelerate Slate , host Susanna is joined by Janelle Dietrich , one of enrollmentFUEL's talented Slate Project Managers, whose journey into Slate began—believe it or not—completely by accident. What started as a few curious clicks from another department turned into a deep dive into admissions, data, and process improvement. Janelle shares how her natural curiosity led her...

On this insightful episode of your favorite higher ed CRM podcast, host Susanna Lehman welcomes Erin Jensen , the president elect of the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling. Coming from one of the first organizations to use Slate as its CRM, Erin shares details of the transition including the "why," the "how," the challenges, and the solutions and lea...

In this episode of Accelerate Slate , gear up to learn more about Slate.org from guests Sarah Kotlinski of Gettysburg College and Ian Harkness of Malvern Prep.  Discover what Slate.org is and how it can be used to share important information for colleges and high schools. Hear about the unique approach Gettysburg took to implement their counselor portal and the challenges and discoveries as they w...

This time on Accelerate Slate , an enrollmentFUEL podcast, Susanna Lehman is joined by Christopher Kwan of Technolutions. They dive into how Christopher first started working in Slate, learn more about the Slate community model, and find out about his favorite and least favorite questions to answer. Listen in to discover more about some creative ways to use Slate and chats about Summit 2025. We ho...

Susanna Lehman and Katie Jordan are back to cover a popular topic in the Slate world—auditing your instance! Lots of institutions may recognize that they need one, but what does an audit of your instance of Slate actually consist of? Listen in to hear how enrollmentFUEL approaches taking your use of this powerful tool to the next level using a deconstructed model, common occurrences seen in audits...

Listen in as Katie Jordan chats with Dan Saavedra of StriveScan, a system designed for student registration for college fairs. Dan shares how robust your reporting can grow with this valuable tool and Katie chimes in to link its benefit to Slate and how your institution could integrate the data for its tracking and outreach. From best practices for implementation to talks about how to drive more t...

In this episode of Accelerate Slate , Susanna Lehman and Katie Jordan dive into the ins and outs of managing travel and Trips effectively. We discuss the best practices for setting up Trips and the benefits of utilizing them. We also explore new Slate features, like Deliver precision timing and the modern UI, and share insights from Katie's Slate Summit presentation on using receipts to deter...

Our hosts Susanna Lehman and Katie Jordan are back with another insightful episode of Accelerate Slate to highlight an endeavor worth discussing in detail—migrating from Legacy Reader to Workflows in Slate. Among the multiple facets involved in this process, they talk about why you should make the switch, the timing by which to tackle this project, and tips for how to make the transition as seamle...

Joining Susanna Lehman on this episode of Accelerate Slate is Spenser Smith , Director of Graduate Admissions at Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. A doctoral candidate, Spenser has pioneered the use of Slate to create engagement scores to benefit student success departments for higher education institutions. Listen in to learn how your CRM can identify incoming...

This time on Accelerate Slate , Susanna Lehman has the honor of sitting down with guest speaker Aaron Porter , enrollmentFUEL's very own Associate Vice President of Client Relations. Susanna and Aaron uncover the often overlooked importance of cultivating a strong communication plan for parents of prospective students. Parents are still one of the top ranking influencers for incoming, first-y...

Back by the microphone with co-host Katie Jordan is Technolutions' Cody Gray to talk about the 2024 Slate Summit conference that took place in June. They chat about the Inaugural Wednesday Slate.org Summit, some favorite features from the opening session of the conference, and what listeners can begin getting amped up about for the next Slate Summit next year in Vegas! Tune in for the debrief...

Joining Susanna Lehman for this episode of Accelerate Slate is Tori Simon , enrollmentFUEL's very own Associate Vice President of Campaign Strategies. Tori brings valuable insight on digital strategies schools can use to reach prospective students and how these can be tied back to Slate. From multi-platform marketing to social media influencer marketing, this discussion promises to share meth...

Join our hosts Susanna Lehman and Katie Jordan as they dive deeper into Slate reports. This time, learn more about the depreciation of widgets and how you and your institution can use reports to visualize your pertinent data, like averages and other formula results for at-a-glance notes and reporting primed for sharing and distribution. As a bonus, Susanna and Katie delve into Voyager and its spec...

In Part 2 of this two-part interview, Katie Jordan sits down with Cody Gray of Technolutions—and a proud Slate Summit veteran—to talk about the evolution of this highly-anticipated, annual event. Cody offers a unique perspective on the growth of Summit over the years and shares some of his favorite aspects of the event and working with his team at Technolutions. Listen in for an inside look on wha...

In Part 1 of this two-part interview, Katie Jordan sits down with Cody Gray of Technolutions—and a proud Slate Summit veteran—to talk about the evolution of this highly-anticipated, annual event. Cody offers a unique perspective on the growth of Summit over the years and shares some of his favorite aspects of the event and working with his team at Technolutions. Listen in for an inside look on wha...

Join our hosts Susanna Lehman and Katie Jordan as they dive deeper into Slate reports. This time, discover a comprehensive analysis of travel ROI reports for both admission and advancement strategies, delve into goal reports, open rates, A/B testing and more for unlocking insights into effective communication strategies. From enhancing Student Success through to optimizing registration processes,...

For this one-year anniversary special of Accelerate Slate, hosts Susanna Lehman and Katie Jordan are thrilled to welcome the illustrious Alexander Clark, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Technolutions. Tune in as we delve into his world and explore the inspirations behind his success, a glimpse into his daily routine, and the most thrilling moments of his journey. From discussing the future...

This time on Accelerate Slate, hosts Susanna and Katie dive into reports in Slate. Providing expert advice, they share when to build a report instead of a query, discuss uses for homepage reports, tell about best practices for funnel reports for your campus audiences, and finally navigate the ins and outs of Data Explorer. Tune in for cutting-edge insight on one of higher education’s most powerful...

This time on Accelerate Slate, an enrollmentFUEL podcast, Katie chats with Slate Community Ambassador, Margarita Clarke . You may recognize her name from the community forums, Slack channel, and Facebook page. They talk about Margarita’s experience with Slate, the Community Ambassador program, and exciting aspects of the coming platform, which will replace some of the current tools Slate users emp...

Listen in to this episode to hear Susanna Lehman and Katie Jordan 's discussion and advice for yield strategies. While myriad challenges continue to roll in, there is always a new angle for higher ed institutions to face them head-on. This episode covers ways to evaluate student engagement within Slate, potential events, opportunities to leverage individuals invested in your campus, and other...

This time on Accelerate Slate, Susanna and Katie focus on diversifying your communication flow in your instance in Slate in light of the recent Gmail and Yahoo! updates. Our hosts are here to guide you in the best strategies for ensuring your emails reach inboxes while offering advice on paying attention to spam rates, additional forms of outreach for student engagement, and more. Brush up on the...