Slack is Temple University's enterprise messaging and collaboration platform, enabling teams to communicate, share files, collaborate on projects, and integrate with approved university applications.
Temple provides Slack through Enterprise Grid, Slack's organization-wide platform. Enterprise Grid allows departments, research groups, administrative units, and student organizations to maintain their own dedicated workspaces while benefiting from centralized identity management, security, compliance, and administration.
Enterprise Grid also supports collaboration across workspaces through shared channels, organization-wide search, and enterprise governance.
Features & Benefits
- Real-time messaging through Channels and Direct Messages
- Huddles for quick audio and video conversations
- Screen sharing and built-in video clips
- File sharing and document collaboration
- Workflow automation with approved Temple applications
- Desktop, web, and mobile clients for secure access anywhere
- Enterprise-grade security, compliance, and centralized administration
- Cross-workspace collaboration through shared channels and enterprise search
- Cost-effective licensing and centralized billing
Slack workspaces are commonly used for:
- Department and administrative collaboration
- Research laboratories and research groups
- Cross-functional project teams
- Academic committees
- Event planning and coordination
This list is representative and not exhaustive.