Join us for a comprehensive one-day workshop focused on optimizing recruitment management within Slate. We’ll explore key modules through a recruitment lens—including Queries, Events, Reporting, and Portals—with an emphasis on maximizing the potential of the often underutilized Organization database. Our sessions will offer actionable strategies to enhance recruitment efforts, streamline data management, and fully leverage your Slate instance. Each session will build on the last, culminating in the creation of a school look-up portal that empowers your recruitment and retention efforts with valuable historical insights. Registration is $500 per person, with payment due at time of registration. Cancellations submitted two weeks prior to the event will receive a full refund. After that date, registration can be transferred to another attendee from your institution; no refunds will be provided. Stay tuned for more details, including the full agenda and location.

Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time
Location: TBD | Las Vegas, NV
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Registration for this event is $500 per person.

 

Meet your Slate Strategists.Meet your Slate Strategists.

  • Laura Murnen Senior Slate Strategist + Trainings Manager
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    Persona The Considerate and Adventurous Globetrotter

    As Trainings Manager and Senior Slate Strategist, Laura Murnen and her team run accessible and highly productive Slate training workshops for Carnegie's clients. In her seven years of higher education experience, Laura has dabbled in a variety of roles including event planning, service learning, recruitment, and communications. Prior to joining the Carnegie team, she served as a recruiter and Assistant Director of Communications for the University of Cincinnati, where she was first introduced to Slate and started in the path to her current role. Laura finds joy in empowering partner institutions in their creativity and use of Slate through customized trainings.

    Laura Murnen

    As Trainings Manager and Senior Slate Strategist, Laura Murnen and her team run accessible and highly productive Slate training workshops for Carnegie's clients. In her seven years of higher education experience, Laura has dabbled in a variety of roles including event planning, service learning, recruitment, and communications. Prior to joining the Carnegie team, she served as a recruiter and Assistant Director of Communications for the University of Cincinnati, where she was first introduced to Slate and started in the path to her current role. Laura finds joy in empowering partner institutions in their creativity and use of Slate through customized trainings.

  • Ted Magdzinski SVP, Slate Implementation Support
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    Persona The Sophisticated and Sympathetic Advisor

    As a data guru, Ted’s unrivaled expertise spans from queries and migration to user-experience enhancements. He has dedicated more than a decade to recruiting and retaining prospective students for colleges all over the country, and he has a deep knowledge and understanding of the complicated numbers that institutions need to leverage with today’s digital natives. Ted joined the Carnegie team in 2021 as part of the company’s merger with Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company.

    Ted Magdzinski

    As a data guru, Ted’s unrivaled expertise spans from queries and migration to user-experience enhancements. He has dedicated more than a decade to recruiting and retaining prospective students for colleges all over the country, and he has a deep knowledge and understanding of the complicated numbers that institutions need to leverage with today’s digital natives. Ted joined the Carnegie team in 2021 as part of the company’s merger with Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company.

  • Nick Porcella Slate Communications Strategist
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    Persona The Industrious and Meticulous Philosopher

    In life, Nick takes a minimalist approach to things. As your Slate Strategist, however, he dives in with enthusiasm to get you the maximum return on investment. Having spent more than five years in college admissions marketing, Nick knows a thing or two about optimizing Slate for each audience. In his spare time, he is a cherry pie and donut connoisseur (not usually together), and enjoys surrealist art.‍

    Nick Porcella

    In life, Nick takes a minimalist approach to things. As your Slate Strategist, however, he dives in with enthusiasm to get you the maximum return on investment. Having spent more than five years in college admissions marketing, Nick knows a thing or two about optimizing Slate for each audience. In his spare time, he is a cherry pie and donut connoisseur (not usually together), and enjoys surrealist art.‍

  • Rocco Porcellio Slate Implementation Strategist
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    Persona The Intelligent and Conceptual Searcher

    As a Slate Implementation Strategist for Carnegie\'s Slate Optimization team, Rocco Porcellio provides Slate support, training, and technical expertise for Carnegie\'s partners. As a former one-man Slate management team for a regional liberal arts university, Rocco is an avid problem solver and an experienced Slate professional who prefers elegant solutions over expedient routes. He is committed to leveraging technology to enhance the admission and enrollment process for both students and enrollment professionals. Rocco earned his BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester.

    Rocco Porcellio

    As a Slate Implementation Strategist for Carnegie\'s Slate Optimization team, Rocco Porcellio provides Slate support, training, and technical expertise for Carnegie\'s partners. As a former one-man Slate management team for a regional liberal arts university, Rocco is an avid problem solver and an experienced Slate professional who prefers elegant solutions over expedient routes. He is committed to leveraging technology to enhance the admission and enrollment process for both students and enrollment professionals. Rocco earned his BA in Psychology from the University of Rochester.

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