Slack Enterprise Grid

Overview

UNLV is bringing Slack Enterprise Grid to all students, faculty, and staff. With Enterprise Grid, we will have a secure platform, integrated with our ACE account, that enables an expansive library of integrated applications, including Canvas, Google, Zoom, Salesforce, and other approved applications.

Benefits at a Glance

  • A unified space where students, faculty, and staff can collaborate seamlessly and build communities at UNLV
  • Workflow automation and seamless integration with approved campus applications to improve efficiency and capabilities
  • Stronger security and compliance features

Project Timeline

  • Paid Workspace Migration: Fall 2025
  • New Faculty/Staff Workspace Enrollment: 2025 - 2026
  • Student Workspace Creation: 2026

Benefits and Outcomes

Slack Enterprise Grid isn’t just another chat tool, it’s a knowledge sharing and innovation center.

  • Community Partnerships: Provides secure, modern tools for collaborating with community and industry partners.
  • Student Success: Makes it easier for students to connect with peers, instructors, and support services in real time.
  • Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity: Breaks down silos across departments and campuses so faculty and researchers can collaborate more efficiently.
  • Organizational Resilience: Automates workflows, integrates tools, and centralizes communication to save time and resources.

What to Expect

Existing Workspaces: Paid or free Slack workspaces can migrate to the new Enterprise Grid.

  • If you’re a workspace member: Ask your workspace admin about migration plans.
  • If you’re a workspace admin and haven’t heard from UNLV IT: Please submit a migration request ticket.
  • New Workspaces: Soon you’ll be able to request new workspaces.

What You Need to Do

  • If you are a member of an existing workspace, watch for messages from your workspace manager on when your space will be migrated.

Frequently Asked Questions

Existing Employee Workspaces

Yes! Please submit an IT support ticket.

  • Your workspace will be unavailable for a short time. We will work with workspace owners to schedule migrations to minimize any disruptions.
  • Members will get a heads-up before migration begins.
  • You’ll be notified by email and Slackbot once it’s done.

No, everything will move with you. Messages, including direct messages, will be securely stored in perpetuity.

They’ll be offline during migration but will work normally once complete.

Yes, workflows and most apps will carry over without issue.

New Employee Workspaces

Please submit an IT request form and we can discuss your needs and available options.

Watch this page more information becomes available, or contact the IT Help Desk for assistance.

Student Workspaces

We’ll launch Slack workspaces for student use in 2026. Watch this page more information becomes available, or contact the IT Help Desk if you have any questions.

Contacts

Technical Assistance

Project Lead
Jeremiah McClain - Senior 2 IT Operations Analyst and Supervisor

Project Sponsor
Paul Trinidad - Director of IT Operations Center