Overview
This guide explains how to access and use the Dornsife Administration workspace in Slack. Only Dornsife staff can request to join the Dornsife Administration workspace.
Accessing Slack
You can sign into USC Slack on your computer or in the browser using your USC NetID and passphrase. For detailed instructions, refer to our guide:
The guide also explains how to customize your profile and settings, and provides links to Slack usage guides.
Accessing the Dornsife Administration workspace
Step 1: Request access
There are two ways to join the Dornsife Administration workspace:
- Option 1: Submit a request to join.
- Option 2: Have a current member invite you using your USC NetID@usc.edu email address (for example, you can be invited as ttrojan@usc.edu but not through an email alias such as tabitha.trojan@usc.edu or ttrojan@dornsife.usc.edu).
Once your request is approved, DTS will add you to the Dornsife Administration workspace and you will receive an email from Slack with further instructions.
Step 2: Open the workspace in Slack
You may have access to multiple workspaces in USC Slack. Your current workspace name appears in the upper left:
To switch workspaces, click the current workspace name. Then, select University of Southern California, and select USC Dornsife Administration (uscdornsifeadmin.slack.com). This is the Dornsife Administration workspace.
Using channels in the Dornsife Administration workspace
View or join a channel
- Public channels: Any Dornsife Administration workspace member can search for, view, and join public channels. Any channel member can add other Dornsife Administration workspace members to the public channel.
- Private channels: Private channels are only visible to current channel members, and you can only join a private channel if a current member invites you. Even Dornsife Administration workspace admins who were not invited cannot see these private channels.
Leave a channel
If a channel is no longer relevant to you, you can leave it at any time. If you leave a private channel, be aware that you will no longer be able to search for it and can only view it again if a current member invites you.
Create, edit, and manage a channel
Any Dornsife Administration member can create a public or private channel. For more information about channel creation and management, refer to the following guide:
The guide includes information about archiving channels, inviting guests to a channel, and multi-workspace channels.
Dornsife Administration workspace and student workers
The Dornsife Administration workspace is only available for Dornsife staff. If you need to grant channel access to student workers, the channel will need to be set up as a multi-workspace channel. This will allow you to invite student workers to collaborate in the channel without inviting them to see other workspace channels, including public ones.
Contributor: Chris Huntley.