Texas A&M University has a campus license for the Slack communication platform. With this tool, divisions and teams can set up channels for direct communication with group members. Users can also send direct messages to users and join other channels throughout Texas A&M. Slack can integrate with other apps, including Google Drive, Gmail, Zoom, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams and more.

Getting Started

Sign in using your NetID@tamu.edu at https://tamu.slack.com to create your account in the TAMU Slack workspace.  After signing in using single sign-on (SSO), other Slack members will be able to invite you to their channel and you are ready to begin participating in conversations in Slack.

Help and Support

General Slack documentation is available at https://slack.com/help

Support for the TAMU Slack workspace is provided by a volunteer team of Slack admins. If you have a question or issue that requires assistance from a Slack admin, post a message in the #ask-a-slack-admin Slack channel or contact Help Desk Central at 979.845.8300 or helpdesk@tamu.edu

The TAMU Slack workspace is available to TAMU faculty, staff, and students at no additional cost.

Eligibility

All campus members with a TAMU NetID may access the TAMU Slack workspace. 

Members of the TAMU Slack workspace can invite users without a TAMU NetID to collaborate as single channel guests or via Slack Connect.

Privacy and the Public Information Act

While conversations in Slack are generally secure and relatively private, a public request for state information could make your conversations in Slack available to third parties. 

Export Controls

Be aware that it is possible to invite persons from outside the United States or foreign persons in the United States to the TAMU Slack workspace and that there may be export controls issues to consider. Questions about export controls may be directed to the Export Controls Office, exportcontrols@tamu.edu