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goGRAD/SLATE Resources for Reviewers
Log in using your SFU Computing ID and password: https://gograd.sfu.ca/manage/reader/
Notes:
- Access issues? Contact gpsaccess@sfu.ca
- Lost? If you are in administrative side of Slate, click the laptop icon (on top banner)
- Need more instructions? When inside Slate, click Home
Click Queue on the left menu to find applications assigned to you.
Notes:
- Every user in Slate has a Queue, which is a personal “to do” list.
No applications to review? Visit Add to Queue for instructions
In Queue, click on the application you wish to open. The application and attachments will appear on the left menu, buttons for options and the Review Form appear along the bottom menu. After completing the review form, click Send to submit your review.
- No bottom menu? Click Add to Queue
- No Admission Review Form? The application may be in the wrong bin; contact your GPA.
- Want to add notes to an application? Click Annotations on the bottom menu. This only works on the application pages (not the Summary page)
- What happens after you click send? the application will disappear from your queue; the GPA and GPC will be able to read your responses.
- What is the Next Bin option? If you are the only (or last) reviewer, you can move the application to the next bin. Select the Grad Chair Review Bin unless your program has instructed otherwise
An explanation of the bins, workflow and application movement.
Most Commonly Used Bins
Inside The Reader click Browse (left side).
These Reader bins represent the admission workflow. Although you can see all bins, most units only use the following 3 bins in their review:
- First Pass: program assistant is doing first check/cgpa calculations
- Committee Review: Reviewers can self-assign applications, Reviewers complete/submit review forms
- Grad Chair Review: GPC is reviewing
Additional Bins
Some units use additional bins for their own designated purpose:
- Department Review
- Interview
- Unofficial Waitlist
- Hold
Every user in Slate has a Queue, which should be thought of as a personal “to do” list. If your unit has asked you to self-assign applications, click below to learn how.
Preview an Application before adding to queue
Add to Queue
These steps add selected applications to your personal queue. If a lock and name appear, another user has the file in their queue as well. You can still select and review the application.
Remove from Queue
For applications you don’t want in your queue (ie., you are not completing a review), you can click Remove From Queue button when inside an application (bottom right) or:
If you are looking for applications in a specific program, research area or with a specific supervisor requested, you can search using the search page or running a query. Generally, running a query is the best way.
Option #1: Search Page
This is a quick option, which works well if you are with a smaller unit.
Option #2: Run a query
By running a prebuilt query you can access information on applications, including their research area and potential supervisor.
The Reader will send an email listing application(s) in your queue; these are assigned to you to complete.
Notifications in SLATE are standardized to ensure applications move through the process. These settings cannot be changed.
If you receive notifications for applicants not in your queue, email gpsacces@sfu.ca; they may be last year's applications.
One solution is to set an SFU Mail inbox rule to move the emails into a designated folder.