Room Reservation Policy
Room reservations can be made online at ems.oswego.edu.
Policies governing the scheduling of classroom space are as follows:
- Required single section courses with large enrollment should be scheduled first.
- Lecture-laboratory type courses should be scheduled next.
- Courses with more than one section should be assigned to as many different time periods as possible.
- Schedule courses that should not be taken during the same semester at the same time.
- Schedule courses that must be taken during the same semester at different times.
- Courses scheduled before 4 p.m. must conform to the standard pattern time, i.e., three days per week on MWF, two days per week on TTH, and beginning and ending at the designated times. Contact Registrar's Office for details.
- Schedule afternoon laboratories as late as possible to leave early afternoon time periods open for other classes.
- Large courses that are divided into smaller sections one or two days per week should be scheduled during off-peak hours.
- Departments should coordinate the scheduling of cognate and related requirements.
- Individual faculty members should not be permitted to teach all of their courses during peak hours, i.e., MWF 9:10, 10:20, 11:30, 1:50, TTH 9:35, 11:10.
- Departments should offer courses using a balanced curriculum, across all five days.
Classroom Changes
Any department requesting how an academic room is used, such as removing it from general use or assigning it a new purpose, must submit a formal request to the Registrar, by emailing [email protected]. This request must first be approved by the department chair and divisional dean. The request must include the following information:
- Names, addresses, and phone numbers of the requestors
- Room location and number
- Seating capacity
- Current use of the room
- Planned use of the room, including any security concerns
- Start and end dates for the new use, and how the room will return to general use
- Any structural or infrastructure changes (temporary or permanent), and how they will be funded
- Plan to offset the loss of academic space
- Proof that the request has been reviewed with department chairs and faculty who used the room during the current and previous three semesters
The Registrar will review the request with the Provost and Vice President of Administration. They may consult with others before making a final decision. Once decided, the outcome will be shared with all department chairs, deans, program directors, and vice presidents. The announcement will include all request details and the reasoning behind the decision.
Finding an Alternative Classroom
Here are instructions to find an alternative classroom:
- Go to events.oswego.edu
- Click the head icon in the upper right to log in using your Laker Net ID and Email password
- Select "Locations" in the left-hand navigation
- In the "Date" field, select a date within the same day of the week as your course
- Click "Add/Remove Locations", then in the pop-up, choose the "Views" tab
- Select "General use classrooms" and click "Update Locations"
