OCM has been reviewing seating density within our General Purpose Classrooms (GPCs) since 2022 due to increased instructor feedback stating classrooms feel cramped when at capacity and are then too small for group work.
There are several rooms in Blegen that effective for fall 2025 will be reduced in seating capacity to facilitate a better environment for learning. Below are the impacted rooms:
This will impact OCM as Blegen Hall is historically a very busy building. There will be some classes that will no longer fit in these rooms, and this will have a ripple effect. As schedulers, it is always important to do the following:
- Be mindful of enrollment capacities on classes.
- Best practice +/- 10%, using your previous terms’ enrollment as your guide.
- Use standard meeting patterns, utilizing ALL standard meeting times per week (including 8AM and Fridays).
Room Search will not be updated with the new capacities in Blegen until summer 2025.
