Classroom Access Problems Saturday December 16

The Office of Classroom Management sincerely apologizes for the delay
in opening several buildings and classrooms on the St Paul campus for
finals on Saturday, December 16.



We recognize the importance of having classrooms ready for exams, and
understand the adverse impact on students and faculty caused by this
unacceptable occurrence. OCM acknowledges our responsibility for all
central classroom issues, and this includes classroom readiness and
classroom access.



We appreciate those who called the Classroom Hotline to report the
locked doors, and thank them for the prompt notification which assisted
in correcting the problems.



Again, our apologies to faculty and staff impacted by this problem. We
will take a lesson learned from this and redouble efforts to prevent
any recurrence.

Classroom Hotline Extended Hours During Exams

The Classroom Hotline will operate on extended hours during Exam Week,
December 14 - December 20. Call 612-625-1086 for any classroom issue or
problem.



FINALS WEEK HOURS:



Mon - Fri: 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Final Exam Week Schedules

Fall 2006 Finals Week runs from Thursday, December 14 through
Wednesday, December 20. If you need information on when a final exam is
scheduled, please check the final exam information.



Final exams are usually held in the classroom in which the course met
during the semester. Departmental scheduling coordinators have already
been notified of any changes to the classroom assignment during finals
week. If faculty or staff have any questions about final exam meeting
time or location, please e-mail

Scheduling at ocmsched@umn.edu . Students with questions regarding exam locations or times should check with their instructor.

Important Equipment Notice for Users of Newer Apple Macintosh Laptops

If you are using a Powerbook G4 or MacBook Pro laptop that has a DVI
connector for use with an external display or projector, you will need
to use a DVI-to-VGA adapter to connect your computer to the laptop
cable found in Technology Upgrade Classrooms.



All MacBook Pro computers require this adapter, but not all Powerbook
G4 systems have this connector. If your Powerbook was manufactured
after April, 2002 (667 mhz or higher), it probably has this connector.
If it was manufactured before that date, it will have the VGA port that
connects without the need for the adapter. The adapter that Apple
typically supplies with the G4 looks like this:


If you are using an Apple iBook laptop (all versions) or the Powerbook
G4 with the 12" screen, you will need to use the supplied Video-to-VGA
Adapter which looks like this:

If you are using a MacBook (white or black color) or the Powerbook G4
with the 12" screen, you will need to use a Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter,
which looks like this:

Display adapters may have been included with your Apple system, however
Apple does not currently include the adapter with the MacBook.
Additional adapters can be purchased from Apple Computer.



If you have any questions or comments, please contact John Knowles at 612-626-8650 or E-mail: classrm@umn.edu

Classroom Web site Maintenance Nov 21st

The classroom.umn.edu Web site will be down for scheduled maintenance on
Monday, November 21st from 4:00 PM until approximately 6:30 PM. We
apologize for any inconvenience.

A Great Scheduling U Success

More than 100 schedulers attended the 2006 Scheduling U seminars this
month. Sessions covered many topic areas of interest from automated
system operations to R25 to "tips and Tricks" for schedulers.Feedback
from attendees has been very positive.



Well Done to the OCM Scheduling Team for their efforts in conducting another great Scheduling U event!

PeopleSoft 8.9 impact on ECS and ECAS

ECS and ECAS are both operating with slow response times due to temporary issues associated with the PeopleSoft 8.9 upgrade.



PeopleSoft maintenance by the Office of Information Technology is currently in progress.



We apologize for the inconvenience.