Scheduling U Session on Tues July 9 Canceled

Due to unexpected circumstances, the Scheduling U session for Tuesday,
July 8 in Nicholson Hall is canceled. We regret an inconvenience this
may cause our users.



All other Scheduling U sessions will be held as planned. Please see the
R-25 Wiki site, OCM Scheduling page, or the news item below for the
full list of Scheduling U sessions and topics.

Willey Hall will Reopen at 1245 Tuesday, Dec 5

Willey Hall will reopen at 1245 Tuesday, December 5.

Willey Hall Class Notice Tues, Dec 5

The Minneapolis Police Department has received a bomb threat for Willey
Hall on the West Bank. The building is being evacuated and classes
scheduled for 11:15 on Tuesday, December 5 are canceled.



The building may reopen in time for afternoon classes if the building is given the all-clear.



Please monitor the University home page for updates -- http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php

Blegen, SocSci Tower and Anderson closed for Evening classes Tue Oct 23

Blegen, Social Sciences Tower and Anderson are closed for Evening classes on Tuesday, October 23.



Please monitor the University's Web Site at www.umn.edu for updates.

OCM Temorary Phone Difficulties

OCM is moving to a new location in Williamson Hall on Monday, Oct 15.



We may experience temporary computer, e-mail and phone outages during the move, and apologize if you are inconvenienced.



The Classroom Hotline, 612-625-1086, will NOT be effected by the temporary outages.

Faculty Help Available from OCM Rapid Response Team

OCM RAPID RESPONSE TEAM - READY TO HELP FACULTY AS SEMESTER STARTS!



During the first days of the semester, Office of Classroom Management
technicians will be pre-positioned on the East Bank, West Bank, and St.
Paul campuses from 8 AM to 4:00 PM to provide rapid in-classroom
assistance to faculty in general purpose classrooms.



Any faculty member requiring assistance should contact the Classroom
Support Hotline at 625-1086. The Classroom Hotline dispatcher is in
radio contact with the roving technicians from Classroom Technical
Services, and will expedite response to the request.

New Active Learning, Flexible Classroom Near Completion

OCM's new student centered, active learning, flexible classroom pilot
projects in EE/CSci 2260 on the East Bank and in BioSci 64 on the St
Paul campus are nearing completion.



Opportunities still exist for faculty to schedule courses in these new classrooms for Fall semester.



Instructors using these new classrooms will be able to participate in
faculty development and assessment programs with OCM's pilot project
partner, the Digital Media Center (DMC).



Please contact OCM for more information!