Need-to-know dates and deadlines

Please note the newly posted dates below and mark them on your calendar:

• Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 final exam schedules
  
• 2019-20 CCS production calendar

Confirm room assignments for fall (1189)

Room assignments for fall 2018 are available on the Class Schedule. Review assignments for your department to ensure all classes requiring a general purpose classroom have been assigned. If you see a class without a room assignment, notify ocmsched@umn.edu ASAP to work to find a classroom. Remind instructors to verify their classroom assignment before the first class, as room assignments are subject to change prior to the start of the term.

Canceling classes for fall 2018 with zero and low enrollments

If you do not plan to offer a class, the class needs to be cancelled in CCS as soon as possible and before the start of the term. Failure to cancel a class has a direct impact on students. Workarounds to hide the class from the schedule are not a good idea.

For classes with low enrollment to be cancelled:

1. Change the Class Status to “Stop Further Enrollment” on the Enrollment Control panel of CCS.
   
2. Notify enrolled students directly to offer alternative options before requesting a class cancellation.
   
3. Email ocmsched@umn.edu to process your cancellation.
   
4. ** If your college requires collegiate approval for cancellation with low enrollment, also refer to your college procedures.

For classes with zero enrollments to be cancelled:

1. Change the Class Status to “Cancelled Section” on the Enrollment Control panel of CCS.

Academic calendar changes 2018-2020

The Faculty Senate has approved moving spring break forward one week starting March 2020. This was the best solution to get the majority of A term before spring break and to equalize meeting patterns for classes scheduled once per week. Syllabi may need to be reviewed due to this adjustment, so please communicate these changes to those within your departments.

As a reminder, spring 2019 will change from 74 instructional days to 70. Fall and spring semesters will have the same length going forward, and there is room for an additional study day for students in the spring term. The full calendars for 2018-22 can be viewed on the University Senate page.

Summer classroom technology upgrades

OCM has updated the technology in 50+ rooms this summer. View our project page to see a list of upgraded classrooms. In these rooms, instructors will see a familiar touchscreen interface, but may notice it’s a little faster. We’ve upgraded projectors, added the ability to connect devices via USB-C, and completed a general tune up of the components. Additionally, we continue the work of removing VCRs and DVD players in these rooms as we keep our commitment to provide technology that we can support.

Use OCM’s Room Search to verify which features are available in your assigned classrooms. If a feature you need is not available in your scheduled space, you may be able to bring your own adapter or device to connect to the system. Otherwise, contact ocmsched@umn.edu to see if we may be able to locate another classroom for you.

Personal pronouns and gender identity in MyU

Students and staff on all campuses are able to share personal pronouns and/or a gender identity through the MyU: My Info tab. Sharing personal pronouns and/or a gender identity is optional. Here are some additional resources:

• How-to guides on One Stop website
• One Stop information on pronouns and gender identity
• MyU information on pronouns & gender identity

MyU unavailable for maintenance

MyU has scheduled maintenance for Sunday, August 5 from 6:00 a.m. to noon and will be unavailable during this time.