Item No.: Date: By: Comment Summary:
Classroom Utilization Issues per Registrar and Space Planning Departments--
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Utilization
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SFC needs to establish priorities
Develop projections for FF&E as related to classroom use
Provide list of space issues to the chair for recommendations to the PBC
Too many classes want to be on prime days and times
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Orientation dates are pre-reserved to ensure their needs are met
Department chairs are allowed to pre-assign rooms for a specific need
Standardized time slots--a few outliers
Smaller capped sections in classrooms
All colleges may not be equally dividing the days/times when classes taught
Enrollment v. actual caps
Rooms or spaces for break-out sections
Hybrid classes are not making full use of classroom space assigned
Some classrooms require special technology, ie., computerized testing
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Restrictions on classroom and conference room space may be prohibitive
Programs block space for use by other departments and colleges
Examples of Specific Space Utilization Reporting Issues for Marieb Hall--
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Some rooms in Marieb Hall are secured rooms in R25, but not in Banner
SUS only reviews "classrooms" and "teaching labs" in the Space Utilization Doc.
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Weekly room hours determine room utilization according to design capacity
Only rooms reported to Banner are being used in the Space Utilization Doc/
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General Comment--
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Banyan
Classrooms Not Being Fully Utilized--
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Genson
26 4.11.12
Genson
Design capacity is being used, not actual capacity per Registrar's room cap
Some room caps will differ each semester due to number of weekly room hours
We are not capturing some rooms because they are not identified as classrooms
FGCU has enough classroom space available thru the fall semester, 2013
Our challenge is to accommodate space to meet the needs of the curriculum
See Summary Info from Sue Snauwaert re: classroom utilization on Fri/Sat
No state funding for new classroom buildings, therefore 3-4 years before we can anticipate a new classroom building on campus
Possible Impacts:
Budget Space Growth

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Space
Utilization
1 Increase utilization of classrooms on Fridays
Fridays (8:00 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.)
No classes scheduled for fall semester, 2012, for (66) of (132) classrooms
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Only (8) classrooms utilized have a utilization of more than 50%
2 Increase utilization of classrooms on Saturdays, however it will increase costs
Saturdays (8:00 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.)
No classes scheduled for fall semester, 2012, for (130) of (132) classrooms
3 Utilize a 3 semester system in lieu of a 2 semester system
Increase amount of distance learning courses
Create hybrid class clearing house for better classroom utilization
Move Orientation events off campus where possible
4 Provide Registrar with more authority and flexibility in assigning classes
Utilize "hoteling" of classroom space for hybrid or one-time classroom use
Move classes meeting only one time to other facilities off campus
In selecting a classroom for a particular course, verify classroom needs v. wants
There is a need to contantly verify that classrooms are being used as specified
Initiate space coding process for compliance with state coding requirements
6 Consider relocating more departments off campus, ie., small business
Assign more classes to other FGCU locations, such the Kapnick Center in Naples
Consider scheduling of hybrid classes to weekends
5 Limit the size of enrollment until additional classrooms are provided
Accelerated/Hybrid courses meeting every week for 8 weeks and then the second 8 weeks a different CRN would utilize that same room
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