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RCS News - April 2026

ANNOUCEMENTS 

  • Join RCS Office Hours this Spring
  • Spring 2026 Common & Standard Final Exam Classrooms Assigned
  • Register Now: Open Scheduling Winter 2026 & Spring 2027 Kickoff Webinar 

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Managing the Schedule of Classes During Closed Scheduling
  • Unused Class Sections to be Removed Before Spring 2026 Term Roll
  • Resolving ‘Class Status Tentative’ and Unpublished Sections 

SCHEDULING TIP

  • Managing the Instructor Table for Timely Grade Posting  

STUDENT EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

  • Alexa Medina 

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - March 2026

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Join RCS Office Hours this Spring
  • Register Now: Open Scheduling Winter 2026 & Spring 2027 Kickoff Webinar
  • Analytics Report Update: Class Status Tentative Now Included
  • Course Types Policy Update
  • Recognizing Jenna Childers

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Preview Fall Classroom Assignments Prior to Enrollment
  • Resolving ‘Class Status Tentative’ and Unpublished Sections 

SCHEDULING TIP

  • Section Request Access and Success 

CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT

  • Modern Languages (MLNG) 350 Renovation 

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - February 2026

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Access Past RCS Newsletters in the RCS News Archive
  • Join RCS Office Hours this Spring

THANK YOU

  • Resolution Week Appointments Wrap-Up 

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Preparation for the Publication of the Summer & Fall 2026 Schedule of Classes on March 1
  • Avoid ‘Class Status: Tentative’ and Unpublished Sections
  • How the Shopping Cart Fits into the Class Enrollment Process
  • From Catalog Approval to Degree Completion Open Forum Recording Available 

SCHEDULING TIP

  • Setting Variable Units 

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

  • Lynna Nguyen 

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - January 2026

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Join RCS Office Hours this Spring
  • Register: Summer & Fall 2026 Resolution Week Appointments
  • Reporting Issues in Centrally Scheduled Classrooms

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Closed Scheduling & Classroom Optimization: Summer & Fall 2026 

SCHEDULING TIP

  • Updating Instructor Status, Approved Courses and Listing Primary Instructors

CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT

  • Electrical And Computer Engineering (ECE) 102 

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - December 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

•    Join RCS Office Hours this Spring 
•    Spring 2026 Classroom Technology Demonstrations
•    Save the Date: Summer & Fall 2026 Resolution Week Appointments
•    Recognizing Angelica Medina for RCS Contributions

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

•    Assigning Facility ID for Departmentally Scheduled Classrooms 
•    Preparing for Closed Scheduling & Classroom Optimization, Summer & Fall 2026

Scheduling Tip

•    Managing Requirements Groups 

CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT

•    Communication (COMM) 113 

Upcoming Scheduling Dates & Deadlines

RCS News - November 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Join RCS Office Hours This Fall
  • Fall 2025 Common and Standard Final Exam Classrooms Assigned
  • Section Request processing - Supporting Returned and Saved Requests

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Navigating Class Scheduling with RCS Reimagine
  • Update Fall 2025 Instructors for Timely Grade Posting
  • Planning for Spring 2026 Room Swaps & Room Releases Based on No or Low Enrollment
  • Halfway There! Summer & Fall 2026 Open Scheduling Continues

Scheduling Tip

  • Priority Scheduling Request and Review Process

CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT

  • McClelland Park (MCPRK) 105

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - October 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Join Us for Biweekly RCS Office Hours
  • Unused Class Sections Removed from Fall 2025 Term Roll

THANK YOU

  • Open Scheduling for Summer & Fall 2026 Kickoff Webinar-Recording Now Available

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Summer & Fall 2026 Open Scheduling Began October 6

Scheduling Tip

  • Centrally Scheduled Classrooms Use for Cocurricular and Administrative

CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT

  • Ina E. Gittings Building (GITT) 129B

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - September 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • RCS Office Hours Are Back This Fall!
  • New Features Added to the Centrally Scheduled Classroom Map
  • Register Now: Open Scheduling for Summer & Fall 2026 Kickoff Webinar

THANK YOU

  • Resolution Week Appointments Wrap-Up

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Preparation for the Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes Publication on October 1
  • Avoid ‘Class Status: Tentative’ and Unpublished Sections
  • How the Shopping Cart Fits into the Class Enrollment Process

Scheduling Tip

  • Managing Honors Sections

sTUDENT sTAFF SPOTLIGHT

  • Alexa Medina

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - August 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Back-to-school classroom technology demonstrations, August 20 & 21
  • Register now: Open Scheduling for Summer & Fall 2026 Kickoff Webinar

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • What we've been talking about: RCS Reimagine office hours recap
  • Closed Scheduling & classroom optimization, Winter 2025 & Spring 2026
  • Schedule a Spring 2025 Resolution Week appointment, September 2-12

SCHEDULING TIP

  • Updating instructor status and approved courses 

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

  • Nancy Malmquist

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - July 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Thank you for supporting the RCS Reimagine launch
  • Low or no enrollment? Plan now for Fall 2025 swaps and room releases
  • Save the date: Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Resolution Week appointments, September 2-12, 2025

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Process reminder: Requesting changes during Closed Scheduling
  • RCS Reimagine office hours bring support and performance enhancements
  • Final month! Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Open Scheduling

SCHEDULING TIP

  • Setting up course and class attributes in the Schedule of Classes

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

  • MJ Joaquin

UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES 

RCS News - June 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Halfway there! Look for Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes management emails
  • RCS Reimagine launches with exciting new features & updated resources
  • What we're talking about in Reimagine Office Hours

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Halfway there! Look for Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes management emails
  • Planning for Fall 2025 room swaps & room releases based on low or no enrollment
SCHEDULING TIP: Priority Scheduling request & review process
CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT
  • Environment and Natural Resources 2 (ENR2) N210
UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES

RCS News - May 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS
  • Register Now: RCS Reimagine Project Rollout Webinar June 3
  • Room Scheduling Software Version Update May 16

THANK YOU

  • Open Scheduling for Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Kickoff Webinar – Recording Now Available
  • Recognizing Ethan Rex for RCS Contributions

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Open Scheduling Underway
  • Save the Date: Open Office Hours RCS Reimagine Tutorials 
SCHEDULING TIP: Requesting a Collaborative Learning Space
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
  • Sabrina Tomaine
  • Congratulations to Our Graduating Student Workers!

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RCS News - April 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS
  • Spring 2025 Common and Standard Final Exam Classrooms Assigned
  • Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Open Scheduling Begins May 5
  • Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Open Scheduling Kickoff Webinar

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Managing the Schedule of Classes During Closed Scheduling
  • Unused Class Sections to be Removed Before Spring 2025 Term Roll
SCHEDULING TIP: Managing the Instructor Table for Timely Grade Posting
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Damian Soria
UPCOMING SCHEDULING DATES & DEADLINES
 
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RCS News - March 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Save the Date: Open Scheduling Winter 2025 & Spring 2026 Kickoff Webinar

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Preview Fall Classroom Assignments Prior to Student Enrollment Appointments
  • Resolving 'Class Status: Tentative' and Unpublished Sections

Scheduling Tip: Section Form Success
Classroom Spotlight: Education 211
Upcoming Scheduling Dates & Deadlines

RCS News - February 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Project Kickoff: Evaluating Room Scheduling Software Updates

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Final Preparations for Summer & Fall 2025 Schedule of Classes
    How the Shopping Cart Fits into the Class Enrollment Process

Scheduling Tip: Importance of Contact Minute Compliance
Classroom Spotlight: Social Sciences 411 
Upcoming Scheduling Dates & Deadlines

RCS News - January 2025

ANNOUCEMENTS

  • Start of Term Technology Demonstrations
  • Use the Central Classroom Support Phone Number!

MANAGING THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

  • Closed Scheduling & Classroom Optimization, Summer & Fall 2025
  • Save the Date: Summer & Fall 2025 Resolution Week Appointments, February 4-14, 2025

Scheduling Tip: Setting Variable Units
Thank you: Dr. Gail D. Burd
Upcoming Scheduling Dates & Deadlines