{"id":16897,"date":"2024-05-23T10:23:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/?page_id=16897"},"modified":"2024-05-23T10:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T17:25:25","slug":"classroom-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/classroom-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Classroom News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wsu-news-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/2026\/08\/03\/fall-2026-classroom-computers-will-require-a-wsu-login\/\">Fall 2026 | Classroom computers will require a WSU login<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInstructors teaching in General University Classrooms (GUCs)&nbsp;will notice a change this fall. Classroom computers now require users to sign in with their WSU credentials before&nbsp;use&nbsp;and sign out when class is finished.&nbsp;&nbsp;This&nbsp;change&nbsp;will help enhance&nbsp;computer&nbsp;security. &nbsp;&nbsp; If you have questions&nbsp;or experience technical difficulties, contact&nbsp;Pullman Integrated Academic Technologies (PIAT) at 509-335-5044 or&nbsp;piat@wsu.edu.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>August 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/2026\/07\/30\/fall-2026-schweitzer-engineering-hall\/\">Fall 2026 | Schweitzer Engineering Hall<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s&nbsp;a new building on campus\u2014Schweitzer Engineering Hall!&nbsp;Home to the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, this&nbsp;state-of-the-art&nbsp;facility features multipurpose classrooms, event venues, student club and&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;spaces, collaborative learning areas, tutoring services, and career-development resources.&nbsp; As you explore campus this semester, take a moment to visit Schweitzer Engineering Hall and check out its&nbsp;three new General University Classrooms. Whether&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;teaching [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>July 30, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/2026\/07\/28\/classrooms-upgrades-and-changes\/\">Classrooms: upgrades and changes<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral changes and improvements have taken place across the General University Classroom (GUC) inventory over the past year.&nbsp; Abelson Hall Abelson Hall will be offline for the Fall 2026 semester while it undergoes a major renovation. The classroom will receive new paint, flooring, furniture, and technology upgrades. Accessibility improvements will also be made, including addressing [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>July 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/2025\/01\/03\/seat-counts-adjusted-in-avery-hall-gucs\/\">Seat counts adjusted in Avery Hall GUCs<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn response to faculty feedback solicited in mid-December 2024, the Office of the Provost has approved a reduction in seat count for Avery 8, 12, 102, 104, and 106. Faculty reported an overprescription of desks that posed maneuverability, accessibility, and safety concerns. The new seat counts are now in place in 25 Live and desks [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>January 3, 2025<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/2024\/05\/30\/pullman-guc-summer-project-updates\/\">Summer update on Pullman GUC projects<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile many students away from campus during the summer, things are happening in GUC land. Here is a set of completed and ongoing current projects to be aware of as we prepare for Fall 2024: Completed Redefining classroom types We have worked with faculty and scheduling partners to clarify classroom layout types, technology features, and [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 30, 2024<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/2024\/05\/24\/pullman-classroom-support-moves-to-its\/\">Pullman classroom support moves to ITS<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 24, 2024<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/2024\/05\/21\/wilson-short-project-underway\/\">Wilson Short Project Underway<\/a> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChanges are coming to the General University Classrooms in Wilson-Short Hall. Demo and renovation are already underway, and the newly remodeled classrooms are expected to come online for Spring 2025 classes. The original two sets of smaller rooms on each side of the main ground floor hallway will be combined into two larger rooms, and [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\"><time>May 21, 2024<\/time><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":41585,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_category":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41585"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16897"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16903,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16897\/revisions\/16903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16897"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_category?post=16897"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=16897"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pullman.wsu.edu\/classrooms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=16897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}