Allocation Workshops

Classroom Scheduling will be offering a series of workshops throughout the summer to assist departments with using the new class allocations features in MAUI. These sessions are designed to walk users through updated processes, demonstrate key functionality, and provide hands-on support to ensure a smooth transition to the new allocation workflow. Workshop scheduling information will be forthcoming.

Additional details about class allocations and related resources are available on the Office of the Registrar Class Allocations page. 

Same Classroom Request

New Feature!

A Same Classroom Request is a type of scheduling preference in MAUI Planner selected by the Academic Departmental Administrator (ADA) to indicate that multiple class meeting or section offerings should be assigned to the same classroom for the duration of the date range. The preference is set by selecting Yes for Is Same Classroom Request in Add Room Preferences modal on the Time & Location page.

This option is typically used when a course meets on a rotating basis in the same time block, or when instructional consistency requires a single classroom location for non-routine or irregular meeting patterns. It is commonly used in combination with what could be described as “Every Other” recurrence patterns when the schedule does not follow a standard weekly cadence.

Do not use this option for standard, recurring class schedules (e.g., courses that meet every MWF, TR, or Monday–Thursday (M-R) in the same room each week). Routine weekly meetings should be scheduled normally using the regular recurrence pattern without this option. Importantly, this selection does not indicate that the same classroom assignment from the previous like session should carry forward. Any specific room preference should be communicated in the text field above immediately above this field. 

This option is intended for non-routine section meeting patterns, such as courses that rotate within a time block or require a consistent room for occasional, specialized activities (e.g., case studies, breakout sessions, or once-per-month class meetings). This field should be applied across few section offerings in University Classrooms. If you are unsure if this field applies to you, please reach out to the scheduling team.

When selected, this field informs class time allocation calculations that the same classroom will be shared across the associated meetings or sections, resulting in a single allocation count rather than multiple counts.