When signing up for classes for the fall semester, students may find their classes scheduled in buildings not typically associated with the class subject.

Cole Hall will not be reopened for classes in the fall and the resulting classroom crunch is a situation that needs to be resolved, Faculty Senate President Paul Stoddard said at Faculty Senate April 2.

Because fall enrollment is typically higher than spring enrollment, rescheduling classes with two fewer lecture halls became a larger issue.

To find a solution with the existing classroom space, the different colleges worked with the Provost’s office, said Christopher McCord, dean of Liberal Arts and Science.

In order to find a place for all scheduled classes, first, the normal schedule with existing classes was drawn up and unscheduled classrooms were noted, McCord said. Classes were relocated to free up larger spaces to move in large lecture classes, and when a sufficient classroom was not found, either the time for the class was changed or an alternative site was assigned, he said.

“Using alternative spaces, like the Carl Sandburg Auditorium, allowed us to find homes for classes that would not have otherwise had them,” McCord said.