University of Pennsylvania
Classroom Listserv Information
Introduction
Email lists are created for all University of Pennsylvania classrooms. Faculty
assigned to these classrooms and appropriate support personnel are automatically
subscribed to the classroom lists and the lists are updated as room assignments
change. Only faculty and support staff are subscribed; students are not included.
These lists exist to aid facilities and instructional technology services by
facilitating communication among the interested parties. Typical uses include:
- Faculty report problems with facilities or technology to the list when they
are not sure who the appropriate contact person is, or when they feel other
faculty should be aware of the condition.
- Support staff provide information concerning changes or problems with instructional
technology or facilities issues.
How does it Work?
At the beginning of each semester, faculty will be notified via email of the listserv address for classrooms in which they teach. From that point forward, faculty may use the lists by simply sending email to that address. The lists will be named BLDG-ROOM-TERM@lists.upenn.edu
For example, the list for Fisher-Bennett 116 for the Spring 2008 term will be
BENN-116-08A@lists.upenn.edu.
Terms are identified by the calendar year with a suffix:
A for spring term
B for summer terms 1 & 2
C for fall term
Building codes are abbreviated using the same codes in the Student Records
System. For a listing of current building codes, please see the Registrar's
list
Classroom lists are private. Faculty cannot subscribe or unsubscribe themselves
and only subscribed members can send messages to the list. Membership in a list
is also private and only the list owner can ask to see a list of faculty who
are subscribed - list members cannot see who else is subscribed to a classroom
list.
The lists are automatically created by querying the ISC Oracle Data Warehouse and extracting information about faculty assigned to all classrooms at Penn. Key support personnel are appended to each list. Faculty who do not have an email address listed in the Penn Online Directory will not be included in the lists. The Office of the Registrar will contact via intramural mail any faculty who are not covered by the normal subscription process and inform them of their options for inclusion.
Who is Involved?
The classroom lists were created at the request of Classroom Technology Services
and the Office of the University Registrar with the intent of serving Penn's Central
Pool Classrooms. The primary list owner responsible for list administration duties
is David Scheller, Assistant Registrar. Support staff and others monitoring all lists
include:
- ISC- Classroom Technology Services
- Classroom Facilities Coordinators
- Course and Classroom Scheduling Coordinator
- University Registrar
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