Tiffany Guinnip, University of Arkansas
Tiffany: "We are a small institution. That makes us nimble, but it can also be hard to find the balance between what we should offer and what we have capacity for."
Scheduler Spotlight
Meet the deans, registrars and other administrative staff responsible for scheduling at their respective schools.
Emily Scivoletto, UC Davis School of Law
Emily: Talk with other schedule-makers! Ask what they do, how they do it, what they can do with the software, what they have to do manually.
Emily Nagisa Keehn, University of San Diego
Emily: Flag the courses that may be at risk for low-enrollment or in high demand and have back-up plans in place.
Theresa Beiner & Lindsey Gustafson, University of Arkansas
Lindsey: The complexity was legitimate and daunting. It felt a little like sudoku — moving one thing changed everything else with cascading effects.
Ed Rentezelas, Rutgers Law School
Ed: There are so many competing variables to consider when making a schedule... It's similar to Tetris, but much more complex.
Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Paul: "These are my colleagues and friends, and I take a long view—I don’t ask folks to do anything I wouldn’t do."
Ryan Max Rowberry, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Ryan: Undoubtedly, the worst thing that's happened would be COVID-19... I must have redone the schedule 3 or 4 times.
Jim: The hardest part of scheduling is that there is no one hardest part. Instead, it’s an insanely complex, multi-part balancing act.