Reserve a Classroom

A reservation is required prior to using a Smart Classroom and should be made at least one week prior to date needed. In most cases, an equipment key is needed to access the podium and other Smart Classroom equipment.

To reserve a Smart Classroom, please see the Registrar's online scheduling system. The Office of the Registrar is located in the Rebecca Crown Center, 633 Clark, Evanston, IL.

To schedule Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM) classrooms in the Robert H. Lurie or McGaw buildings, please contact Kathleen Dunne at 3-1338.

Reservations of portable equipment for laptop based seminar classrooms, located in the University Library, can be made at the University Library InfoCommons.

Reservations for NUIT Academic & Research Technologies supported School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) Classrooms can be made through SESP by contacting Laura Salus at 1-3828.

Reserve a Laptop-Based Seminar Classroom

Northwestern University Library Seminar rooms are reserved through the Office of the RegistrarOffice of the Registrar. Reservations of portable equipment for laptop-based seminar classrooms located in the University Library, can be made at the University Library InfoCommons. These classrooms use a self-service projection system which is available for check out at the main desk of the University Library InfoCommons, and requires a laptop.

To use the equipment in one of these seminar classrooms:

• Reserve the room and equipment one week in advance
• Schedule an orientation
• Test the equipment with a laptop prior to the first class (A valid WildCard is required for verification)
• Pick up the equipment before the class session

The Library Projection Systems are user-friendly. However, equipment orientations are available. Contact Smart Classroom support to schedule an orientation. It is the responsibility of the user to reserve and check-out the equipment for the scheduled orientation.

Classroom Equipment Key

Evanston Smart Classrooms: A key is needed to access the podium equipment installed in standard Smart Classrooms on the Evanston campus. These keys are distributed by the Office of the Registrar during regular business hours to users holding a Smart Classroom reservation. Podiums in NUIT supported School of Education & Social Policy classrooms are unlocked. To Schedule SESP classrooms please contact Laura Salus at 1-3828.

• Keys are not required for the laptop-based seminar classrooms or podiums in NUIT supported SESP classrooms
• A key may be reserved for an entire quarter
• Keys for one-time events may be picked up one-day in advance of the reservation and must be returned the next day after the event, during regular business hours
• Individuals holding events in Smart Classrooms after regular business hours must pick up a key at the Office of the Registrar during normal business hours

Chicago Smart Classrooms: A key is needed to access the podium equipment and the equipment located behind the glass doors in the Lurie classrooms and in the AV closets in the McGaw classrooms on the Chicago campus. These keys are distributed by the Dean's Administration Office at Ward 4-344 during regular business hours. EXCEPTION: Contact 7-ROOM Support for access to Wieboldt 421.

Individuals holding events in FSM classrooms after regular business hours (i.e. after 4:30pm) must pick up a key at the Dean's Administration Office during normal business hours prior to the event, and return it the following business day after the event.