# For Sections/Events ## expand\_more **If you have a scheduling issue with your classrooms space please contact 617-495-1541. For all other issues please refer to the classroom support contact list below.** RoomBook will open for requests in August for Fall 2026 events. A limited number of spaces are available on the FAS Summer Request template for events through the end of August. --- ## What's on this page? - [**About space for sections/events**](#about) - [**FAS Classroom Scheduling Policy**](https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/spaces-sections-events#classroompolicy) - [**Classroom Space for Sections**](https://prod-registrar.drupalsites.harvard.edu/spaces-sections-events#sections) - [**Request space for events**](#event-request) ## Who is this for? Faculty, administrative staff, teaching staff, and students ## About space for sections/events - **Sections:** Department coordinators can submit preferences for your mandatory scheduled timed sections. If you do not submit your preferences by the deadline please contact the [**classrooms office**](mailto:classrooms@fas.harvard.edu) to see if a classroom can be provided. Late room requests will only be possible after all other courses and sections have been assigned rooms. To ensure consistency, minimize student time conflicts, and optimize course availability, all classes scheduled in Registrar controlled FAS classrooms must adhere to **compliant meeting times** as defined by the [FAS Schedule](https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/fas-schedule). - **Events:** Use [**RoomBook**](https://roombook.harvard.edu/) to request FAS space for **events**. - NOTE: RoomBook typically opens at the beginning of each term for events. Advance reservations cannot be placed except via the FAS Long Term Template, which has access to limited spaces and are not guaranteed. - RoomBook access is automatically provided to all FAS and SEAS faculty, staff, and students upon active employment or enrollment. If you cannot login to RoomBook, or do not have the access you need, please email [**EMS Admin**](mailto:emsadmin@fas.harvard.edu). RoomBook requests prevent others from requesting the same space, so you should release any rooms you are no longer using. **Important**: Courses have priority access to FAS classrooms. - If a course requires the space, we may cancel your event or section space reservations. - For the first three weeks of the term, we will approve **event** requests **one day in advance**. ## FAS Classroom Scheduling Policy To ensure consistency, minimize student time conflicts, and optimize course availability, all academic requests scheduled in Registrar controlled FAS classrooms must adhere to **compliant meeting times** as defined by the [FAS Schedule](https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/fas-schedule). **Compliance with Designated Times:** - All courses, including lectures, labs, discussions, and other instructional activities, must begin at the designated start times. - Classes may not be scheduled during official pass times. **Section Requests in FAS Spaces:** - If a section request is made for an FAS Registrar scheduled classroom, it must follow the established compliant meeting times, regardless of whether the course is mandatory or elective. **Purpose:** - Ensures proper pass time between classes. - Helps decompress the FAS schedule. - Reduces scheduling conflicts for students. - Increases student access to a broader range of course options. If you have any questions regarding this policy or need clarification on compliant meeting times, please reach out. ## Classroom Space for Sections [Fall 2026 Classroom Assignments](https://hu.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/FASROTrainingandDocumentation/Shared%20Documents/Classrooms/Meetings%20Locations%20-for%20RO%20website/2026.07.08%20-%20Fall%202026%20Course%20Locations.xlsx?d=w001ae1d7e85d4be28b39a3db70907176&csf=1&web=1&e=Q0Yagk) *(Harvard Key is required for access)* Courses can submit preferences for mandatory scheduled timed sections. If you need a classroom for your section please contact the [**classrooms office**](mailto:classrooms@fas.harvard.edu). All sections (discussions, labs, etc.) must begin at approved [**FAS start times**](https://prod-registrar.drupalsites.harvard.edu/fas-schedule). 1. Enter your compliant schedule in my.Harvard by the courses deadline. Make sure your course sections are built and scheduled in my.Harvard. 2. Enter your classroom area preferences for Sections in EMS by the preferences deadline. Indicate sections' **general area** preferences in EMS (example: Harvard Yard, Extended Yard, etc.). Only primary component preferences will be prioritized - sections will be assigned classrooms based off of enrollment and space availability. 3. If you miss the preferences deadline please email [**classrooms@fas.harvard.edu**](mailto:classrooms@fas.harvard.edu). **Preferences are not room reservations. You are not guaranteed a specific room even if you add it to your preferences.** ## Request space for events 1. Use [**RoomBook** ](https://roombook.harvard.edu/)to request FAS space for **events**. 2. Use the [**online inventory of FAS classrooms**](http://imsroombook.fas.harvard.edu/) to identify the right space. 3. Review [**room request instructions**](https://roombook.harvard.edu/request-room) or watch the “[**How to Request Space Using Roombook**](https://youtu.be/UoFDWgcXwsw)” video. 4. Submit your space request using [**RoomBook**](https://roombook.harvard.edu/). 5. Select "FAS" and log in using your Harvard Key. - **FAS - Academic Request:** To request course-related events like quizzes, midterms, [**Disability Access Office**](https://dao.fas.harvard.edu/) accommodations, office hours, and film screenings, use the “FAS- Academic Request” reservation "template" in [**Roombook**](https://roombook.harvard.edu/). - **FAS - Event Request:** To request non-course-related events like one-time lectures, socials, film screenings, staff meetings, and guest speakers, use the “FAS- Event Request” reservation "template" in [**Roombook**.](https://roombook.harvard.edu/) ## Important Reminders Food is not permitted in FAS classrooms. ## Need Assistance? ### Classrooms Support expand\_more **Email**: [**The Registrar's Office Classrooms team**](mailto:classrooms@fas.harvard.edu) **Call:** The Registrar's Office Classrooms team: 617-495-1541 - if you have questions about FAS classroom spaces **Visit**: [**Education Support Services (ESS)**](https://ess.fas.harvard.edu/) - for A/V Equipment and Services and additional services **Visit**: (ESS Roombook) [**Department–Scheduled Space**](http://imsroombook.fas.harvard.edu/) - for the room inventory list to determine appropriate space schedulers - to reach out to scheduler regarding available space for non-departmental events **Email**: [**Disability Access Office (DAO)**](mailto:dao@fas.harvard.edu) - for student accommodations **Visit**: [**University Disability Services (UDS)**](https://accessibility.harvard.edu/workplace-accommodations) - for instructor accommodations **Visit**: [**Harvard Yard Operations**](https://yardops.fas.harvard.edu/) or **Call**: Building Manager for Harvard Yard Operations - 617-495-8842 - for urgent repairs for Classrooms in Harvard Yard - for non-emergency [**work requests**](https://oprp.fas.harvard.edu/presto-2) **Call**: University Operations Center: 617-495-5560 - for after-hour classroom emergencies **Call:** Sever Hall Media Services: 617-495-9470 **Call:** CGIS Media Services: 617-495-9807 **Call:** Northwest Media Services: 617-495-5775 **Call:** Science Center Prep Room: 617-495-5357 - for urgent Tech Support in Sever, CGIS, Northwest or the Science Center **Visit**: [**FAS gender inclusive restrooms list**](https://oprp.fas.harvard.edu/fas-gender-inclusive-restrooms-list) - for list of gender inclusive restrooms **Email**: [**Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS**)](mailto:cgisroom@fas.harvard.edu) **Email**: [**Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex**](mailto:memhall@fas.harvard.edu) **Email**: [**Science Center**](mailto:sc_sched@fas.harvard.edu) **Email**: [**Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)**](mailto:serviceecenter@seas.harvard.edu) **Email**: [**SEAS (Maxwell Dworkin, Pierce, and SEC) Classrooms**](mailto:rooms@seas.harvard.edu) **Email**: [**William James Hall**](mailto:rooms@wjh.harvard.edu) **Visit**: [**Harvard Events Management**](http://www.universityevents.harvard.edu/) - for specific building inquiries **Call**: ESS Support: 617-495-9460 - for all other locations ## Resources ![chair.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum1531/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/fasro/files/chair.png?itok=XRxl6pI1) [**EMS Roombook**](https://roombook.harvard.edu/) ![service-desk.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum1531/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/fasro/files/service-desk.png?itok=tue2_y2p) [**FAS Education Support Services**](https://ess.fas.harvard.edu/) ![classroom.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum1531/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/fasro/files/09dccd2d-64ab-4cf1-8ae1-e63d7ee74e22.png?itok=eTUF4kAW) [**FAS Allston Campus** ](/file_url/198) [**Classrooms Guide**](/file_url/198)