Floor Coordinator Services

Coordinator Support for Faculty

Coordinators provide hands-on, day-to-day support that keeps your classes, materials, logistics, and research running smoothly. From classroom preparation and Canvas management to administrative help, financial processing, and research assistance, this section offers direct access to the services available to facilitate your teaching and academic work.

Class Assistance

  • Order class supplies (specific to your instructional needs)
  • Print class materials (syllabi, handouts, etc.)
  • Create seating charts
  • Create tent cards
  • Assist in preparing and proofreading syllabi, presentations, and exams 
  • Create and maintain participation, attendance, and grade tracking in Excel
  • Canvas
    • Maintain sites (uploading files, videos, assignments, and other course content)
    • Create groups
    • Create assignments and quizzes
    • Add accommodation times on quizzes
    • Download and print assignments/quizzes 
    • Download rosters
    • Export gradebook
    • Enter and upload grades
    • Send messages to students
    • Post discussions
    • Set up office hours
    • Maizey integration
  • Placing materials (books, articles, etc.) on reserve at the library
  • Take scantrons to the UM Registrar’s Office for processing
  • Arrange travel accommodations for class guest speakers

Administrative

  • Microsoft and Google Suite
    • Creating, adjusting, and sharing documents using
      • Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
      • Google:  Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms
  • Order supplies for the business hubs
  • Order business cards
  • Make conference room reservations
  • Assist with classroom reservations (working with Admins, Ross RO, and/or Ross Operations)
  • Update faculty profiles in iMpact
  • Assist faculty with mailings / shipments
  • Assist with Faculty Support and Ross events 
  • Create polls (Doodle Poll, When is Good, Straw Poll)
  • Set up meetings via Zoom, along with coordinated calendar invites
  • Assist faculty with travel arrangements
  • Assist in the onboarding and offboarding of faculty
  • Work with faculty PhD Advisors to manage the administrative tasks related to PhD Recruiting:
    • Coordinate travel and hosting arrangements; assist in creating a visiting schedule

Financial Resources

  • Process expense reports
    (P-Card, CTP, and out-of-pocket)

Research

  • Internet searches (journals, articles, etc.)
  • Proofread manuscripts, correspondence, and other materials
  • Format citations and footnotes in p

Don’t see your tasks listed above?

If you have an additional task you’d like our staff to work on, please feel free to reach out to your support staff directly or contact our supervisor, Shawna Sloan.
We’re always interested in learning how we can better support you!