09/25/2022
The Ringling College Emergency Response Team (ERT) continues to closely monitor Tropical Storm Ian which was upgraded to a tropical storm on Saturday, September 23.
Ian is expected to become a major hurricane early Tuesday as it goes into the southeastern Gulf.
Out of an abundance of caution and due to the uncertain trajectory of the storm at this time, the decision has been made to close the Ringling College campus effective (9/27), by 12:00 noon.
Students
-All classes (in-person and remote) will be canceled as of Monday, September 26 (tomorrow) and will remain canceled through Friday, September 30.
-Please enact your Hurricane Evacuation Plan and vacate campus housing by Tuesday at 12:00 noon.
-Please fill out this form with your evacuation information.
-For Food Service on Monday, September 26, Hammond Commons will be the only venue open. Dinner will be adjusted to 5:00-6:30 pm. Hammond Commons will close after breakfast at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 27.
-Be sure to pick up any prescriptions from Health Services by Tuesday at 12:00 noon.
-Local shelters will open on Tuesday morning.
-Academic technology resources will be available until 2:00 pm on Monday, September 26. This includes access to Academic Computer Labs, Apollo, and campus resources such as your network homespace, course shares, and Perforce. Cloud resources such as Canvas and Google Services will remain available.
-Campus housing will re-open at 8:00 am on Sunday, October 2, unless there is significant impact to the campus from the storm.
-Food service will resume with brunch on Sunday, October 2, unless there is significant impact to the campus from the storm.
-We plan to resume classes on Monday, October 3, unless there is a significant impact to campus from the storm.
-Students will receive further instructions and updates throughout the week.
Heavy rainfall and high winds could start to occur as early as Tuesday morning, depending on the course of the storm.
Please continue to monitor your emails for updated messaging.
Please Report any emergencies to Public Safety at 941-359-7500 (ext 7500 from a campus phone) or call 911.