After the storm
University works to clear sidewalks, parking lots after storm
Editor's note: This article was updated at 6:02 p.m., Jan. 24, 2016.
1:05 p.m., Jan. 24, 2016--University of Delaware Facilities staff are working to clear campus sidewalks and parking lots on Sunday, after Saturday's snow storm.
Administrators are continuing to monitor road conditions and will make a decision about Monday's schedule this evening.
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Members of the University community are reminded that safety is UD's highest priority. Students and employees should not put themselves at risk: Students who expect difficulty traveling should contact their faculty members and employees should contact their supervisors.
The state of emergency declared by Delaware Gov. Jack Markell on Jan. 22 remains in effect, as does the “Level 1 Driving Warning,” which means that any person operating a motor vehicle on Delaware roadways must exercise extra caution. The city of Newark lifted its snow emergency status at 2 p.m., Jan. 24.
Schedule changes
The Associate in Arts Program at the Delaware Technical Community College Terry Campus in Dover will be closed on Monday. Classes will not meet and offices will be closed.
Opening events for the UD Nanofabrication Facility scheduled on Monday, Jan. 25, have been postponed.
The Trabant University Center and Perkins Student Center are closed on Sunday, Jan. 24, and are currently scheduled to reopen at 7 a.m., Monday, Jan. 25.
Residence halls and dining facilities, already operating on a Winter Session schedule, are open. The two P.O.D. Market locations at Pencader and Harrington residence hall complexes will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. throughout the weekend.
Student Health Services is open throughout the weekend with staff members on site at all times.
The Carpenter Sports Building is open from noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday. Members are encouraged to register for the Campus Recreation email list to receive updates on changes to hours at the Carpenter Sports Building (Little Bob), with the email registration form available online. Updates will also be posted on the Campus Recreation website, Facebook, and Twitter.
The Morris Library will be open regular hours, from 1-9 p.m., Sunday.
The UD Barnes and Noble Bookstore, including the Blue Hen Café, will be open from noon-6 p.m., Sunday.
UD shuttle buses are not operating on Sunday.
Athletics has announced that Delaware Swimming and Diving vs. Villanova scheduled at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 24, has been canceled, and Delaware Women's Basketball vs. William & Mary, scheduled at 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 25, has been postponed until 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26.
The UD Ice Arenas remain closed Sunday.
The UDairy Creamery will remain closed Sunday.
The Resident Ensemble Players' performance of Wait Until Dark at 2 p.m., Sunday, has been canceled. Box office representatives will contact current season ticket holders early next week to reschedule to an upcoming performance.
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Keep in touch
Any campuswide UD closings or late openings will be announced through a campuswide email and via the University's LiveSafe smartphone application, as well as posted on the UD homepage, UDaily and the University's primary social media accounts (www.facebook.com/UDelaware, www.twitter.com/UDelaware, www.facebook.com/UniversityofDelawarePolice and www.Twitter.com/udelpolice).
News also will be available through the UD telephone information line at 302-831-2000, and it will be shared on the state Department of Education's School Closings and Delays website.
Members of the campus community should not call UD Police so that telephone lines there can remain open for emergency calls.
Information on preparing for a winter storm is available on the Ready.gov website.
Personal safety
Faculty members unable to hold class should notify their departmental offices, and students unable to attend class should contact their professors. In such cases, UD policy states that students should be allowed to make up missed class time and canceled classes should be rescheduled when possible.
The University's policy is reprinted below:
Faculty and students are not expected to take unnecessary risks to meet their teaching and learning obligations due to inclement weather. When classes have not been canceled, it is a matter of personal judgment whether traveling to campus is hazardous. Faculty should notify their departmental offices when weather precludes them from meeting their teaching obligations; similarly, students should notify their professors when inclement weather precludes them from class attendance. In such cases, students should be allowed to make up missed class time and, whenever possible, canceled classes should be rescheduled.