Classes Will Be Held at Ursinus College on Monday (Update)

The following message from President Bobby Fong was sent to students, faculty and staff: (Source)

Dear Members of the Ursinus Community:

Sunday, August 28, 3:30 pm.  This is the first of a continuing series of updates on Hurricane Irene and its impact on campus.  Presently, much of the campus is without power, and we are awaiting word from the Philadelphia Electric Company as to when power will be restored.  Here are the arrangements we have made for the next 24 hours:

There will be dinner at Wismer this evening from 4:30-6:30, with hot and grilled food.

All classes are scheduled to be held tomorrow, and the dining hall will continue to provide meals.

The Main Street houses have fire alarm backup systems that are battery-powered, and they will not continue to operate throughout the night.  Therefore, we are requiring all students in Main Street houses, except for Clamer Hall residents ,to  vacate their residences between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. this evening.  Main Street residents are encouraged either to seek temporary housing with friends in the large residence halls or to go to the Floy Lewis Bakes Field House, which is being set up as a temporary residence.  Main Street houses will reopen at 7 a.m.  There will be no access to the Main Street houses from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.   Our campus staff will be available to support students.

We ask faculty and staff to report for work tomorrow if they can safely travel to campus. 

Please continue to check your email, phones, and the Ursinus website for further updates.

We have been fortunate apart from the power outage to be safe.  Let’s give thanks and  do everything each of us can to make the beginning of the semester go as smoothly as possible under these unusual circumstances.

President Bobby Fong

Update: From college Director of Communications Wendy Greenberg:

Buses will be leaving from Corson Hall tonight at 7:30pm for the Oaks movie theater. Student Activities will be providing FREE movie tickets. The following movies will be playing:

• Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – 8:05 pm
• Our Idiot Brother – 7:50 pm
• Conan the Barbarian – 7:55 pm
• Fright Night – 8 pm
• Glee the 3D Concert – 9 pm
• The Change-up – 8:10 pm
• Captain America – 7:45 pm
• Midnight in Paris – 9:05 pm

Buses will leave from Oaks returning to the West Lot on a loop beginning at 9:30pm with the last one leaving at 11pm.

*Please pack a flashlight so you can safely return to your residence hall.