AMU Hurricane Ian Update HOME | Hurricane AMU Hurricane Ian Update THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 (6:30 p.m. update) Great news! Power and air conditioning have been completely restored to the University, town of Ave Maria, and our Dining Hall. With the restoration of internet access at Ave Maria University and in the surrounding area, classes on Friday, September 30, will be in session. Some professors who are unable to travel to campus may not have internet access. However, most classes will be held at least online, and many will be held in person with an online (Teams) option. Therefore, as previously communicated, in-person classes will resume on campus on Monday, October 3. Any student having trouble returning to campus for classes on Monday through the Ft. Myers airport (RSW) must request accommodation through Jenifer LeCompte (jenifer.lecompte@avemaria.edu) in order to receive an excused absence. Collier County Curfew Collier County has issued a county-wide curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. until further notice, so you must remain on campus during those hours. The penalty for curfew violation is a second degree misdemeanor. Misdemeanors of the second degree are punishable by a jail term of up to 60 days and a fine up to $500. Volunteer Opportunity If you would like to volunteer to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian, please join us on Saturday morning, October 1. We will meet at 8:00 a.m. in the megadorm parking lot and travel in University vans to the work site locations. The Daily Grind and Dining Hall Updates The Daily Grind will resume normal hours tomorrow. The Dining Hall will be open until 10:00 p.m. tonight, September 29. The Dining Hall will resume normal service hours tomorrow, September 30. Mass Schedule All campus Masses will resume as normal. Adoration Chapel The Martha Burke Chapel will open at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, September 30. Library Hours Library hours will resume as normal. Parking The Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot is now open! Please move your vehicles back to that lot. If you would like to learn more about AMU’s response to Hurricane Ian, please view our website for regular updates. God bless you, The Ave Maria University Staff THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 (8:00 a.m. update) Important Announcement from Ave Maria University: ALL CLEAR The campus of Ave Maria University has reopened to foot traffic, scooters, and bicycles. The courtesy vans have discontinued. Campus Updates The Daily Grind will begin serving free coffee for students, faculty, and staff at 8:30 a.m. Cell reception is available on campus. Please do not walk on the canal pavers on the west side of the megadorm; there is erosion and paver damage in that area. This area is marked with caution tape. Our central utility plant, which houses all of our AC equipment, remains without power. As a result, our campus is still without air conditioning at this time. Please avoid unnecessary travel. Many of the roads in surrounding areas are still flooded and surrounding towns without power. Student Union / Dining Hall Updates Our Student Union / Dining Hall building is still without power so we will be serving a modified menu. Continental breakfast is being served this morning. The Dining Hall building is open all day, but food service hours are subject to change depending on power. Mass Schedule All Masses will be available in the Our Lady of Guadalupe chapel today. Areas of town are still without power, including the Ave Maria Parish. Our chaplains are saying all three Masses today for those impacted by Hurricane Ian. Adoration Chapel The Martha Burke Chapel will be closed today for maintenance. Library Hours: Thursday, September 29: 8:00AM-Midnight Friday, September 30: 8:00AM-10:00PM Parking Reminder: Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot is still closed. We will notify when you can move your car back to that lot. Frequently Asked Questions Are the students safe? Yes. This campus was built to withstand a direct hit of a Category 4 hurricane (130-155 mile per hour sustained winds); as of 10:30 a.m., we only have only 30 mile per hour winds. Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall north of AMU, so we will not receive the brunt of the storm. We are not in the flood plain zone or at risk of storm surges. Nearby first responders have requested that their personnel and families stay here at AMU as we are considered a shelter in place in emergency situations. How are we communicating to students and parents? AMU will continue to share messages with students, parents, faculty, and staff throughout the storm. Urgent alerts will go out through the Everbridge app via text and email. All the information will appear on our official AMU social media pages and be posted to our Hurricane Ian web page. You may also monitor the storm through local news agencies. In the event of loss of power or cell operations, please tune in to WGCU 90.1 FM (Fort Myers, Naples, and Port Charlotte) and 91.7 FM (Marco Island). The WGCU station is a provider of Florida Radio Network services and will continue to broadcast critical information throughout the storm and afterwards. Will students have access to food and water? Yes! Dining hall services are currently functioning as normal and have plenty of food and water for our students. Continuous shuttles are being provided to students to travel to and from the residence halls if they would prefer not to walk. What if power/cell goes out? We are not anticipating extended loss of power or loss of cell phone service. Power outage: If we do experience a power outage, we have secured diesel fuel for our generators. We have generators that turn on automatically for the Academic Building, Student Union, Library, and these residence halls: St. Maria Goretti, St. Sebastian, and St. Francis Xavier. Generators for Mother Teresa, St. John Paul II, and St. Joseph Halls will be manually activated as soon as it is safe to do so. Florida Power & Light and Lee County Electrical Co-op have linesmen staged in Collier County to begin getting power back online as soon as it’s safe for them to do so, according to the Sheriff’s Office’s social media channels. Wi-Fi/data communication: AMU core network infrastructure and data services are designed to provide continuous data access. We designed the system with multiple redundancies in place. Core network hardware is fully redundant and located in separate buildings. We have multiple internet service providers for redundant connectivity. Both providers, Lumen Communication and Comcast, have robust infrastructure with separate physical paths to campus. Cell service: Availability of cell service will depend solely on availability of cell phone towers for each service provider (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.) in the area. Cell providers all have their own backup plans to be able to continue service. What is the class schedule this week? All classes will remain exclusively online Wednesday and Thursday. Professors have uploaded lectures, assignments, and projections that students are allowed to complete by the end of the week. Students should continue to engage in their classes online. Any changes to this plan due to weather conditions or loss of power will be communicated clearly to all students, faculty, and parents. Students who have evacuated should prepare to return to campus before classes resume exclusively in-person on Monday, October 3. Primer: How to use Microsoft Teams Wednesday, Sep 28 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 (5:30 p.m. update) One of our two utility companies is providing power to all six residence halls, Canizaro Library, and the Henkels Academic building. The other utility company is temporarily down. This impacts the Bob Thomas Student Union/Dining Hall, which now is running on a generator. The Dining Hall will continue to serve meals until 10:00 p.m. Students are instructed to continue using courtesy van transportation to the Dining Hall from the residence halls. Please do not walk to the Dining Hall at this time. Out of an abundance of caution for possible erratic weather throughout the night, students will be required to stay in their residence halls from 10:00 p.m. tonight until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. Van transportation will resume tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. Please note Collier Country sheriff’s office curfew statement. Library, Academic, and Prince buildings are closed until morning. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 (2:30 p.m. update) Weather Advisory from Ave Maria University: High Winds Ave Maria University is currently experiencing sustained wind speeds up to 50 mph. Students are advised to avoid nonessential travel. If on campus, refrain from using bikes, skateboards, and scooters, as these items can become projectiles under these conditions. Stay off the bridge. Van service will continue until otherwise noted. Additional information below. High Wind/Tornado Guidelines If a high wind/tornado warning is received, seek shelter immediately in an area that is in an interior hallway or room; at the lowest level in the building; and/or an area free of windows or glass. Protect your body from flying debris with furniture and/or sturdy equipment. Use your arms to protect your head and neck. Follow instructions given by university staff, emergency personnel, and the Mass Notification System messages. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 (noon update) Hurricane Ian remains a category 4 hurricane, approximately 60 miles offshore of Naples and moving to the northeast. Ave Maria University remains outside of the “Cone of Uncertainty”. It is likely that we will continue to experience heavy rainfall and wind throughout the day. Avoid non-essential travel. Updates will continue throughout the day. Please note: For the rest of the day today, please do not ride your bikes, scooters, or skateboards around campus. If you would like to go to the Dining Hall, please take one of the three van shuttles from the residence halls to the Dining Hall that are running continuously today. The vans will be stopping between St. Xavier Hall and St. Joseph Hall. Our Dining Hall food service is available all day until 10:00 p.m. If we receive a Tornado Warning, we will notify you and ask that you shelter in place. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 (morning update) Hurricane Ian upgraded to category 4 strength overnight. Ave Maria University remains outside the “Cone of Uncertainty”. It is likely that we will continue to experience heavy rainfall and wind throughout the day. Avoid non-essential travel. We will continue updates throughout the day. Ave Strong: Student Storm Assembly Thank you to all those who attended our Ave Strong Storm Assembly yesterday evening. You can review the PowerPoint slides from our meeting here. Dining: Café and Dining Hall Hours Now is the best time to come eat food at the Dining Hall! AMU is offering three van shuttles from the residence halls to the Dining Hall continuously today. The vans will be stopping between St. Xavier Hall and St. Joseph Hall. Breakfast hours are extended until 11:00 a.m. The Dining Hall will remain open all day in the Student Union. The Café will be closed today, September 28. We will notify you when The Café is open. Events: Today, September 28, the 12:05 p.m. Mass remains as planned but the 8:00 p.m. mass is cancelled. Please note the updates to events this week: POSTPONED 9/27 and 9/28: Volleyball Games POSTPONED 9/27, 7:00pm: Ave for Life Open Club Meeting & Apologetics Talk POSTPONED 9/28, 6:00pm: What the Hell? A Theological Discussion on Damnation – rescheduled for November 12th POSTPONED 9/28, 6:00pm: Internship Information Session POSTPONED 9/28, 7:00pm: Young American’s for Freedom Club Meeting CANCELLED 9/28, 8:00pm: Schola Choir Mass in the Parish. CANCELLED 9/28, 9:00pm: Oremus POSTPONED 9/29, 5:00pm: Panel: Dobbs v. Jackson: Women’s Health and the Future of Pro-Life – rescheduled for November 3 POSTPONED 9/29, 6:00pm: Internship Information Session POSTPONED 9/29, 7:30pm: Pep Rally POSTPONED 10/1 Gyrenes Football Game– rescheduled for 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 3 Other Events on Thursday and Friday are TBD. We will communicate with you if any other events are postponed. Class Schedule On Wednesday and Thursday, September 28 and 29, classes will be online only. On Friday, September 30, classes will be back in the classroom with an online option for those who are remote. Please note that from Monday, October 3, onwards, there will be no online or remote option for course attendance. Students who are not present in person on Monday, October 3 (and going forward), will be marked as absent. Class schedules this week will remain as planned: Wednesday, September 28: Due to weather forecasts on Wednesday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Thursday, September 29: Due to weather forecasts on Thursday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Friday, September 30: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote. Monday, October 3, through Wednesday, October 5: All students are expected to be present in person in all of their classes. Beginning on October 3, there will not be a Microsoft Teams option in courses. Excused absences or extensions will not be provided to students who do not return to campus until after the Fall Break. Due to the changes in course modality necessitated by Hurricane Ian, the Provisional Grade date has been changed from Monday, October 3, to Monday, October 10. This will allow faculty more flexibility in rescheduling exams that must be given in person, as well as more time providing valuable feedback to students as part of provisional grades. Residence Residential staff will remain available 24 hours a day throughout the week. The Residence Director on-call number is 239-280-7344. Medication Please let your Residence Director know if you have any medications that need to be kept cold. Student Life Services Our Campus Nurse, Macey King, is available all week and can be reached at: CampusNurse@avemaria.edu Counseling Services remain uninterrupted, and information can be found here. Library Hours: Wednesday, September 28: Closed Thursday, September 29: 8:00AM-Midnight Friday, September 30: 8:00AM-10:00PM Parking Reminder: Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot is temporarily closed until the storm is over. We will notify when you can move your car back to that lot. Volunteer Opportunity: If you would like to volunteer to help with storm cleanup for those who are impacted by the storm, please use this sign-up form to let us know that you are interested so we can contact you with more information after the storm. Prayer Please join us in prayer! We would like to invite you to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet during the hour of mercy at 3:00 p.m. this week. We are praying for God’s protection and for all those impacted by the storm. We encourage you to take advantage of the chapels in the dorms. Hurricane Prayer God, our Father, Creator and Lord of the Universe, you have set the earth on its foundation and all elements of nature obey your command. We humbly beseech you to keep us safe from all dangers and to calm the storms that threaten us. May we be secure in your loving protection and serve you always with grateful hearts. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. For more information, please review AMU’s Hurricane Protocols. For more information on Hurricane Ian, please visit the National Hurricane Center’s website. For information about how to use Microsoft Teams, please visit this link. God bless you, The AMU Staff Tuesday, Sep 27 (evening) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, 7:00 P.M. Dear Students and Parents, Hurricane Ian has moved slightly eastward with projected landfall around 8:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September, 28, 2022. It is currently a Category 3 hurricane expected to strengthen over the next 24 hours. Projections indicate it will pass Collier County offshore and make landfall on Florida’s west central coast near Cape Coral, FL. Ave Maria University remains outside the “Cone of Uncertainty” but will likely experience heavy rainfall and wind beginning as early as tonight. A hurricane watch remains in effect for Collier County, along with a tornado watch. Use caution on all roadways and avoid any unnecessary travel starting tonight through Thursday. More updates to come. Ave Strong: Student Storm Assembly Thank you to all those who attended our Ave Strong Storm Assembly this evening! You can review the PowerPoint slides from our meeting here. Confirmation of Residency between now and 9/29/22 Please let AMU know if you plan to stay on campus by completing this form. Please complete this form today, September 27. Bikes Please secure your bikes; lock them to a bike rack or put in your room today, September 27. Events: Tomorrow, September 28, the 8:00 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. masses remain as planned but the 8:00 p.m. mass is cancelled. Please note the additional updates to events this week: POSTPONED 9/27 and 9/28: Volleyball Games POSTPONED 9/27, 7:00pm: Ave for Life Open Club Meeting & Apologetics Talk POSTPONED 9/28, 6:00pm: What the Hell? A Theological Discussion on Damnation – rescheduled for November 12th POSTPONED 9/28, 6:00pm: Internship Information Session POSTPONED 9/28, 7:00pm: Young American’s for Freedom Club Meeting CANCELLED 9/28, 8:00pm: Schola Choir Mass in the Parish. CANCELLED 9/28, 9:00pm: Oremus POSTPONED 9/29, 5:00pm: Panel: Dobbs v. Jackson: Women’s Health and the Future of Pro-Life – rescheduled for November 3 POSTPONED 9/29, 6:00pm: Internship Information Session POSTPONED 9/29, 7:30pm: Pep Rally POSTPONED 10/1 Gyrenes Football Game– rescheduled for 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 3 Other Events on Thursday and Friday are TBD. We will communicate with you if any other events are postponed. Dining: Café and Dining Hall Hours The Dining Hall remains open. Hours may be subject to change, but we will communicate with you if any changes are made. The Dining Hall will remain open until 10:00 p.m. tonight, September 27. The Dining Hall will open again at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, September 28. The Café will be closed today, September 27 and tomorrow, September 28. We will notify you when The Café is open. Class Schedule On Wednesday and Thursday, September 28 and 29, classes will be online only. On Friday, September 30, classes will be back in the classroom with an online option for those who are remote. Please note that from Monday, October 3, onwards, there will be no online or remote option for course attendance. Students who are not present in person on Monday, October 3 (and going forward), will be marked as absent. Class schedules this week will remain as planned: Wednesday, September 28: Due to weather forecasts on Wednesday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Thursday, September 29: Due to weather forecasts on Thursday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Friday, September 30: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote. Monday, October 3, through Wednesday, October 5: All students are expected to be present in person in all of their classes. Beginning on October 3, there will not be a Microsoft Teams option in courses. Excused absences or extensions will not be provided to students who do not return to campus until after the Fall Break. Due to the changes in course modality necessitated by Hurricane Ian, the Provisional Grade date has been changed from Monday, October 3, to Monday, October 10. This will allow faculty more flexibility in rescheduling exams that must be given in person, as well as more time providing valuable feedback to students as part of provisional grades. Residence Residential staff will remain available 24 hours a day throughout the week. The Residence Director on-call number is 239-280-7344. Medication Please let your Residence Director know if you have any medications that need to be kept cold. Student Life Services Our Campus Nurse, Macey King, is available all week and can be reached at: CampusNurse@avemaria.edu Counseling Services remain uninterrupted, and information can be found here. Library Hours: Tuesday, September 27: Closed at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28: Closed Thursday, September 29: 8:00AM-Midnight Friday, September 30: 8:00AM-10:00PM Parking Reminder: Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot is temporarily closed until the storm is over. We will notify when you can move your car back to that lot. Volunteer Opportunity: If you would like to volunteer to help with storm cleanup for those who are impacted by the storm, please use this sign-up form to let us know that you are interested so we can contact you with more information after the storm. Student Worker Hours Please communicate directly with your supervisor if you need to make modifications to any of your student worker hours this week. Prayer Please join us in prayer! We would like to invite you to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet during the hour of mercy at 3:00 p.m. this week. We are praying for God’s protection and for all those impacted by the storm. We encourage you to take advantage of the chapels in the dorms. Hurricane Prayer God, our Father, Creator and Lord of the Universe, you have set the earth on its foundation and all elements of nature obey your command. We humbly beseech you to keep us safe from all dangers and to calm the storms that threaten us. May we be secure in your loving protection and serve you always with grateful hearts. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. For more information, please review AMU’s Hurricane Protocols. For more information on Hurricane Ian, please visit the National Hurricane Center’s website. For information about how to use Microsoft Teams, please visit this link. God bless you, The AMU Staff Tuesday, September 27, 2022 (morning) Hurricane Ian is currently a Category 3 storm and is expected to strengthen over the next 72 hours. Projections indicate it will pass Collier County offshore and make landfall on Florida’s west central coast sometime between Thursday and Friday this week. Ave Maria University remains outside the “Cone of Uncertainty” but will likely experience heavy rainfall and wind beginning as early as tonight. Use caution on all roadways and plan to avoid any unnecessary travel on Wednesday and Thursday. More updates to come later today. Ave Strong: Student Storm Assembly When: 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Where: Thomas and Selby Prince Building, O’Bryan Performance Hall What: Please join us for an optional session to hear from our staff and learn information about the storm. Bikes Please secure your bikes; lock them to a bike rack or put in your room by 3:00 p.m. today, September 27. Events: Please note these updates to events this week: POSTPONED 9/27 and 9/28 Volleyball Games POSTPONED 9/28, 6:00pm: Internship Information Session POSTPONED 9/28, 7:00pm: Young American’s for Freedom Club Meeting CANCELLED 9/28, 8:00pm: Schola Choir Mass in the Parish. CANCELLED 9/28, 9:00pm: Oremus POSTPONED 9/29, 5:00pm: Panel: Dobbs v. Jackson: Women’s Health and the Future of Pro-Life – rescheduled for November 3 POSTPONED 9/29, 6:00pm: Internship Information Session POSTPONED 9/29, 7:30pm: Pep Rally POSTPONED 10/1 Gyrenes Football Game– rescheduled for 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 3 Other Events on Thursday and Friday are TBD. We will communicate with you if any other events are postponed. Class Schedule On Wednesday and Thursday, September 28 and 29, classes will be online only. On Friday, September 30, classes will be back in the classroom with an online option for those who are remote. Please note that from Monday, October 3, onwards, there will be no online or remote option for course attendance. Students who are not present in person on Monday, October 3 (and going forward), will be marked as absent. Class schedules this week will remain as planned: Wednesday, September 28: Due to weather forecasts on Wednesday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Thursday, September 29: Due to weather forecasts on Thursday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Friday, September 30: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote. Monday, October 3, through Wednesday, October 5: All students are expected to be present in person in all of their classes. Beginning on October 3, there will not be a Microsoft Teams option in courses. Excused absences or extensions will not be provided to students who do not return to campus until after the Fall Break. Due to the changes in course modality necessitated by Hurricane Ian, the Provisional Grade date has been changed from Monday, October 3, to Monday, October 10. This will allow faculty more flexibility in rescheduling exams that must be given in person, as well as more time providing valuable feedback to students as part of provisional grades. Dining: Café and Dining Hall Hours The Café will be closed today, September 27. We will notify you when The Café is open. The Dining Hall will remain open. Hours may be subject to change, and we will communicate that with you as those changes arise. Housing Residential staff will remain available 24 hours a day throughout the week. The Residence Director on-call number is 239-280-7344. Medication Please let your Residence Director know if you have any medications that need to be kept cold. Student Life Services Our Campus Nurse, Macey King, is available all week and can be reached at: CampusNurse@avemaria.edu Counseling Services remain uninterrupted, and information can be found here. Library Hours Tuesday, September 27: 8:00AM-6:00PM Wednesday, September 28: Closed Thursday, September 29: 8:00AM-Midnight Friday, September 30: 8:00AM-10:00PM Parking Reminder: Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot is temporarily closed until the storm is over. We will notify when you can move your car back to that lot. Volunteer Opportunity If you would like to volunteer to help with storm cleanup for those who are impacted by the storm, please use this sign-up form to let us know that you are interested so we can contact you with more information after the storm. Student Worker Hours: Please communicate directly with your supervisor if you need to make modifications to any of your student worker hours this week. Prayer Please join us in prayer! We would like to invite you to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet during the hour of mercy at 3:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. We are praying for God’s protection and for all those impacted by the storm. We encourage you to take advantage of the chapels in the dorms. Hurricane Prayer God, our Father, Creator and Lord of the Universe, you have set the earth on its foundation and all elements of nature obey your command. We humbly beseech you to keep us safe from all dangers and to calm the storms that threaten us. May we be secure in your loving protection and serve you always with grateful hearts. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. For more information, please review AMU’s Hurricane Protocols. For more information on Hurricane Ian, please visit the National Hurricane Center’s website. For information about how to use Microsoft Teams, please visit this link. God bless you, The AMU Staff Monday, September 26, 2022 Hurricane Ian Update: Hurricane Ian has formed out of TS Ian. Coastal areas of Collier and Lee counties are under a hurricane watch, but Ave Maria University is still outside Hurricane Ian’s path. We will continue to monitor the storm and provide regular updates as this situation develops per our emergency response protocol. Class Schedule As was previously communicated, “Students who decide to leave campus will be able to attend their in-person classes via Microsoft Teams through Friday, September 30. However, students should understand that remote attendance will make course engagement more difficult and so should expect to regularly attend tutoring and office hours in order to better understand the course material that was covered while they were remote.” Students attending via Teams on Monday (9/26), Tuesday (9/27), Thursday (9/29), and Friday (9/30) will be marked as present in their classes. Wednesday (9/28) classes will be held asynchronously. Please note that from Monday, October 3, onwards, there will be no online or remote option for course attendance. Students who are not present in person on Monday, October 3 (and going forward), will be marked as absent. Class schedules this week will remain as planned: Monday, September 26: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Tuesday, September 27: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Wednesday, September 28: Due to weather forecasts on Wednesday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Thursday, September 29: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Friday, September 30: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Monday, October 3, through Wednesday, October 5: All students are expected to be present in person in all of their classes. Beginning on October 3, there will not be a Microsoft Teams option in courses. Excused absences or extensions will not be provided to students who do not return to campus until after the Fall Break. Due to the changes in course modality necessitated by TS Ian, the Provisional Grade date has been changed from Monday, October 3, to Monday, October 10. This will allow faculty more flexibility in rescheduling exams that must be given in person, as well as more time providing valuable feedback to students as part of provisional grades. Dining: Café and Dining Hall Hours The Café will be closing at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, September 26 and will reopen later this week. We will notify you when The Café is open. The Dining Hall hours will remain open with extended hours until midnight. Join us on Tuesday, September 27 and Wednesday, September 28 for additional food options during our late-night hours as well as lawn games in the ballroom. Ballroom Hang Out Hours: During Dining Hall hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, lawn games will be available in The Ballroom for you and your friends to enjoy. Housing Residential staff will remain available 24 hours a day throughout the week. The Residence Director on-call number is 239-280-7344. Please let your Residence Director know if you have any medications that need to be kept cold. Student Life Services: Our Campus Nurse, Macey King, is available all week and can be reached at: CampusNurse@avemaria.edu Counseling Services remain uninterrupted, and information can be found at: https://www.avemaria.edu/current-students/counseling-services/ Events: All events on campus this week remain as planned. Updates will be provided daily; we will notify you of any event changes. Library Hours: Monday, September 26: 8:00AM-Midnight Tuesday, September 27: 8:00AM-6:00PM Wednesday, September 28: Closed Thursday, September 29: 8:00AM-Midnight Friday, September 30: 8:00AM-10:00PM Parking We are still closing Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot. If you have a car in Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot, you must move it by noon on Monday, September 26, to the Prince Parking Lot or elsewhere. Volunteer Opportunity: If you would like to volunteer to help with storm cleanup for those who are impacted by the storm, please use this sign-up form to let us know that you are interested so we can contact you with more information after the storm. Student Worker Hours: Please communicate directly with your supervisor if you need to make modifications to any of your student worker hours this week. Prayer Please join us in prayer: God, our Father, Creator and Lord of the Universe, you have set the earth on its foundation and all elements of nature obey your command. We humbly beseech you to keep us safe from all dangers and to calm the storms that threaten us. May we be secure in your loving protection and serve you always with grateful hearts. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. For more information, please review AMU’s Hurricane Protocols. For more information on Tropical Storm Ian, please visit the National Hurricane Center’s website. For information about how to use Microsoft Teams, please visit this link. Sunday, September 25, 2022 The storm is not anticipated to have a significant impact on Ave Maria University We are not ordering an evacuation of the AMU campus at this time We will continue to update you daily as we monitor the storm Tropical Storm Ian (TS Ian) is currently several hundred miles south of Cuba and continues to trend westward (away from AMU). TS Ian is expected to remain offshore in the Gulf of Mexico as it passes Collier County but may produce heavy rainfall and wind in Southwest Florida, beginning late Tuesday into Thursday. Again, this storm is not forecasted to have any significant impact on Ave Maria University, but we will continue to monitor conditions, take precautionary measures, and advise you of any potential developments. Important Campus Update: https://www.avemaria.edu/ts-update/ AMU Hurricane Protocols: https://www.avemaria.edu/hurricane/ Updates from the National Hurricane Center: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov Additional Notes about Our AMU Campus We are not in a flood plain We are not in the storm surge zone All AMU buildings are built to withstand category 4 hurricanes Classes As provisional grades will be posted on Monday, October 3, the coming week will be among the most important during the semester. Maintaining ongoing academic engagement will be necessary to students’ ability to succeed in their courses. Students who remain on campus are expected to attend their in-person classes. Students who decide to leave campus will be able to attend their in-person classes via Microsoft Teams through Friday, September 30. However, students should understand that remote attendance will make course engagement more difficult and so should expect to regularly attend tutoring and office hours in order to better understand the course material that was covered while they were remote. Please note the following class schedule for this week: Monday, September 26: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Tuesday, September 27: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Wednesday, September 28: Due to weather forecasts on Wednesday, all classes will be online with online modules and assignments due by the end of the week. The arrangement for each class will be determined by each professor. Thursday, September 29: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Friday, September 30: In-person class; Microsoft Teams available online if you are remote Please note: As of Monday, October 3, all students are expected to be in class. From this date, there will not be a Microsoft Teams option in courses. Excused absences or extensions will not be provided to students who do not return to campus until after Fall Break. Parking We are still closing Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot. If you have a car in Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot, you must move it by noon on Monday, September 26, to the Prince Parking Lot or elsewhere. Prayer for Protection from Hurricanes Please join us in prayer: God, our Father, Creator and Lord of the Universe, you have set the earth on its foundation and all elements of nature obey your command. We humbly beseech you to keep us safe from all dangers and to calm the storms that threaten us. May we be secure in your loving protection and serve you always with grateful hearts. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. For more information, please review AMU’s Hurricane Protocols. For more information on Tropical Storm Ian, please visit the National Hurricane Center’s website. For information about how to use Microsoft Teams, please visit this link. God bless you, The Ave Maria University Staff Saturday, September 24, 2022 Dear Students, We are closely monitoring the paths and intensity of Tropical Storm Ian and do not anticipate landfall before Wednesday, September 28. At this time, Ave Maria University is offering students the option to stay on campus or to leave campus. Classes will be held in-person on Monday and Tuesday; however, students who decide to leave campus will be able to access their courses remotely via Microsoft Teams. Students attending off-campus clinical rotations or internships should consult with their program director as there may be different requirements. Student athletes should consult with their head coaches regarding the status of their practices and contests. As of today, Saturday, September 24, our plan is for classes to be held online on Wednesday, September 28. However, classes may be cancelled if the storm intensifies or turns east. Students should be prepared for either scenario. Students who decide to leave campus should expect at this time that in-person classes will resume on Thursday, September 29. Further communication will be forthcoming tomorrow, at which time the plan may change due to a change in the storm’s direction or intensity. Regardless of your decision to stay or leave, you must do the following: If you have a car in Parking Lot T: Grass/Gravel Lot, you must move it by noon on Monday, September 26, to the Prince Parking Lot or elsewhere. Let AMU know of your plans to stay or leave by Sunday, September 25. Please complete this form. Learn more about AMU Hurricane Protocols. For more information on Tropical Storm Ian, please visit the National Hurricane Center’s website.
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