The following is the repost of the email sent to all students by Dean Rick Culliton on August 27th.
To the campus community,
Due to expected thunderstorms and high winds forecast for later today we are alerting you to the following changes to scheduled activity on campus today.
Student Dining
Today for lunch and dinner, each of the outdoor dining stations will be moved indoors for everyone’s safety. Dining will still be grab and go and we ask that if it is safe to return to your residence hall, please do not congregate indoors at the dining pick-up locations for extended periods of time.
Please pick up your meals at your assigned locations with the following modifications:
Summerfields Patio will move inside the Summerfields dining room.
Pi Cafe patio will move indoors at the Exley Science Center Lobby (Enter through the Church Street side).
HiRise will be in the entry way of the HiRise building.
Usdan/Labyrinth will move to the inside on the first floor of Usdan (Enter through the West entrance by Fayerweather).
COVID-19 Testing
There are over 700 scheduled appointments at the testing tent today. For those of you who are able to come to the testing tent earlier this morning before the weather deteriorates, please do so. No need to reschedule online, simply arrive on site and we will work to accommodate you.
If you are scheduled for later today and IT IS NOT YOUR FIRST TEST, please go online and reschedule for tomorrow or Saturday. You can click the link sent to you with your confirmation email and cancel/reschedule as needed.
If you are arriving today and have not yet been tested on campus, you may proceed to the testing tent. As long as it is safe to operate we will be conducting testing under the tent. If it is determined that we need to suspend operations, we will close the tent. You may wait nearby in the adjacent Fayerweather Building/Beckham Hall (second floor) or in the Exley Science Center (lobby) until the weather passes or you may proceed directly to get your key at your assigned key pick-up location.
If the weather clears we will resume the testing today under the tent up to our scheduled closing at 5:45PM this evening. If you miss your scheduled appointment this afternoon you may return to the testing tent later this afternoon (weather permitting) or early tomorrow morning.
Residential Life Key Pick-Up Locations
Please review the information that has been sent to you about checking in to Residential Life and picking up your keys. Due to the inclement weather, the key pick-ups have been moved under cover as follows:
Butterfield check-in moved to Butterfield B Lounge.
Clark Hall check-in moved to Clark Hall Lobby.
HiRise check-in moved to the HiRise Lobby.
Rear of Hewitt 8/Mocon Circle check-in moved to Hewitt 9 Lounge.
Foss Hill Drive check-in moved to Fauver Lounge.
We’ve made all of these changes in the interest of safety. Thank you for your understanding. Please pay attention to any additional weather advisories issued later today.
Best,
Rick Culliton
Dean of Students
Wesleyan University