Author Archives: Mark Berry

The College of Charleston conducted a COUGAR ALERT TEST on September 1, 2017.

The College is currently working to complete its damage assessment of campus. At this time, public safety continues to patrol campus, and crews are working to repair damage and to clean up water and debris. The College will reopen residence halls for students at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 11, with classes and college activities to… Read More »

The College of Charleston will remain closed for students on Monday, October 10, 2016. All classes and college activities are cancelled for Monday. Currently, the College emergency management team is assessing any damage from Hurricane Matthew and is implementing the College’s phased recovery plan. NOTE: No faculty and staff should be on campus on Monday unless… Read More »

Campus Community, As Hurricane Matthew approaches and the College braces for its possible impact on campus and throughout the region, the Emergency Management Team would like to share its hurricane and recovery plan. STAFFING DURING THE HURRICANE There will be two operational units that will remain staffed and on campus throughout the duration of the hurricane: Public Safety… Read More »

Campus community, Due to Hurricane Matthew, the College is closing all campuses at 6 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, following an evacuation order for all South Carolina coastal counties issued by the S.C. Governor’s Office. All classes and College events (including Family Weekend) are cancelled, and the College will be closed until further notice. The state’s… Read More »

Campus Community, The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for the South Carolina coast, including Charleston County. The College continues to monitor the storm’s conditions. At this time, there is no disruption to the College’s schedule for Monday and Tuesday (June 6 & 7). High tide will be at 10:05 p.m. tonight and… Read More »

Campus community, The National Weather Service has issued a warning for Tropical Storm Colin, which will affect South Carolina’s coastline on Monday and Tuesday. The College continues to monitor the situation and remains on its regular operating schedule. For any outside organizations hosting events on campus Monday or Tuesday, please refer to their updates/calendars. – Emergency… Read More »

The College has identified the source of the steam power outage. Throughout the rest of the day and evening, steam power levels will return to normal, enabling heat and potable hot water to be restored in all affected buildings on the downtown campus, except for the School of Sciences and Mathematics Building. The Central Energy and Physical Plant teams continue to work… Read More »

The College is experiencing a temporary steam power outage in a few buildings. Facilities affected: Loss of heating and potable hot water within the following facilities: SSMB RHSC Cato/Simons Stern Center Craig Hall Old Ed Center (ECTR) Randolph Hall College Lodge Addlestone Library Buist (Will have some heating capability) We are exploring all avenues to reduce… Read More »

Campus community, Because of the weekend’s severe weather conditions and subsequent cleanup/recovery efforts taking place both downtown and across the Lowcountry, the College of Charleston is closing campus tonight, Sunday, October 4, and has cancelled classes for Monday, October 5. This cancellation affects all classes, labs, meetings and other activities scheduled at the downtown campus… Read More »