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At this time, there has been no change in the College of Charleston operational schedule (meaning classes, events and working hours are not affected at this time).  

The National Hurricane Center announced Erika has dissipated as a tropical cyclone, and tropical storm watches and warnings will be discontinued. It is expected to move along the Gulf Coast of Florida and will not be a threat to Charleston.

The College of Charleston is continuing to monitor Tropical Storm Erika. The National Hurricane Center forecasters are predicting the storm will move into the Gulf of Mexico and should not be a threat to Charleston at this time. Erika updates can be found at the Nation Hurricane Center site

The College of Charleston’s emergency preparedness team continues to monitor Tropical Storm Erika. At this time, there has been no change in the College of Charleston operational schedule (meaning classes and working hours are not affected at this time).

Please note that the National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory from 6 pm to 10 pm this evening. These “king tides” (a colloquial term for especially high tides) occur each year, so please be prepared for the possibility of road closures and minor flooding tonight and possibly throughout the weekend. This is… Read More »

Dear Campus Community, The College of Charleston will delay opening campus until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, following the South Carolina Emergency Management Division’s policy, which directs that state agencies follow inclement weather schedules of their respective counties. This delay affects all classes, labs, meetings and other activities scheduled at the downtown campus… Read More »

Dear Campus Community: I am pleased to report that all of our buildings are open, and the issue has been resolved. I appreciate everyone’s patience during this incident. First, I want to thank our public safety officers and emergency management staff for acting quickly and clearing the designated areas in order to ensure that our… Read More »

Dear Campus Community: You may have recently received a Cougar Alert, which indicated that you and all our other employees and students should shelter in place until further notice.  Another emergency alert from the Charleston County Consolidated 911 Center also has said that employees and students in many portions of our campus should shelter in… Read More »

Dear Campus Community: This is an update and correction to the first Cougar Alert sent out by Public Safety. I want to inform you that no bomb has been found on campus at this time. However, we are treating this as a bomb threat. Police are on the scene, and we ask that all faculty,… Read More »

PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE BY EVERY INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLEGE  The following timeline is meant to serve as a guide, but the timing of activities should be adjusted as appropriate, depending on the forecast for the storm and the tasks to be performed.   “Time of arrival of storm” refers to when heavy rain and/or wind gusts… Read More »