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Cougar Alert: Major Tidal Flooding Forecasted for Charleston Area

By | September 19, 2020
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This is an important advisory from the College of Charleston’s Cougar Alert Emergency Notification System.  Dear Campus Community,  This weekend, the Charleston area will experience major tidal flooding, particularly downtown. High tides on Saturday, Sunday and into Monday could exceed 8 feet or more, which could make many roads impassable, damage property and pose hazards to pedestrians and motorists.  The next high tide in Charleston will occur around… Read More »

Update From President Hsu on First Week of In-Person Classes

By | September 18, 2020
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College of Charleston President Andrew T. Hsu shared the following message with the campus community regarding the completion of the first week of in-person classes on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020:  Dear Students,     We did it! While there was doubt and plenty of stress and anxiety along the way, we made a plan to return to campus for… Read More »

CofC Launches New COVID-19 Safety App

By | August 24, 2020
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President Andrew Hsu shared send the following message to the campus community on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020: Dear Campus Community, I’m pleased to announce that the College of Charleston is launching a new smart phone app today that will assist us in keeping our campus community healthy and informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students, faculty… Read More »

CofC Update on COVID-19 Testing Protocols

By | August 20, 2020
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College of Charleston President Andrew T. Hsu shared the following message regarding new COVID-19 testing protocols with the campus community on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020:  Dear Campus Community,  I’m writing today to announce a significant change in our plans regarding COVID-19 testing of students living on campus.  When we first announced our Back on the Bricks plan on… Read More »

College to Suspend Non-Essential Operations at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 

By | August 3, 2020
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The College of Charleston will suspend all non-essential operations beginning at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, due to severe weather conditions expected from Tropical Storm Isaias.  Employees, including student workers, who are working from home as part of the modified Phase 2 of the Return to Work on Campus plan, should continue to work remotely today to the extent possible. Essential employees should… Read More »

Update on Tropical Storm Isaias (Sunday, August 2) 

By | August 2, 2020
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 The College of Charleston Emergency Management Team continues to monitor the track of Tropical Storm Isaias.  A tropical storm warning is in effect for Charleston and surrounding counties, with tropical storm force winds (39 – 73 mph), significant rainfall, storm surge and coastal flooding possible for the Charleston area beginning Monday afternoon and into Monday night.  The storm is expected to produce up 3 to 6 inches of rain, which if combined with a high tide at 9 p.m.… Read More »

CofC Officials Monitoring Tropical Storm Isaias (August 1, 2020)

By | August 1, 2020
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The College of Charleston Emergency Management Team is closely monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Isaias.  As of 5 p.m. Saturday, August 1, the National Hurricane Center had downgraded Isaias from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm. But the storm is expected to re-strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the east coast of Florida on Saturday night. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Charleston area.  While landfall in South Carolina is… Read More »