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 »
This is a test of the Cougar Alert Emergency Notification System.
If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed to contact the College of Charleston web site at www.cofc.edu or call the emergency hotline at 843-725-7246 for off…
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 »