Hurricane Sandy - Update 29 Oct 2012

Update, October 29, 2012 - Regarding Hurricane Sandy and the King’s College campus. The
national weather service reports have remained consistent calling for increased rain and wind during today. The storms significant effects should be felt in the area beginning this afternoon through Tuesday evening.

• Classes and college offices are closed today, Monday and Tuesday.
• During the storm avoid using elevators. Elevators may be turned off prior to the start of the storm.
• Avoid going outside except as necessary
• The Marketplace Dining Room will be open from 7 am to 7pm on Monday and Tuesday. Hours for Wednesday will be announced at a later time
• Academic advisement will be extended through Monday, November 5. Registration for spring classes will begin on Tuesday, November 6.
• The Scandlon Center and Recreation Facility is expected to be open for student use from 1 pm to 10 pm, if there is sufficient staff to operate the facility.

In case of a power outage the primary communication with students and employees will be through the text message service E2campus.









For your information:
Reported from the Times-Leader, October 29, 2012:

WILKES-BARRE –
City Mayor Tom Leighton has imposed a citywide curfew beginning at 9 p.m. Monday.
Leighton announced the curfew at a late morning news conference.
"This is a different storm than last year," Leighton said referring to the September 2011 flood.
Leighton imposed a state of emergency for the city and the curfew from 9 p.m. to daybreak Tuesday. The mayor said police will actively enforce the curfew for motorists and pedestrians.

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King’s College Closed 10/29 & 10/30

Update concerning Hurricane Sandy and Campus- Sunday, October 28, 2012

The national weather service forecast continues to indicate that we should expect high winds and heavy rain to the area on October 29, Monday afternoon and October 30,Tuesday.  We will begin to see rain and winds today, Sunday.

King’s College has decided to cancel classes and close offices except for essential functions for Monday, October 29, and Tuesday, October 30 in anticipation of the storms from Hurricane Sandy and the declaration of a state of emergency by Governor Corbett.   A decision on classes being held on Wednesday, October 31 will be announced on Tuesday afternoon after an assessment of conditions can be made.

The College residence halls and apartments, the Marketplace Dining Service (other dining locations will be closed) and select other services will remain open during this time period. Resident students are encouraged to refer to the email that will be sent by Residence Life shortly.  Essential personnel will report for work.  There is no mandatory evacuation of the City.

Students and employees are strongly encouraged to sign up for the emergency notification system on the mykings page under resources.

With high winds it is likely that power outages will takes place and length of time for restoration of power is unknown.  If there is an electric outage the college internet service and college telephone system will not function.

Students living in off campus housing should take precautions:

1.         to insure windows are locked

2.         Remove items from in front of windows and from floors that could be easily damaged

3.         Obtain basic supplies, for example: flashlights and food that do not require refrigeration or cooking to have on hand.

4.         Minimize opening refrigerators to maintain the cold if power goes off.

5.         Report any damages to your house or apartment to the landlord.

The next update is expected Monday.

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Kings College is Monitoring Hurricane Sandy

27 OCT 2012 You are viewing the King’s College Emergency Website.  THIS SITE HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVATED, however King’s College is monitoring the progress of Hurricane Sandy.  Please stay tuned to the normal King’s College websites (www.kings.edu & my.kings.edu) as well as your campus e-Mail for details.

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