9:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12
This web page will solely be up to date if there are storm-related impacts to UCSC that have to be shared with the campus group.
4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11
All 4 eating halls will probably be open for dinner service. Late night time service will probably be out there at Cowell/Stevenson and Porter/Kresge. The eating corridor at Faculty 9 and John R. Lewis schools will probably be open with restricted choices.
9:45 a.m. Wednesdsay, Jan. 11
In-person instruction is resuming immediately. All 4 eating halls are open for normal service, and the eating retail areas (Oakes Cafe, Porter Market, Perk Kiosks, and Stevenson Espresso Home) are open.
Campus transit has resumed common routes, together with Silicon Valley Connector, Westside Connector and the Bike Shuttle. Motorists are inspired to drive rigorously and plan for doable delays.
2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10
With enhancing climate circumstances, in-person instruction will begin on Wednesday, with UC Santa Cruz lifting the requirement for uniform emergency distant instruction. Instructors of lessons scheduled to satisfy on Wednesday ought to electronic mail their college students with their plans, and college students ought to search for updates from their instructors.
Many college students and instructors will stay unable to entry the campus, and lots of members of our group are with out energy. The Heart for Improvements in Instructing and Studying (CITL) and On-line Training have data and sources about educational methods for when college students or instructors are unable to attend class in individual, together with Zoom, Lecture Seize, and different asynchronous choices. Open workplace hours with educational assist workers can be found for drop-in from 8 a.m. to five p.m. immediately and from 10–11 a.m. and a pair of–3 p.m Wednesday for any questions associated to instruction.
As beforehand communicated, instructors have the authority to make emergency momentary educational changes, together with using the distant modality, as wanted to greatest assist studying. Instructors ought to inform their division chair, program director, or school provost about emergency momentary educational changes. Instructors are inspired to speak with college students earlier than administratively dropping them from the category, since they is probably not attending class because of storm-related circumstances.
The Nationwide Climate Service is forecasting that Santa Cruz will obtain between 1 / 4 and a half inch of rain on Wednesday with a southeast wind between 8 and 13 mph. No rain is anticipated on Thursday and a 50 p.c likelihood of rain is projected Friday.
The heavy wind and rain have led to challenges throughout the area because of flooding, downed timber, street closures, and energy outages. These impacts have affected school, workers, and college students. We encourage our group to be affected person and versatile as we collectively recuperate from these extreme storms.
Anybody touring to campus ought to drive rigorously and plan for doable delays.
2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10
Energy has been restored to Household Pupil Housing.
All 4 eating halls will probably be open for dinner service tonight. Oakes Cafe closed at 2 p.m. immediately. Campus transit has resume common loop service.
9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10
Eating halls at Cowell/Stevenson, Crown/Merrill, Faculty 9/John R. Lewis, and Porter/Kresge are open as scheduled. Each libraries are additionally open.
Campus transit is operating modified servce from the Barn Theater to West Distant Parking Lot. METRO is barely working on the east facet of campus. The gross sales workplace and kiosk are open.
2:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9
The Crown/Merrill Eating Corridor closed at 2 p.m. Eating halls at Faculty 9/John R Lewis, Cowell/Stevenson, and Porter/Kresge will probably be open via dinner. Learn extra.
Familiy Pupil Housing and Early Training Providers stay with out energy.
1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9
All lessons on Tuesday, January 10, will probably be delivered utilizing on-line or emergency distant instruction, and we proceed to encourage our campus group to restrict nonessential journey. We’re monitoring the climate scenario intently and can replace the campus by 3 p.m. Tuesday about whether or not restricted emergency distant instruction will proceed into Wednesday. The climate circumstances and the impacts are quickly altering, and we’re looking for to make the most effective determination for our campus primarily based on the newest data. Learn extra.
7:57 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9
UC Santa Cruz is experiencing quite a lot of impacts due to the extreme storm.
Household Pupil Housing is at the moment with out energy, and Early Training Providers is at the moment closed due to the outage. There are at the moment wires within the roadway at Excessive Avenue and Tosca Terrace. Individuals are requested to keep away from the realm and shelter in place. PG&E is assessing the scenario and has but to supply a doable restoration time.
The Division of Pupil Affairs and Success will function all companies remotely, together with the Pupil Well being Heart due to the extreme climate.
All eating halls, in addition to the Perk Carts, Oakes Cafe and Porter market are open.
The McHenry Library will probably be open immediately, whereas the Science and Engineering Library will probably be closed.
The remainder of the residential campus stays with energy.
1:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8
All lessons on Monday, January 9, will probably be delivered utilizing on-line or emergency distant instruction, and we encourage our campus group to restrict nonessential journey. UC Santa Cruz leaders are monitoring the rising climate scenario intently and can replace the campus by 3 p.m. Monday about whether or not restricted emergency distant instruction will proceed into Tuesday.
The Nationwide Climate Service is forecasting 2-3 inches of rain tonight and Monday with wind gusts as excessive as 50 mph. This extreme storm, approaching the heels of storms on New 12 months’s Eve and on Jan. 4, is anticipated to create harmful circumstances and result in challenges throughout the area because of flooding, downed timber, street closures, and energy outages. Learn extra.