College Closed on February 23

Classes
For safety considerations, no classes will be held Monday in person. Whether a class runs on Zoom or through some other arrangement is up to the individual faculty member who teaches the course.  Students, please monitor your email for faculty instructions on individual class arrangements.

Staff

Essential services pertaining to residence halls, dining halls, Campus Safety, and any other identified staff/services supporting student well-being and safety will remain open, and employees responsible for these functions are expected to report to work.

Staff working in non-essential services should not report to campus. Managers should communicate with their staff to clarify remote work expectations for the day.

Campus Operations

Facilities crews will be working around the clock to clear and de-ice pathways and roadways. Students are advised to stay indoors as much as possible and exercise caution when outside as pathways and stairs may be slippery. Please note the following adjustments to services and building access:

• Dining Services: Mather Dining Hall will be open for normal operations on Sunday and Monday. The Bistro will be closed on Sunday and Monday.

• Student Health Services: The Health Center and the Counseling and Wellness Center will be open for virtual appointments only. Check your email for specific details.

• Athletics: All athletics facilities will be closed on Monday.
• The Raether Library and Information Technology Center will go into 24-hour access tonight at 8:00 p.m. instead of 1:00 a.m. On Monday, the library will be accessible by ID card only and will follow normal hours. Students needing assistance to enter with a loaner card should call the desk at 860-297-2007. Student staff will be available at the LIT desk until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, but for limited hours throughout the day. Professional staff will be available online from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. You can contact the LIT desk for technical support and schedule one-on-one appointments with our librarians for research help or any other needs at https://libcal.trincoll.edu/appointments.
• Building Access: All other academic and administrative buildings will be card-access only.
• Mailroom: The mailroom will be closed on Monday.
• All other events and activities: The discretion to hold or cancel scheduled events and activities will be made by the event organizer. Please contact individual event organizers with questions.

Campus Parking

The City of Hartford has an active parking ban which was implemented at noon today and will extend through Monday. Vehicles parked on city streets (Allen, Crescent, New Britain, and Summit) must be relocated to campus lots or the city’s blue light lots. Note that diagonal parking spots on Summit Street are not part of the ban. Please watch your email for further messaging about moving vehicles once the parking ban is lifted and Facilities Services works to clear the interior lots. Students will be asked to relocate their vehicles from the Hansen, Jarvis, Seabury, and Trinity Commons parking lots on Monday in preparation for employee parking on Tuesday morning. Facilities will have the Ferris Athletic Center and Broad Street (north and south) lots available for student parking.

As a reminder, all community members should be sure to keep windows closed. Pipes are susceptible to freezing/bursting during the winter season and can cause significant damage.