USciences will resume classes and normal operations, Wednesday, October 31, 2012. If any faculty or staff experience local conditions that prevent them from coming to work, please notify your immediate supervisor. If you are a faculty member, please notify students via Blackboard and/or Angel and contact your department chair, if you anticipate cancelling a class. Students who commute and are unable to make it to campus due to local conditions please notify your instructors.
Due to severe weather that is predicted to accompany the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, all classes at USciences have been cancelled for Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30. Only those personnel providing essential services should report to work on Monday and Tuesday. The Residence Halls will remain open and fully staffed. Students remaining on campus will continue to have access to the Wilson Hall Dining Facility. The Library and ARC will close as of 5:00pm today, however Alumni Hall will remain open until 8:00pm today. The Department of Public Safety will remain fully staffed and may be reached at:...
While the University’s Emergency Response Team closely monitors Hurricane Sandy’s course, you can practice these tips to prepare for a possible storm: Charge all electrical devices. In the event that power goes out, a full charge on your cell phone, tablet, laptop, or handheld game system will extend the life of your device. Refrain from lighting candles. Especially in an emergency, open flames can be a major fire hazard. Replace the batteries in your flashlight, OR purchase a flashlight and extra batteries, OR download a flashlight app for your cell phone or tablet. Close and tightly seal all windows. If...
The Philadelphia Water Department has completed the schedule repairs. Water has been restored to all buildings on campus.
Dear Students, Faculty, & Staff, As I'm sure you are aware, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has been repairing a water main break on Woodland Avenue this week. This work has triggered another leak at 42nd street on the loop road behind Goodman Hall. In order to repair this leak PWD will need to shut off water to the following buildings: Goodman Hall Wilson Hall, 4100 Woodland Avenue (Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and Study Room). In order to lessen the impact on our campus community we have requested that they delay this work until Saturday, October 13th. They have agreed...
On Friday 9/21/12, at approximately 3:15pm, the Department of Public Safety received a report of a robbery at 41st and Woodland Avenue. The victim, a USciences student reported that the below suspects, approached her from behind as she crossed the intersection of 41st and Woodland Avenue. One of the males reached into her backpack and took her cell phone. The victim reported that she chased after the one individual, but was unable to retrieve her phone. The victim reported that she was not injured. The victim described the suspects as: three African-American males between the ages of 14-16 years old....
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Philadelphia and surrounding counties until 7pm today. A Tornado Watch means that conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms with possible tornadoes. Persons in the watch area should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. In addition, the Office of Emergency Management is monitoring thunderstorms and winds moving our way this afternoon. Even if a tornado does not develop, thunderstorms can bring in destructive straight line winds. Although unlikely, depending on how rainfall develops, small stream and/or river flooding...
On Thursday, 9/13/12 at approximately 11:30pm, the Department of Public Safety received a Flash Report of a robbery w/ gun at 46th & Woodland. The victims, two USciences students, reported that were approached at 46th & Yocum Streets, by the below suspect, who told them “don’t move”. The victims reported that they immediately fled, neither was injured and nothing was taken. The victims described the suspect as an African-American male, thin build, approximately 5 feet 8 inches, wearing a blue bandana, a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, and carrying a handgun. If anyone has any information about this robbery, please call...
At approximately 8:50pm, the Department of Public Safety received a report of an armed robbery near 4100 Baltimore Avenue. The suspect was described as an African-American male, approximately 20 years of age, 6'0" tall, slender build, wearing a blue baseball cap. No further information available at this time.
Armed robbery reported at 46th & Chester Avenue. Suspects described as two African-American males. Suspect #1 described as wearing a red cap, red hoodie and black vest. Suspect two described as wearing all black clothing. Both suspect we're last seen fleeing south on 46th street.
