Important weather information for Saturday, Jan. 23

Kim Chaudoin | 615.966.6494 | 01/22/2016

IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE SATURDAY 6 P.M.

Today’s sunshine and the hard work of many members of the Lipscomb community has resulted in great progress having been made in clearing sideways, driveways and parking lots on campus.

As today draws to a close, there are a few updates and reminders to share.

• Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Granny White Church of Christ, located on the north end of campus, is hosting a community communion service. Scott McDowell, senior vice president for student life at Lipscomb, will be speaking. They have invited all students, faculty and staff to join them for this special time of worship and communion.

• Food service operations: SATURDAY: Bison Café is open Saturday for its normal hours until 7 p.m. Starbucks is open Saturday until 9 p.m. SUNDAY: On Sunday the Bison Café will be open during its normal hours of operation: 8:30 a.m.-continental breakfast, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.-brunch, 5-7 p.m.-dinner. Soup, salad, cereal, beverages and desserts available between meal times. Starbucks will open as regularly scheduled at noon and will be open until 9 p.m. Au Bon Pain will be open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday projections are for all units to open as normal.

• The basketball games against Florida Gulf Coast have been moved to Sunday, Jan. 24. Tip-off for the men’s game is 1 p.m. with the women’s game scheduled to follow at 3:30 p.m. On Monday night, the women’s basketball team will play Stetson at 6:30 p.m. at home as originally scheduled.

• The Greek Life Prospective has been rescheduled for Sunday night, Jan. 24. Students interested in joining a social club this semester should register for the event at 6 p.m. in Swang lobby, and the prospective will begin at 6:30 p.m.

• Beaman Library will be open for its normal hours of operation on Sunday. 

Thank you for your patience and support over the last 48 hours. We will continue to communicate additional information and updates as needed. Although road conditions are beginning to improve, we encourage you to continue to use caution and discretion as you move about.

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12:30 P.M. WEATHER UPDATE • SAT., JAN. 23, 2016

Good morning! As the sun has risen on the “day after” the big snowstorm, we can appreciate the wonder of the creation around us and the beauty of the people in this community who have come together to do what needs to be done to take care of each other.

We greatly appreciate your patience and cooperation yesterday as we responded to the ever-changing weather situation.

A good bit of work has taken place through the night and early this morning to continue to clear sidewalks, roads and parking lots on campus as well as to ensure the comfort and wellbeing of our students. Last night a snowplow helped clear campus parking lots and some sidewalks, and a number of students joined in the effort by shoveling snow in the square, in front of the library and behind the arena. We have generators onsite in the event of any unexpected power issues. Food service has continued to have hot meals for our students, with plenty of food in reserve. There is a Lipscomb team in place monitoring the situation continually and planning for unexpected challenges that may arise so we will be prepared and able to respond quickly.

This morning at 10 a.m., a group of students and employees gathered in Bison Square with snow shovels to assist the Campus Service Operations team to help clear the sidewalk between Crisman and Allen Bell Tower and other areas. In addition to taking care of our students and campus, we have reached out to offer support to various local organizations in town that are also working tirelessly to serve Nashvillians who have been impacted by the storm. Later today, a group of students will head to Room in the Inn to serve warm drinks and play games with those seeking shelter there.

There are a few schedule updates to share. Several of these are changes from the last update you received last night:

• The basketball games against Florida Gulf Coast have been moved to Sunday, Jan. 24. Tip-off for the men’s game is 1 p.m. with the women’s game scheduled to follow at 3:30 p.m. We hope you will come out and support out teams!
• Food service operations will continue to serve students in the Bison Café according to normal hours today. Brunch is served from 11 a.m. -2 p.m. and dinner from 5-7 p.m. The dining room stays open between meals for salads, soups, cereal and desserts. Starbucks will remain open until 9 p.m.  Sunday hours of operation will be determined later today.
• Beaman Library will be open until 2 p.m. today.
• The Greek Life Prospective that was scheduled for tonight has been POSTPONED and will be rescheduled at a later date.
• The Student Activities Center will be open today until 10 p.m.

We will continue to monitor the impact of this winter storm on campus activities and operations and send updates as needed throughout the weekend.
Please continue to use caution and discretion as you venture outside on campus, at your homes and on the road.If you must travel this weekend, please check with highway departments in your area to determine road conditions.

And, get out and enjoy this beautiful day!

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NOTE: The SAT scheduled to be administered on campus Saturday, Jan. 23, has been postponed and will be rescheduled. (Click here for more information.)

8:00 P.M. WEATHER UPDATE • Jan. 22, 2016

We greatly appreciate everyone’s patience and cooperation as together we navigate today’s snowstorm and the impact it has had on our operation.

So many of you have served this community today by going the extra mile not only in your work, but in seeing a need and filling that need. We have had employees selflessly volunteering to work second shifts, students lending a helping hand in food service, and residence hall directors offering round-the-clock hot chocolate just to name a few examples of what it means to be Lipscomb at times such as this. As you can see in the picture above, our students are outside at this very moment helping our Campus Service Operations team clear Bison Square. 

In this final email for today, Friday, Jan. 22, we wanted to pass along a few reminders and updates for Saturday, Jan. 23:

• Reminder: Classes are canceled for Saturday, Jan. 23. Classes that have made arrangements to proceed online should continue as planned. But no classes will be held on campus Saturday.  
• The b will be open according to its regular schedule Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. to serve hot meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Starbucks will also be open tomorrow serving its usual variety of hot coffee and other warm beverages.
• The men's basketball game against Florida Gulf Coast has been moved to 4 p.m., with the women’s game scheduled to follow. We hope you will come out and support out teams!
• Beaman Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 
• The Greek Life Prospective that was scheduled for Saturday has been POSTPONED and will be rescheduled at a later date.
• The Student Activities Center will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. -4 p.m.

Saturday morning at 10 a.m. we are inviting volunteers who are able to get to campus to bring their snow shovels and come to Bison Square to assist our Campus Service Operations team in continuing to clean the sidewalks, roads and other key areas on campus. At times like this, our community often comes together to help each other and to pitch in to get a job done. It sure would be a big help to our Campus Service Operations team who has worked round the clock today to make campus safe for all.

We will continue to monitor the impact of this winter storm on campus activities and operations and send updates as needed throughout the weekend. 

Continue to use caution and discretion as you venture outside on campus, at your homes and on the road. If you must travel this weekend, please check with highway departments in your area to determine road conditions.