<p>That Fordham is going to keep my kid safe. I have a lot of faith in security there. It's good to feel that way when your kid is so far away and in harm's path.</p>
<p>I think Fordham will do as good a job as it can, it’s also up to the kids not to do anything crazy. Also I hope they’re not stuck with the cafeteria food for two days!</p>
<p>The kids at LC were told on Friday to go food shopping and stock up. Hopefully, most of them did. DD got some stuff, she was afraid the cafe would be closed.</p>
<p>We have lots of friends from HS up there and would love to hear how the kids held up.</p>
<p>I was living in a dorm at University of Miami during a hurricane, and they took very good care of us. Being from NOLA, I was okay, but the large number of Yankees at the school didn’t quite know what to expect.</p>
<p>I hope all of your kids make it through safely. Keeping them in my prayers.</p>
<p>Rose Hill and the Bronx held up well. Guards were told not to let residents out of the dorms, which I thought was too restrictive/nannylike–we know it’s dangerous outside, but we should be able to go to the 7-Eleven across the street without the university worrying about a lawsuit. I walked down to the GWB last night and most of upper Manhattan was also fine. The southern parts of Manhattan/SI/BK/LI and NJ had it worst. Campus Internet is down, but we didn’t lose power, and Sodexo earned points for running the caf yesterday and today. Classes presumably cancelled as long as the subways are offline.</p>
<p>Will they at some point make up the missed classes?</p>
<p>LC never lost power and no flooding. So that was good. Internet came back today. Classes are to resume on monday. I haven’t heard about making up the classes, not sure how they would do that. </p>
<p>Anglegrinderman, not only was LC in lockdown, the kids had to stay in their rooms. Elevators were shut down Monday night, and they were told to stay in their rooms only.</p>
<p>We got a call from DD asking how to remove a cork without a corkscrew…</p>
<p>She doesn’t drink, but that’s pretty much how everyone else has been keeping busy this week.</p>
<p>DD said they aren’t making up classes, professors have been told the revise their lesson plans.</p>
<p>As always, thanks for the info, Lefty!</p>
<p>Anytime! :)</p>
<p>Ok, so now they ARE making up for lost days…</p>
<p>Post-Hurricane Academic Schedule Adjustments | Nov. 5, 2012</p>
<p>The deans of the undergraduate colleges (Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and Gabelli School of Business), working with the Office of the Provost, have developed a plan to make up for the class days that were cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. (Graduate and professional school deans, including Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Studies, have developed their own plans, in accordance with accreditation standards for their areas, and will communicate these with their faculty and students.)</p>
<p>The undergraduate plan will carve out three extra days of class time: December 11, 12, and 13. The 11th and 12th are currently reading days. The 13th is currently the first day of exams. The exams that were scheduled for the 13th will be moved to other days within the current exam period. Thus, on three days (December 14, 17, 20) there will be three exams sched…uled. Students who end up having three exams on one day will be able to reschedule one to a separate day. The exams that were to be held on the last day of reading period (Dec. 12) will be moved to Saturday, Dec. 15, with Accounting in the morning and Modern Language in the afternoon. Again, arrangements can be made for any student unable to take a Saturday exam.</p>
<p>Further details on these changes, along with a revised exam schedule, will be sent to all affected faculty and students.</p>
<p>Making these adjustments will allow each course to have an additional class session. Faculty may then schedule a second make-up day for their classes in a way that best suits their own and their students’ schedules. Faculty can do this in a variety of formats or provide equivalent instruction (e.g. online, taped lecture, etc.). </p>
<p>We very much appreciate the flexibility of our faculty and students as they work together to complete the semester. Losing the reading days is unfortunate, but the Office of the Provost and the deans determined this to be the best possible solution, minimizing disruption and hardship for the greatest number of students while ensuring that lost class time could be reinstated without extending the exam period or shortening holiday breaks. Faculty will also be encouraged to use these class sessions to help students review course material and prepare for final exams.</p>
<p>Stephen Freedman, Ph.D.
Provost of the University</p>
<p>Thanks again, Lefty!</p>