President of the United States Barack Obama will speak on campus on Monday, April 8 in the Sports Center at a time still undisclosed.
Doors will open for students, faculty and staff at 2:30 p.m. that have tickets attending, while the speaking will be simulcast live on whitehouse.gov. and around campus at the following locations, for those unable to attend:
• Wilde Auditorium
• Woods Classroom in Mortensen Library
• KF classroom in Mortensen Library
• Suisman Lounge in Gengras Student Union
• United Technologies Hall, Room 320
• Dana Hall, Room 201 (Mali I)
• Regents Commons in the Shaw Center
• Goodwin Café in Mortensen Library
Those looking watch the simulcast are asked to be in place by 4:15 p.m. in order to not miss the speech.
Classes have been canceled between 3 and 10 p.m. today, in anticipation of road closures and significant travel delays, the Provost said in an email to Hartford community on Friday. The deadline to add/drop a course is extended to Tuesday, April 9 as a result as well.
In an email from Lee Peters, Vice President of Student Affairs, Thursday evening, the following parking, traffic and Sports Center modifications will be made:
Parking
- On Sunday, April 7, students parked in Lot N must move their cars to any available, legal, non-reserved parking spaces in Lots A-F. If parking is not available in those lots, call Public Safety at 860.768.7985 to be directed to available space. Cars that are not moved from Lot N by 6 a.m. on Monday, April 8 will be towed. Lot N will remain unavailable for student parking until 8 p.m. on Monday, April 8. Cars assigned to Lot N must be returned there by noon on Tuesday, April 9.
- On Monday, April 8, no cars will be allowed to park in any spaces between the K-lots and N Lot. This means no parking in front of or behind the Complexes, in Lots L and M, the Commons loading dock area, and the Sports Center staff lot. Faculty, staff, and students who usually park in these spaces can park in available spaces in K and F Lots or in any legal, non-reserved parking spaces in any lot on campus. If parking is not available in those lots, call Public Safety at 860.768.7985 for direction to available parking.
Traffic
- Preferred access to and from campus on Monday, April 8, is via the Mark Twain Drive entrance, which is off Albany Avenue, just east of Bloomfield Avenue if you are traveling toward Hartford.
- Vehicle access between the K Lots and Lot N will be blocked to through traffic from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 8. Cars and the campus shuttle will not be able to drive completely around the campus.
- A single, widespread stoppage of vehicular traffic on campus should be expected at any time on the afternoon of Monday, April 8. This stoppage will be for all vehicles entering or exiting the campus and will last for an extensive period of time.
Fitness Center, Health Services and Physical Therapy access
- On Monday, April 8, the Fitness Center in the Sports Center will close at 10 a.m. and will not resume regular hours until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9.
- On Monday, April 8, Health Services and Physical Therapy will be closed. Click here to locate available health resources on that day.
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