LATEST UPDATE (OCT. 7 at 9 a.m.) here.
As Hurricane Matthew travels north and closer to the United States, it is imperative that every member of the university community monitors weather updates closely. This large and powerful storm — currently a category 4 hurricane – could begin impacting South Florida as early as Wednesday, even if the eye of the hurricane stays off shore.
At this time, all university operations are normal.
In the coming hours, the track of the hurricane will become more predictable and the magnitude of the possible impact will be clearer. Please monitor local media and pay attention to updates from the National Hurricane Center. This is a great time to review and finalize your personal hurricane plan and make personal and family preparations at home.
FIU employees should consult with supervisors about any campus preparations that need to be made, including securing supplies needed to prepare labs, offices or other work space.
Hurricane preparation may be a new experience for many members of our university community. For tips on what to do, please visit the FIU Department of Emergency Management website or Miami-Dade County’s Hurricane guide.
Please note that FIU has a communication protocol in place to keep the community informed about university operations during emergencies, including hurricanes. Should our area be put under a hurricane warning, you will begin receiving regular updates from FIU emergency managers.
Please make good use of this time to prepare and take responsibility for your own safety.
People who don’t live in Miami need to know if school will be cancelled. I live on BBC right next to the ocean and would rather go home to Orlando to be SAFE for the storm. Please update as soon as possible so we can start making carpool plans to ensure our own safety. Living in the hallways of Parkview on MMC is not as safe of an option for me and my service dog.
The storm will hit north as well from my understanding
I just hope that they cancel class regardless on Thursday
I have a friend that is going to SCAD (Savannah, Georgia) and classes are cancelled up there. Is FIU going to do the same? Students need to know in order to avoid the area rather than be caught at the university with no warning or materials.
Seriously, you need to cancel classes if you are going to so students with no place to go can evacuate in time. Cancelling last minute gives us inadequate time to prepare. This is too slow.
I have seen that the public school system has cancelled classes Thursday and Friday, activities on Wednesday afternoon have also been cancelled. I believe the university should release an statement regarding the situations and risk erring on the side of safety.
I have decided to err on the side of safety myself and travel away from the storm, I hope my actions are understood and my classes will be excused.
Some students live north and commute south. That’s should be in consideration. Students that live in Broward and North Miami shouldnt commute on a dangerous day at all. The risk for accidents is huge. Please make a decision as soon as possible
As a parent of an FIU student, it is concerning that the school isn’t taking more proactive measures to keep students safe. The Governor has asked the community to be PROACTIVE and NOT TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE to evacuate. The safety of our children should be TOP PRIORITY. Students should not have to worry about whether they will fall behind in school during a crisis.
I need to know if I’m going to have class on Thursday and Friday. Even if the storm doesn’t hit MMC as hard as other parts of Florida, you should cancel class because people still have to drive to class on that weather. I commute from West Palm Beach to MMC. If you don’t cancel class, are you going to offer safe transportation to the students that have class those days?
I have midterms Friday morning scheduled on campus at mmc. This makes no sense as the storm is set to be closest/landing in Florida Thursday night and Friday morning. Fiu needs to cancel classes just as miami Dade and broward County Schools have. Not making an announcement is making me wonder if they actually expect students to travel by the roadways to get to school during hurricane force winds. This could be a dangerous situation, I for one would rather miss a midterm and be safe vs. Taking risks to get to campus. I live in broward and everyone here is preparing for the worse.
I personally have to commute an hour and a half to get to MMC and there is no way I can make it to class during a hurricane. Please take into consideration the students that have to commute. Thanks
HI i am from the Caribbean and u guys should take this very seriously! please evacuate now!