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Snow days

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

snow piled in front of Hoffman

Back-to-back winter storms walloped the Harrisburg area this past week, dumping a total of nearly three feet of snow on a region unaccustomed to such accumulations.  The second storm, which moved in during the evening on February 9 and brought blizzard conditions throughout the day on February 10, caused the cancelation of classes and closing of campus for two days.

Throughout the storm and in its aftermath, members of the College’s operations team, including facility services, grounds, campus events, safety, and dining services worked diligently with the residence life staff to meet the needs of students and ensure the safety of the physical campus during the snowstorm. (more…)