Another Hurricane Matthew Update

As most of you reading this already know, FDTC will be closed on Tuesday, October 11th, due to ongoing issues with power and transportation caused by Hurricane Matthew.

Waterfall

Some of the transportation issues caused by Matthew

I have not heard yet whether the school will remain closed for more of this week, but closure for another day or two would not be surprising given the extensive damage the hurricane caused to Florence and the surrounding areas. I have also not heard whether there will be any make-up days added to the school calendar or whether final exam dates will change.

Here’s the plan for the chemistry classes as it stands now.

CHM 110 sections 1 and 2 (Monday/Wednesday lecture)

  • Whether or not FDTC is open on Wednesday, we will have our second lecture test on Monday, October 17th. This should give most of you time to recover from the storm, get power and water back on, etc., before having to take the test. If FDTC is open on Wednesday, we will have a “normal” lecture period that day. Our lab schedule is still up in the air at this point, and I’ll update you more on the lab schedule when we finally see how many days we’ve missed. We may need to change the date of Test 3 as well.

CHM 110 section 3 (Tuesday/Thursday lecture)

  • Whichever day we get back, we’ll have a “normal” lecture period. If we’re back on Thursday, we will likely do a lab experiment. Our lab schedule may change later depending on how many days we miss.

CHM 111 section 1 (Monday/Wednesday lecture)

  • Whether or not FDTC is open on Wednesday, we will have our second lecture test on Monday, October 17th. This should give most of you time to recover from the storm, get power and water back on, etc., before having to take the test. If FDTC is open on Wednesday, we will have a “normal” lecture period that day. We’ll probably have to make some changes to the lab schedule later on to account for our missed lab day, but we should be able to finish the gravimetric chloride lab next Tuesday. We may also have to change the date of the third test.

Stay safe out there!  If you have any questions, please leave a comment here.  FDTC e-mail has been unreliable today.