USF St. Pete Campus to Reopen Following Hurricane Helene

Strategic Insights -

The University of South Florida St. Pete (USF St. Pete) campus will reopen on Sunday, with classes resuming on Monday, after university officials assessed the area following Hurricane Helene. Residential and dining buildings will operate during normal hours, while faculty and students are expected to return to campus. However, three buildings, including the Piano Man building and Special Services building, will remain closed until further notice, and their operations will be relocated.

Key Takeaways:

  • The USF St. Pete campus will reopen on Sunday, with residential and dining buildings operating during normal hours.
  • Classes will resume on Monday, and faculty and students are expected to return to campus.
  • Three buildings, including the Piano Man building and Special Services building, will remain closed until further notice.
  • The operations of the closed buildings will be relocated, but more information will be shared later.
  • Students who evacuated to Juniper-Poplar Hall at the Tampa campus will be transported back to St. Pete on Sunday morning.
  • People are asked to avoid parking near the College of Marine Science to make room for the "ongoing cleanup of debris in the area."

Statistics:

  • Three buildings will remain closed until further notice: the Piano Man building, the Special Services building, and the One Fifth Avenue South building.
  • The area near campus experienced over six feet above average high tide around 12:30 a.m. Friday.
  • Hurricane Helene made landfall closer to the panhandle, but the west coast of Florida was battered by wind and rain throughout the end of the week.

Sources:

  • The Oracle: "USF St. Pete sees flooding, power outages after Hurricane Helene"
  • The Oracle: "USF closes all campuses due to Tropical Storm Helene"