Campus Safety & Security

The plan for returning to campus requires restoring power to residence halls, academic and administrative buildings. Once power is stable, a return schedule will be determined and will allow sufficient time for travel and transition back to campus. Each day, as repairs to the electrical system are made, we have more information for making this determination. You can stay up to date on details at eckerd.edu/tropical.
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No. While it is not our preference to teach remotely, during events such as Hurricane Helene, instruction continues, but in different modalities. Likewise, faculty and staff continue to work closely with students in support of their academic progress. If you are experiencing academic, financial, or personal hardships due to Hurricane Helene, please contact tropicalassistance@eckerd.edu, which reaches a team of Student Life staff members to provide help and direct your questions to relevant campus contacts.
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As of October 3, 2024, the answer to this question is pending. The College is working with its insurance partners to determine how to address requests for room and board reimbursement while the campus is closed. Students and families should expect an update (via email) next week. If you are experiencing academic, financial, or personal hardships due to Hurricane Helene, please contact to tropicalassistance@eckerd.edu, which reaches a team of Student Life staff members to provide help and direct your questions to relevant campus contacts.
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Yes. If you still need to retrieve essential items before the return to campus, please email tropicalassistance@eckerd.edu to schedule an appointment. We will work with you if the scheduled time blocks do not work for your schedule; we do not want you to miss class.
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Due to damage caused by Hurricane Helene, no mail has been delivered to campus since September 25. If you expected mail to be delivered to Eckerd since then, those items are now being held by the carriers and cannot be delivered to Eckerd. It is essential that you contact the sender to attempt to change the delivery address from your campus address to an alternate location or cancel the order. All mail not redirected to a new address or returned/canceled by 5 p.m. on Monday, October 7, will be returned as undeliverable the morning of Tuesday, October 8.

Limited mail services resumed October 3 for USPS First-Class Mail (letters, postcards, large envelopes) at an alternate location on campus in support of business services. No other carriers (Amazon, UPS, FedEx, etc.) are delivering mail to campus at this time.

Offices that receive mail critical to college operations will be notified of those items so a designee may pick them up from campus.

Students who receive First-Class Mail to campus beginning October 3 will not be able to access their mail until campus reopens. This mail (and any mailed delivered prior to September 25) will remain on campus until the campus reopens.

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Each residence hall room has been individually inspected. Students whose residence hall room was impacted by the storm were called by Student Affairs staff on Tuesday, October 1.
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Students whose parked vehicles were impacted by the storm were called by Student Affairs staff on Tuesday, October 1.
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Students may email tropicalassistance@eckerd.edu to schedule time for retrieving personal items.
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No. ITS is unable to check out equipment under current campus conditions. Once we are able to access our offices, we will provide an update.
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No. We appreciate that so many members of our community have offered to help, but the College is not hosting on-campus volunteers at this time. Our Facilities team and hired contractors, including remediation experts, are working to address damages and clean-up.
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We are heartened by the generous outreach to the Eckerd community. The public is welcome to use the Eckerd College Facebook page to share offers of assistance, housing and other resources to our community by leaving a comment on our most recent post about the storm.
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Eckerd faculty, staff and students are mobilizing in our local neighborhoods and beyond to provide assistance to those in great need. Eckerd students, employees and alumni can fill out a volunteer interest form; Campus Activities will then be in touch with opportunities.
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Yes. Eckerd has set up a Hurricane Helene Relief Fund to help the College rebuild and renew after the storm, directing support to the most urgent campus priorities and ensuring continuity of the Eckerd experience for our students. If you visit eckerd.edu/giving, you can choose this fund as your designation. Thank you for your generosity.
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