Snow Blizzards and CCC’s Conflicting Messages

             Snow Blizzards and CCC’s Conflicting Messages

Truman informed students, faculty and staff that school will close effective Tuesday, Feb.1, at 2:00 p.m. following a blizzard warning from the National Weather Service.

An e-mail from the City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) Chancellor Cheryl Hyman has confirmed “full closure of all of the seven City Colleges campuses and all their associated satellites,” from Tuesday evening through Wednesday and that “Classes will resume their regular schedules Thursday, Feb. 3 unless otherwise noted.”

Students were relieved from a previous day confusion that sent conflicting messages between the CCC district office and Truman College. Calls originating from CCC headquarters on Monday informed many students that their campus will close starting Tuesday morning. However, Interim President Lynn Walker cleared the misinformation by passing fliers to various offices with instructions that the college will be open on Tuesday until new decisions could come forth.

No Parking Under the EL

Clifton Daniel, Truman's Director of Public Relations reminds students and parents of Lab school kids that the parking "lot under the EL is off limits," as of Monday Jan. 31.

 Chicago Transit Authority,which owns the lot, could tow or even boot any car parked under the EL.

Prior to this notice the lot was exclusively available for use by Truman staff and students because the college parking garage was under construction.

Spring Instruction in Full Swing

“I registered for more classes than I could handle in a semester,” said Abdirizak Mohamed. “So I dropped one math class on Wednesday.”

Truman was this week a beehive of activity. Students engaged miniature of unlimited activities, whether that was running between classes, working on assignments to beat deadlines or dropping , like Mohamed, one or more classes.

            Professors likewise were on top of their tasks teaching, advising and taking attendance to ensure the no-shows in the second week of school were dropped from class rosters.

Friday and weekend classes also began signaling that spring semester instruction is in full swing.

The week ended with a Science Fair showcased in the front lobby and whose participants came from various Chicago Public Schools.