NEWS

Office of Public Relations University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 21853

For Immediate Release:

No. 3075

UMES Hurricane Irene alert

PRINCESS ANNE, MD (Aug. 25, 2011 2 p.m.) - University of Maryland Eastern Shore students planning to move into on-campus housing this weekend are encouraged to wait until Hurricane Irene passes the region. Students may arrive on Monday, Aug. 29. UMES officials are prepared to accommodate freshmen arriving Friday, Aug. 26, who are unable to change their travel plans, but those students also will be advised to return home after dropping off their belongings. Should it become necessary, the university will provide shelter for students on campus as the storm approaches. All activities planned over the weekend are cancelled and will be rescheduled by the Office of Students Affairs. Classes are still scheduled to begin Wednesday, Aug. 31. University personnel not designated as "essential employees" should leave campus Friday by 6 p.m. and return Monday at regularly scheduled times weather and post-storm conditions permitting. Students and parents are advised to monitor the UMES homepage for weather updates and changes in storm-sheltering plans on campus. UMES students and employees should also monitor local news organizations, the campus web site, and our campus radio station WESM 91.3 FM for updates on changes in the UMES emergency response. http://www.umes.edu/ http://www.mema.state.md.us/MEMA/index.jsp http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/pdf/hurricanebook.pdf http://www.redcross.org/ ### Bill Robinson, director, UMES Office of Public Relations, 410-621-2355, wrobinson3@umes.edu.
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