TAMPA, Fla. — The University of South Florida (USF) has announced it will be changing class schedules and campus operations ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall on the west coast of Florida.
Campus leaders said that no in-person classes will be held on Monday, Oct. 7.
"Classes will only be delivered asynchronously, which means students will not have to meet and will receive an assignment from their instructor that does not have to be completed on Monday or while the university is closed.," officials said in a news release.
All campuses will be closed on Monday as well, but normal USF business operations will continue remotely.
USF will be closed through at least Thursday and classes will be held asynchronously on Friday.
Students living on any USF campus are encouraged to leave the area if they can do so safely. Residence halls are currently open on the Tampa campus but will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Residence halls in St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee closed at noon on Monday. Those students who need a safe place to stay will be taken to Jennings Middle School, which is a shelter.
Tampa Bay-area colleges, universities closing for Milton
The following locations will be closed to students from Monday, Oct. 7 through Thursday, Oct. 10:
- University Campus (33701 County Road 52, St. Leo, FL 33574)
- Tampa Education Center (1403 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33607)
- Center for Adult Learning (University Campus and Pasco-Hernando State College locations)
St. Petersburg College will be closed Monday, Oct. 7, through Thursday, Oct. 10.
All PHSC operations will be remote on Monday, Oct. 7. The college will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Wednesday, Oct. 9.
The University of Tampa will close to all activities, events, non-essential operations and classes from Monday, Oct. 7 through Wednesday, Oct. 9. Residence halls will remain open.
Keiser University campuses in Sarasota, Tampa, Clearwater and New Port Richey will be closed Tuesday, Oct, 8 through Thursday, Oct. 10.
Polk State College and its collegiate high school offices will be closed Tuesday, Oct. 8, through Friday, Oct. 11.
While some classes may offer remote instruction on Tuesday, all classes will be canceled for the rest of the week.
Florida universities closing
UF is closing its offices and canceling classes on Wednesday and Thursday including online classes. All academic and student-related activities will be canceled during that time. The university expects to reopen Friday morning.
