FIU's Bayview Dorm Took Sideways Rain From Irma -- And Sheltered 387 Displaced Students Inside Its Own Ballroom

Hurricane Irma Update #2: As of 11 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, September 6, all classes are canceled and FIU will be closed starting Thursday, September 7, until further notice. This includes all FIU campuses and locations. Only essential personnel as designated by their supervisors should report to work. We urge all members of our university community to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves, their families, and their property. Faculty are asked to be flexible and to hold students harmless with respect to the timeliness of assignments during this disruption. Updates will be posted at news.fiu.edu and through FIU Alert.

FIU is serving as a host shelter for Monroe County special-needs evacuees, who are being housed in Parking Garage 6 at the Modesto Maidique Campus. Public health and nursing personnel from Monroe County, the Florida Department of Health, and the American Red Cross are managing the shelter from the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. FIU students, faculty, and staff are asked to avoid these areas of campus. The university remains closed and we have no estimated reopening date. Please continue to monitor news.fiu.edu and your FIU email for updates.

Bayview residents: Due to extensive water damage at Bayview Hall caused by Hurricane Irma, residents will not be able to return to their rooms. The Wolfe University Center ballroom at the Biscayne Bay Campus will operate as a temporary shelter with cots, free meals, and 24-hour FIU Police presence until your dorm is ready for re-occupation. Please report to the Wolfe Center to retrieve essential belongings under staff escort. Housing & Residential Life will provide a daily update on the status of Bayview at the morning shelter briefing.