***STORM ADVISORY***
Hurricane Ian – ADVISORY 2
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m.

The University of Miami continues to closely monitor Hurricane Ian, which is currently located approximately 300 miles south-southwest (SSW) of Miami-Dade County.

The latest forecast track for the system keeps the center off the west coast of Florida. Outer bands have started moving through South Florida. Through Wednesday we expect intermittent heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and the potential for an isolated tornado.

At this time classes, events, and clinical activities on the Coral Gables, Medical, and Marine campuses continue to operate on normal schedules. Slight changes are being made to operations at BPEI Naples; employees and patients impacted have already been notified. Any significant changes to campus operations would be communicated through the Emergency Notification Network (ENN), if this were to occur.

As South Floridians we regularly encounter inclement weather, but we encourage the University community to allow extra time while traveling to and from campus and exercise caution while on the roadways.

The safety of our University community continues to be a top priority, University of Miami leadership and Emergency Management will continue to actively monitor the progress of Hurricane Ian.

The University community is urged to monitor UM Emergency Management social media accounts www.facebook.com/UMiamiENN and www.twitter.com/UMiamiENN for interim updates.

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General Emergency Preparedness Information

Students, Faculty, and Staff are encouraged to review the general emergency preparedness steps below:

• Emergency Alerts: Verify that your personal and emergency contact information is up to date in CaneLink or Workday. Continue to monitor official communications issued by the University. When a situation warrants, the University will issue emergency information via mass text, voice messages, and emails. The latest critical information is also posted on the UM homepage.
• Ensure you have an emergency kit with essential supplies you would need for a minimum of 72 hours after a disaster.
• Supervisors and unit emergency planners should confirm their unit’s continuity plan is up-to-date in the UReady Continuity Planning System.
• Each unit’s human resources partner can use the “UM Emergency Contact Information” Report in Workday to provide management with the latest contact information for all employees in the unit. Printed copies of this report should be maintained by managers and a copy uploaded into UReady.
• Faculty should begin preparing their course academic continuity plan, which would typically anticipate a period of online instruction, alternative methods for access to course materials, and assignments.
• Additional information on hurricane preparedness can be found on the UM Hurricane Preparedness website.