Pinellas to Tampa at 9 A.M. Sharp: USF St. Pete's Cross-Campus Bus Evacuation as Ian Approached

Hurricane Ian Update: Due to the mandatory evacuation order issued by Pinellas County for Evacuation Zone A, the USF St. Petersburg campus will close at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 27. All residence halls -- including USC, RHO, and Sembler -- must be vacated by that time. Residents who do not have transportation or an evacuation location will be relocated to the USF Tampa campus. A bus will leave from outside the University Student Center (USC) at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Residents needing transportation should meet outside USC no later than 8:45 a.m. Bring: 5 days of essentials, medications, ID, and important documents. Pets are not permitted on the bus.

USF ALERT: All USF campuses (Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee) are closed. Classes are canceled Monday, September 26, through Thursday, September 29. Hurricane Ian is forecast to make landfall as a major hurricane on Florida's west coast Wednesday. Residents from St. Petersburg have been relocated to Tampa. Tampa residents: shelter in place. Sarasota-Manatee residents: follow Manatee County evacuation orders for your zone. Emergency Operations Center is active. Updates: usf.edu/hurricaneian.

Hurricane Ian has passed. The St. Petersburg campus has been inspected and there is no significant damage. Classes will resume Monday, October 3, on a normal schedule. Residents who relocated to Tampa: a return bus will depart Tampa at 10 a.m. Sunday, October 2 from the Marshall Student Center. Faculty have been instructed to be flexible with attendance through the rest of the week, particularly for students whose homes are outside Pinellas County and were affected by Ian's path through southwest Florida. Counseling services are available; the Center for Student Well-Being is open with extended hours.