Institute Closed.

macrubicon

Due to the adverse weather conditions the Institute is closed today - Tuesday 30th November

LEIN

Any word on tomorrow?

macrubicon

That call is being made around 9pm tonight. It will be posted up on the college front page in the news section, on twitter and on facebook if we are to stay closed.

A text should be sent around again as well.

As soon as I know you will know here as well.

macrubicon

The Institute will remain closed on Wednesday December 1st

Midnight_EG

Says so on Moodle should anyone not believe him :pac:

macrubicon

Important Notice regarding Electrical Trades Assessment:

Electrical Trades Assessment -- Assessment T2 - Craft Theory Phase 4 and Phase 6
Can Electrical apprentices please note that the assessments will take place as scheduled on Wednesday Dec 1st in St Maelruans Hall adjacent to the college building. Phase 6 assessment will take place at 09:30 - 12:30 and Phase 4 assessment will take place at 14:00 - 17:00

elmoslattery

has it been decided if the institute is open tommorow(thurs 2nd)?

macrubicon

elmoslattery wrote: »

has it been decided if the institute is open tommorow(thurs 2nd)?

Not yet - I'd say there will be a call on it tonight around 9.

macrubicon

The Institute will remain closed tomorrow - Thursday Dec. 2nd.

Midnight_EG

I can't find that on Moodle, Twitter or Facebook

cactus10

Its on the website, and i got a text also

The Institute will remain closed tomorrow Thursday December 2nd due to the continued adverse weather conditions. At present a campus inspection has shown heavy drifting in areas of the car park of 8 - 10 inches. A heavy layer of ice lies stubbornly below the snow and is impervious to gritting.
We will be doing all in our power to open Friday so at present plan for our being open although we will as ever update here on Thursday evening so please check back to confirm the plan for Friday 3rd.

Bit optimistic. Cant even get out of my driveway

Midnight_EG

cactus10 wrote: »

Its on the website, and i got a text also

The Institute will remain closed tomorrow Thursday December 2nd due to the continued adverse weather conditions. At present a campus inspection has shown heavy drifting in areas of the car park of 8 - 10 inches. A heavy layer of ice lies stubbornly below the snow and is impervious to gritting.
We will be doing all in our power to open Friday so at present plan for our being open although we will as ever update here on Thursday evening so please check back to confirm the plan for Friday 3rd.

Bit optimistic. Cant even get out of my driveway

Yeah, I just got the text



I can get neither of my cars out of the driveway...even though one is hanging out on to the kerb...

macrubicon

Midnight_EG wrote: »

I can't find that on Moodle, Twitter or Facebook

I posted here before I sent the E-Mails and texts - Moodle should be updated soon as well as twitter and facebook - someone else updates those...

enemy

does anyone know if the phase 6 electrical exams will go ahead tomoro? they were cancelled in kevin street, i cant imagine ours going ahead tomoro because were doing the same exam.

Midnight_EG

enemy wrote: »

does anyone know if the phase 6 electrical exams will go ahead tomoro? they were cancelled in kevin street, i cant imagine ours going ahead tomoro because were doing the same exam.

According to a text, the electrical assessment in St.Maelruins Hall is still going on?

enemy

when did you get that text?

Midnight_EG

Either yesterday or the day before.

cactus10

The text was from the 30th about the exam on Wednesday still going ahead.

Well, im not even worried about the college opening on Friday or not, because there isnt a way in hell i could actually get there

enemy

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Either yesterday or the day before.

that was about wednesdays exam, that went ahead in every college. DIT kevin street students were told today that tomoro's exam wont be going ahead. im wondering is it cancelled for tallaght students also

macrubicon

Will ask the question and let you know - the Electrical Trades message from Tuesday was for Wednesday's exam in Mael's.

Nothing yet on tomorrow.

macrubicon

enemy wrote: »

does anyone know if the phase 6 electrical exams will go ahead tomoro? they were cancelled in kevin street, i cant imagine ours going ahead tomoro because were doing the same exam.

Hang on a minute - Phase 6 and Phase 4 were on yesterday - are these the same exams ??

enemy

phase 6 and phase 4 did a craft theory exam on wednesday, phase 6 and phase 4 are also supposed to be doing an electrical science exam tomoro, but DIT students were told tomoro's exam is cancelled. if that exam is cancelled then ours should be too, otherwise we could just tell them wats on the exam for when ever they do it

macrubicon

OK - I'm checking and will let you know what's up.

macrubicon

The Institute will remain closed tomorrow - Friday December 3rd.

"We intend to reopen the institute Monday December 6th for pedestrian access. Under no circumstances will vehicles other than emergency vehicles be allowed access to the campus.

We recommend that if possible, you use public transport to get to the college. In the event that you drive you should use the car parking facilities in the vicinity of the institute as I reiterate, vehicular access will not be possible.

We will deploy all our available resources to try to keep as many pedestrian routes as possible clear."

enemy

anything about trades exams?

macrubicon

enemy wrote: »

anything about trades exams?

Waiting to hear from the Head of Department....

TheReverend

College is open again on monday

macrubicon

TheReverend wrote: »

College is open again on monday

But only for pedestrians - No vehicle access.

macrubicon

macrubicon wrote: »

Waiting to hear from the Head of Department....

OK - just got word - these exams will be going ahead as scheduled. DIT will run another paper.

Gavin "shels"

macrubicon wrote: »

But only for pedestrians - No vehicle access.

The college does know buses weren't running to or from Tallaght today from like 3pm and all Luas's got suspended at around 6 so without cars how can people get to college if there's no public transport either come Monday?

macrubicon

Gavin shels wrote: »

The college does know buses weren't running to or from Tallaght today from like 3pm and all Luas's got suspended at around 6 so without cars how can people get to college if there's no public transport either come Monday?

I'm passing on what I get - I know the issue with access is that the car park is basically impassable with ice and snow. Guys were on site today to try and clear the path but with the new falls it got too bad again.

Public transport is one issue but so is trying to get all the classes in before the break for Christmas - along with the CA's that are due. It's a catch-22 sometimes.

When the car park is safe it will be re-opened but there are 3 and 4 foot drifts in the car park at the moment - and that's sitting on top of the compacted snow from Monday that has turned to ice.

It's a tough call all round - and no doubt there will be some disruptions into next week as some people will still be stranded come Monday - students, lecturers and staff...

Gavin "shels"

macrubicon wrote: »

I'm passing on what I get - I know the issue with access is that the car park is basically impassable with ice and snow. Guys were on site today to try and clear the path but with the new falls it got too bad again.

Public transport is one issue but so is trying to get all the classes in before the break for Christmas - along with the CA's that are due. It's a catch-22 sometimes.

When the car park is safe it will be re-opened but there are 3 and 4 foot drifts in the car park at the moment - and that's sitting on top of the compacted snow from Monday that has turned to ice.

It's a tough call all round - and no doubt there will be some disruptions into next week as some people will still be stranded come Monday - students, lecturers and staff...

Wasn't aimed at you personnally macrubicon, I'm still pished off with the colleges organisation though since last January when they cancelled the Monday exams on the Friday afternoon but never thought about us poor bast*rds who had exams Saturday and with no buses to the NBA I had to have it deferred till August.:mad:

I get what you're saying anyway. This is a prime chance now for lecturers to put all this semesters notes/tutorials/etc... on moodle because no doubt if it stays like this for another few weeks people won't be making it to college.

cactus10

Nevermind the car park, i cant get out of my driveway. As also pointed out, the buses werent running and the LUAS was canceled. ITT isnt like one of those colleges smack in the middle of the city, its not an easy place to get to in this sort of weather regardless so i think from a common sense - and health and safety aspect -it should be more than 'well the footpath outside the college is OK now' to decide to re-open.

macrubicon

I hear where you are coming from but there have been lessons learned.

As with everything of this nature there will be lessons learned.

As for the access cactus - it's more than that - the problem at the moment is that it's not safe to drive or walk on campus. The hope is that by Monday the footpaths can be made safe to allow people back on site.

If it's not safe it won't be opened. Contrary to some peoples belief these type of decisions are not made lightly. Every day missed is a day to be caught up from all sides so we would prefer to be open but safety first...

cactus10

I understand from all points of view. I'm supposed to have a CA next week, but if things were as they were today, there would be no actual way to get there.

I feel for the college though, i couldnt clear the ice and snow from infront of my door, the campus must be a nightmare to sort out :eek:

macrubicon

I have started a new thread but as some people may be following this one...

The Institute will reopen Monday December 6th for pedestrian access only.

Until otherwise notified access will be via the 'St Maelruains entrance' and this can be seen in the photos on the website News section.

We are working to have normal vehicular operation restored as soon as possible. We will continue to provide updates via the normal communications channels so please monitor these for relevant developments.

MagicMarker

Not really sure if there's any point in opening for pedestrians only, a lot of people have a long way to travel, where are they gonna park? The car park is almost full in the evenings, there's not gonna be a lot of room around the campus for those people.

tazmania

LIT did phase 4 electrical science exam on Fri. Will it be a different exam for CIT next week.

macrubicon

tazmania wrote: »

LIT did phase 4 electrical science exam on Fri. Will it be a different exam for CIT next week.

You might want to ask on the CIT forum for an answer there - as far as I am aware all tests are different as the questions are taken from a pool of questions