Monmouth closed until Nov. 5

[aceinthehole]

UPDATE AS OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,

Here I am again. The storm has passed. Many are profoundly affected or are busy cleaning up. We have no power on campus and one cannot predict how many days it take to restore power. Further, we are still a State Shelter for about a thousand people.

Therefore, the University will remain closed until Monday morning November 5th.

Parents Weekend activities are cancelled. Athletics Hall of Fame activities will be rescheduled.

Athletic events: Please listen to radio announcements and consult the Monmouth home page (www.Monmouth.edu) or the Athletics website (www.gomuhawks.com). Athletes please follow directions from your coaches.

Essential employees, who have been so magnificent this week and who have worked around the clock, should still confer with their supervisors regarding their schedules. When the campus re-opens we will owe you great thanks.

Due to safety, power and feeding considerations residence halls are closed to returning students without specific/prior approval from a Residence Life official.

Stay tuned for further information by email, websites, radio, Facebook and Twitter.

You stayed safe. Thank you. Now, I ask for your patience.

Paul Gaffney

President

This weekend's football game between Monmouth and CCSU may be moved to New Britain, CT.


WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.- In the aftermath and impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Monmouth University campus and surrounding areas, the following Monmouth University Athletics events have been rescheduled.

-The Hall of Fame Dinner has been cancelled for Friday and will be rescheduled.

-Football vs Central Connecticut State: Still being decided but the game may possibly be played at Central Connecticut State on Saturday

-Field Hockey: Will be played as scheduled at Rider in the NEC Semifinals

-Women's Soccer: Will play as scheduled at Saint Francis in Loretto, Pa. on Friday in the opening round of the 2012 NEC Women's Soccer Tournament

-Men's Soccer: Home vs Sacred Heart on Sunday, still be decided upon

-Men's basketball: Scrimmage with LeMoyne has been postponed

-All Parent's weekend events have been cancelled

The University will remained closed until Monday, November 5, 2012.

[Dane96]

Sad for the community-- that area was ravaged. Long Branch, Oceanport, Monmouth, Tinton Falls, Red Bank all crushed.

[aceinthehole]

CCSU vs. Monmouth football game scheduled for this Saturday in West Long Branch, NJ has been cancelled and will not be made up.

[Engineer86]

CCSU vs. Monmouth football game scheduled for this Saturday in West Long Branch, NJ has been cancelled and will not be made up.

It puts the game into the correct perspective. That campus is right on the coast and from all the things they are showing there is likely enormous damage there.

[aceinthehole]

I can only imagine how bad it is there right now. From CCSU website:


The Central Connecticut-Monmouth football game scheduled for Saturday, November 3 in West Long Branch, NJ, has been cancelled due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy. School officials are discussing the possibility of a make-up date, but neither team has an open date until the end of the regular season.

Officials from both schools explored the possibility of moving the game to the CCSU campus, but the safety of the Monmouth student-athletes was the major concern.

"We sent all of our student-athletes home before the storm to make sure they were safe. At this point we are concerned with trying to get them back to campus in a safe and timely manner. " Monmouth Athletics Director Dr. Marilyn McNeil said.

"In addition, there is nowhere for them to stay on or off-campus if they were to return. We explored every option but ultimately the decision was based on student-athlete safety, and there are too many unknowns at the current time to move forward with playing the game at CCSU."

Both teams are scheduled to play at home the following week on November 10.

[DFW HOYA]

Could they play on Nov. 24, assuming neither make it to the playoffs?

[Lehigh Football Nation]

What's extra-interesting about this is that Monmouth could still win the NEC title, technically.

[UAalum72]

What's extra-interesting about this is that Monmouth could still win the NEC title, technically.Not with the cancellation, now the best MU can do in conference is 5-2. Either Albany or Wagner will finish at least 6-2, possibly both of them. In fact Albany, Wagner and Duquesne could all finish 6-2. Monmouth needed this game to make it a 4-way tie.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Not with the cancellation, now the best MU can do in conference is 5-2. Either Albany or Wagner will finish at least 6-2, possibly both of them. In fact Albany, Wagner and Duquesne could all finish 6-2. Monmouth needed this game to make it a 4-way tie.

+1. That's what I was trying to say.

[Ivytalk]

Best wishes to Monmouth Nation for a speedy recovery!

[NHwildEcat]

The right decision, this is a game when it all comes down to it. And right now, the recovery efforts and safety of the entire community is issue #1

Best wishes Monmouth!