by Erin Turner | Feb 20, 2015 | News Slider
Snow and freezing rain fell on campus Friday after a dangerous week of winter weather in Nashville, causing class cancellations and activity interruptions for Lipscomb. The snow and freezing rain that fell on Friday afternoon will be transitioning into potential rain on Saturday. As temperatures rise early Saturday, TV meteorologists are predicting heavy periods of rain throughout the afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch Saturday morning through Sunday morning, replacing the Ice Storm Warning that expires at 9 a.m. Saturday. But as the temperatures drop Saturday night, there is a possibility for more freezing rain. By Sunday, the temperature will be just above freezing with a 20 percent chance of rain. But Sunday night Nashville may receive another wave of winter weather, as there is a slight chance of snow. Photo gallery by Erin...
by Erin Turner | Feb 20, 2015 | News Slider
All classes for 2 p.m. and after have been canceled for Friday, Feb. 20 due to anticipated inclement weather. Friday night classes have been canceled as well. Campus offices and Beaman Library will also close at 2 p.m. The wintry mix that is lingering on campus occurred Monday morning. Students enjoyed the first snow day by sledding and catching up on homework as freezing rain continued falling throughout the day. The Campus Service Operations team worked on clearing ice and snow from Bison Square and major sidewalks on Tuesday. A layer of light snow fell on campus Wednesday morning, covering what was left of the ice. The team worked throughout Wednesday, spreading salt and clearing walkways so that students could make their return to class on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Students returned to a full day of classes on Thursday. A wintry mix is in the forecast for Friday evening, beginning around 5 p.m. Students should look for communication from faculty members for additional information on possible class assignments. Lipscomb will resume with a normal class schedule on Saturday, but campus may experience heavy rain, as TV meteorologists are calling for a 100 percent chance of rain. The Class Schedule Disruption Policy will be in effect...
by Erin Turner | Feb 18, 2015 | News Slider
Nashville’s wintry weather — that has disrupted classes and made it tough for many students and faculty to make it to campus — may continue into the weekend. Students returned to class Wednesday, Feb. 18, after two days of canceled classes, but a mixture of snow and ice is lingering on campus. And it’s not going to melt away on its own, with local TV meteorologists predicting temperatures to plummet into the negatives Wednesday night. Nashville hasn’t seen this much snow and ice since the largest snowfall of the century, when 7 inches of snow fell on Music City in January of 2003. Sure, some say this is the “sunny South,” but the Nashville area has had a few winter storms of epic proportions. The wintry mix the area received during this week reminded many Nashvillians of the brutal ice storm of February 1994, when electric transformers lighted the sky like lightning as they exploded. Tree limbs covered in heavy ice ripped down power lines. That ice storm left many Middle Tennessee residents without power and heat for more than two weeks. During that storm, many parts of Tennessee experienced more than 5 inches of rainfall, much of it frozen. “I remember we played Belmont the night that it started to snow,” said Kim Chaudoin, Assistant Vice President of University Communication and Marketing. “I lived in Murfreesboro at the time and commuted to Lipscomb for work. I tried to get home and had to leave my car along Tyne Boulevard. I walked back to my office and slept on my office floor that night.” And there have been other instances...
by Erin Turner | Feb 17, 2015 | News Slider
All evening classes have been canceled for Wednesday, Feb. 18. University offices will close at 4 p.m. Lipscomb Dining Services will be operating on its regular schedule. Classes resumed at 10 a.m., following the Class Schedule Disruption Policy. The wintry mix that is lingering on campus occurred Monday morning. Students enjoyed the first snow day by sledding and catching up on homework as freezing rain continued falling throughout the day. The Campus Service Operations team worked on clearing ice and snow from Bison Square and major sidewalks on Tuesday. A layer of light snow fell on campus Wednesday morning, covering what was left of the ice. The team worked throughout Wednesday, spreading salt and clearing walkways so that students could make their return to class on Wednesday morning. Photos taken at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Photo gallery by Erin...
by Erin Turner | Feb 16, 2015 | News Slider
All day and night classes for Tuesday, Feb. 17 have been canceled due to inclement weather. Monday dropped down below 20 degrees. Roads and sidewalks remain covered in a mixture of snow and ice. TV meteorologists are predicting a 50 percent chance of snow on Wednesday. Students should look for communication from instructors for additional information on class assignments. Information concerning staff can be seen...
