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Date:         Sun, 30 Aug 1992 16:01:00 EST
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Subject:      ANDREW AND MIAMI-DADE

                  I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

                                        Date:     30-Aug-1992 03:35pm EDT
                                        From:     Tom Stewart
                                                  STEWART
                                        Dept:
                                        Tel No:   (305) 237-2102

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Subject: ANDREW AND MIAMI-DADE

Hi All,

This note is being sent to CUMREC-L, SPEEDE-L and REGIST-L.  My apologies
to those of you on more than one.

Thanks very much to all of you who have expressed concern.

I, personally am doing fine.  Minor damage to my home and auto.  Major
damage to all trees and shrubs in my area (Coconut Grove) between downtown
and the Kendall (formerly South) campus.

Our north, medical and Wolfson (downtown) campuses received very minor
damage.

The Kendall Campus received significant damage to trees.  One building (the
Gym) was used as a Red Cross evacuation shelter.  It suffered severe roof
damage and the shelter (in the height of the storm ) was moved to the
building housing admissions, registration, financial aid, etc.  The
estimate on repairs to the gym (where we also have a few classrooms) is
about $ 1,000,000.  We hope to be able to use part of the facility within a
few months.

The campus now has electrical power (as of Saturday evening), water (which
is not safe to drink), and phones (although our phone mail system is out of
service at this time).

The campus is a Red Cross Shelter (my building), a Red Cross Staging area,
a food redistribution center (I think), and we are protected by the
National Guard.

Our staff is scheduled to report back to work on September 8th and classes
scheduled to begin on September 14th.  We hope to have our computer back in
service on September 7th.

To you admissions types, please bear with us since we will be unable to
issue any transcripts until September 9th at the earliest.

One reason for the delay in opening (other than the Red Cross use of the
campus) is the destruction of the homes of many of our employees who lived
in the areas hardest hit (to the south of the Kendall Campus).  It appears
that about 20% of our staff now have homes that are unlivable.  We have
also been asked to limit our use of the main highways so emergency vehicles
and those carrying supplies to the hardest hit areas will be able to get
through.

The fifth campus (Homestead) was in the middle of it all.  Luckily, the
main building housing the administrative and student services facilities
had almost no damage.  However, all class were taught in portable (called
relocatable) buildings which Andrew relocated throughout the Homestead
area.  About one third of their classes were taught at the Homestead Air
Force Base which really does not exist at this time.

So, look for those transcripts to start arriving again after September 8th.
No reports of any serious injuries to any college staff.

Thanks again for your concerns.

Tom Stewart, Registrar
Kendall Campus
Miami-Dade Community College

Phone (305) 237-2102
Internet   STEWART @ FIRNVX.FIRN.EDU
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