Fall Break is Oct. 9-13

The fall view at Cato Campus. with leaves turning colors.

The fall view at Cato Campus.

The fall view at Cato Campus.

Central Piedmont students, we hope you enjoy your week-long fall break!

This is a reminder that no classes will be held Oct. 9-13.

Our campuses will remain open during fall break, but some offices and services may operate on different schedules for the break.

Food service will close or hours will change for the week, and campus libraries will be open on shortened schedules.

It’s not too late to register— second session (8-week) classes will begin on Monday, Oct. 16.  Any new classes you’re starting will be available in Brightspace beginning that day. Also, if you picked up additional classes, please check your balance in MyCollege to see if you still need to pay your bill. Review the payment due dates.

Sign up for Fall Break Service Event

How are you spending your fall break? Join Central Piedmont Student Engagement, in partnership with Supportive Housing Communities (SHC), for a fall break service project. The service project will take place on Monday, Oct. 10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at McCreesh Place. Students must register to attend the project by Wednesday, Oct. 5.

McCreesh Place is Charlotte’s first permanent supportive housing complex to house the chronically homeless in active recovery from addiction. The complex has 64-single room units with communal bathrooms and kitchens, and 26 one-bedroom units.

Service Details: Student volunteers will receive a tour of McCreesh Place and receive education on the resources provided by SHC and the importance of their nonprofit organization to the Charlotte community. Volunteers will then clean and sanitize eight communal mini-kitchen spaces to ensure the areas are clean and safe.
If you have any questions, contact whitney.williams@cpcc.edu or 704.330.6745.

Former RNC Week & Fall Break

Don’t forget to register for the fall semester — classes start on Monday, August 10 (just a little more than a week from now) so you’re running out of time to make sure you get the classes you need.

The August 10 start to the fall semester is earlier than usual because of the planned impact of the Republican National Convention (RNC). As you recall, the college had planned to close during the week the RNC was scheduled to take place in Charlotte – August 22-28. The reason the college planned to close was to avoid the challenges the convention would present to our students and employees in trying to reach campus and to accommodate facilities requests made by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department connected to the RNC.

Although the RNC initially moved the largest parts of the convention from Charlotte to Jacksonville, FL, it recently announced the cancellation of all major events, due to the pandemic.

Given that there will no longer be any large-scale RNC events in Charlotte, the college will not close August 22-28. The college will be open and operating on a normal schedule, and this week will become “remote learning days” for students and faculty. While there will be no on-campus classes during that week, Online, Hybrid, and Blended courses will continue online only.

For the safety and well-being of our campus community, we will complete the vast majority of face-to-face instruction prior to the Thanksgiving holiday (Nov. 26-29). Some courses are being taught under a compressed timeline so they can be concluded by the Thanksgiving holiday, while others will go fully online after Thanksgiving to finish any remaining classwork. The fall semester will end Dec. 11.

Please note: The college will observe and be closed on Labor Day (Sept. 7) but has made the difficult decision to eliminate Fall Break (Oct. 12-13). These two days will also become remote learning days. While there will be no on-campus classes during that time, Online, Hybrid, and Blended courses will continue online only. This decision was made to both minimize the possible virus spread associated with travel, and to give more time to faculty and students since the college has had to adjust course schedules and delivery methods.

If you have questions about the remote learning days for your specific course, please contact your instructor.

We understand these schedule changes may disrupt your previous plans and we greatly appreciate your patience as we try to make the best decisions we can for the health, safety, and success of our college community.