Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
From time to time, College personnel receive official legal documents. Examples include subpoenas requiring the College to produce copies of records in court proceedings, summonses notifying the College that a lawsuit has been commenced against it, notices of bankruptcy, and notices informing the College of its right to participate in consumer class action suits. Such notices are sometimes addressed to the College itself "Barnard College" or "Trustees of Barnard College,” the College's legal name or to individually named officials of the College. In some instances, legal notices are received by mail; in other instances, they may be hand-delivered by a "process server".
In general, you should not accept a summons or subpoena that is addressed to another individual or department, unless that individual or department has specifically authorized you to accept it. If you do not have explicit and specific authority to accept service of a summons or subpoena addressed to another individual or department, you should tell the process server that you do not have authority to accept service of the document, that the document will not be delivered to the individual or department to whom it is addressed, and that the document should be taken to the Office of the General Counsel (49 Claremont Avenue, Elliott Hall, 1st Floor), which will determine whether it can be accepted by the College.
If you do receive a summons or subpoena involving College business, please inform the Office of the General Counsel immediately, preferably the same day. You should also keep a record of the date, time and method (by hand or mail) by which you received the notice.
If you are contacted by an attorney for any of the parties, please refer them to the Office of the General Counsel.
