Charter Day 2020

Summary

Posted Monday Feb 3rd at 3:00 pm

Full Description

Charter Day is upon us and there will be a variety of special events taking place later this week that will impact parking on campus. Notable for this year are the Chancellor’s Forum on Thursday, Charter Day Ceremony & Charnival on Friday, and the Global Research Institute Shark Tank and AMP & SA Comedy Show on Saturday. Included below is an overview of areas that will be impacted from Feb 6-8, 2020. We recommend that you allow extra time to move around campus during these times and thank you for your patience as we welcome our visitors to campus.

Wednesday, Feb 5^th:

BOV meetings in Blow Hall start at 11:00 am, standard parking allocation in Dawson Circle (30 spaces) will be in-place through 7:00 pm

Thursday, Feb 6^th:

BOV meetings in Blow Hall start at 6:30 am, standard parking allocation in Dawson Circle (30 spaces) will be in-place through 9:00 pm
Morton Lot (35 spaces) unavailable from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm WMAA meeting
School of Ed lots 6 will be unavailable from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm for the WMF Board meetings
Parking Deck Level 1 (18 spaces) from 11:00 am to 5:00 om for the Business Analytics Advisory Board Meetings
As the day goes on, general parking demand will increase in the Stadium, Old Dominion, and James Blair Lots to compensate for the displacement from these areas.
- Since Alumni House is offline, there are F/S and by permit spaces on College Terrace and Harrison Ave also available for use daily.

Chancellor’s Forum will be held in the Sadler Center Commonwealth Auditorium from 8:00 – 9:00 pm – Open guest parking in Zable Stadium and other nearby lots

Friday, Feb 7^th: Parking assets all over campus will be stressed as we make space for the Charter Day events.

BOV meetings in Blow Hall start at 6:30 am, standard parking allocation in Dawson Circle (30 spaces) will be in-place through 9:00 pm
School of Ed lots 6 will be unavailable from 7:00 am – 3:00 pm for the WMF Board meetings
Morton Lot (35 spaces) unavailable from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm WMAA meeting
Parking Deck Level 1(18 spaces) from 7:30 am – 3:00 pm for the Business Analytics Advisory Board Meetings
The Compton Lot will be offline from 2:00 – 7:00 pm and set aside for VIP Parking with valid passes.
Upper Kaplan Arena Lot will be cleared at 2 pm and set aside for Guest Parking
The lower Kaplan Arena Lot is designated for General Guest Parking
At 2:00 pm the second half of Brooks St will be set as a one-way outbound road from Compton to Richmond Rd for event guests after drop off only. All others should enter at Dillard Ave.
Charter Day Ceremony will be held in the Kaplan Arena from 4:00 – 5:00 pm, the Charnival will follow on Brooks St from 5:00 – 6:30 pm.
James Blair Dr & Ewell Circle will be offline from 5:00 pm to accommodate VIP Parking for the A&S Dean’s Dinner in the Wren Great Hall starting at 7:00 pm.

ROAD CLOSURES
- Brooks St at Ukrop Way to the Commons lot will be closed for Charnival set up from 12 AM Thursday through 7:00 pm Friday
- ADA Access will be at Brook St and Compton with drop off at the back ramp to the Arena, ADA parking will be allocated along Brooks St from 2:00- 5:00 pm

Saturday, Feb 8^th:

Zable Stadium & Old Dominion Lots are reserved from 7:00 am – 2:00 pm for the Alumni Medallion Ceremony & Reception
James Blair lot & Dr (40 spaces) will be offline 10:30 am – 2:00 pm for the Campaign Steering Committee Meeting
The Global Research Institute Shark Tank will be held in Alan B. Miller Hall from 2:00 – 4:00 PM – recommend parking in the Deck on Ukrop Way
AMP & SA Comedy Show will take place in Sadler Center Commonwealth Auditorium from 8:00 – 10:00 PM featuring Jaboukie Young-White. Open parking

Please direct questions and concerns to Parking Services at 221-4764, event specific information can be found at https://www.wm.edu/sites/charterday/