Friday, February 20 Class Cancellation

Jennifer Coney (nutrition) and Lyndsey Daniel (English) are both out sick today, so all of their classes are. Hopefully, they'll be back on Monday!

Also, Linda Jaramillo (humanities, social sciences, and mathematics) is also out today, as are Amber Anderson (health sciences and education secretary), and Clem Gruen (drafting - classes not cancelled).
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