Severe Weather
On rare occassions,
classes may need to be canceled and offices closed due to adverse
weather conditions or other emergency reasons. The President
decides if conditions warrant cancelling classes or closing offices
for the campus and each of the centers. Major considerations are
road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the
severe weather or emergency is likely to last. Decisions on day
classes are announced by 7:00 am, if possible. Most decisions on
evening classes are posted by 3:00 pm.
Once the decision is made to cancel classes and close offices,
the Office of the President notifies local media and
the university community. Announcements will specify which
locations the closure affects. To learn if a closure decision has
been made, students and employees can:
The university recognizes that there may be times when the
campus is not closed, yet an employee decides it is unsafe to
travel to work and his/her regular time. Employees are not expected
to report for work if they determine it is unsafe to do so.
However, employees will not be paid for time missed when the campus
is open unless they use accrued vacation time.
Employees are encouraged to use public transportation when their
usual mode of travel is unsafe or impractical. Each employee is
responsible for informing his/her immediate supervisor and/or an
alternative contact person if the employee is unable to report to
work at the normal time.