Severe weather can happen unexpectedly and impact your classes, exams and other aspects of your regular schedule – especially during the winter months!
When weather conditions become a concern for the safety of our community, the university may announce a closure at one or more of our campuses and locations. If severe weather is in the forecast for our areas, you should know where to look for potential announcements from the university, as well as what a closure means for you.
Where You Find Out
The Campus Status page is the first place where updates will be communicated in the event of a severe weather closure. You can also find information through:
In the absence of a communicated decision to close, the university remains open and all activities continue as planned. There will be situations where some campuses or locations are affected by weather conditions and others are not. Open campuses and locations continue with normal operations.
When You Find Out
The timing of the announcement depends on the duration of the closure. You can expect an announcement by:
- 6:30 a.m. to close for the entire day and night
- noon to close for the afternoon
- 6 p.m. to close for the evening
What's Cancelled?
A severe weather closure means the cancellation of all in-person and online classes, all in-person and online exams, including mid-terms, and in-person services or events at the closed campus or location.
Essential services remain open, including Special Constables Services, Food Services, Facilities and Assets Management, etc.
Classes
All in-person and online classes are cancelled. Instructors may choose to reschedule classes or provide access to asynchronous learning activities for courses.
Exams and Assignments
All in-person and online examinations, including midterms, are cancelled. Any centrally scheduled examinations cancelled will be rescheduled by the Office of the Registrar.
If your exam is cancelled it will need to be moved to another date. This is why it’s important that you do not make any commitments, such as vacation plans, during the entire examination period. You’re required to be available for exams during the examination periods of all terms you are registered for.
Deadlines for assignments and other required in-person submissions are postponed until the same hour on the next weekday that the university is open.
Events and Services
All on-campus events are cancelled and in-person university services are closed. Organizers for online events will determine and communicate if the online events will continue as usual. Access to online university services will continue in the usual manner.
Accommodating Poor Weather
There may be times when the university remains open during poor weather conditions that do not require a severe weather closure. If you feel it is unsafe to travel based on personal circumstances, or if you require flexibility because conditions have caused closures for other services, contact your instructor directly and discuss any class work or assignments you may miss.
