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Campus Closing Information: Inclement Weather Procedures

In the event of severe weather conditions, keep in mind the following:
The campus is open unless and until an official announcement is made that the campus is closed.  University Relations personnel will notify the following radio stations: KTRS-AM 550, KWMU-FM 90.7, and KMOX‑AM 1120.  Three television stations, KTVI-Channel 2, KMOV-Channel 4, KSDK-Channel 5 will broadcast the closing.  These radio and television stations have established reliable procedures to handle such inclement weather calls.   An announcement will be placed on the UMSL Information Line, 314-516-INFO (4636), the general telephone number for the campus (314-516-5000), and all voice mailboxes.  Please inform your students so they can readily access this information.

Please be certain that your syllabus includes telephone numbers students can call for information in the event of adverse weather conditions.  If you have voice mail, please help disseminate this information by recording a temporary voice mail greeting to inform callers whether the campus is open or closed.  This is an especially beneficial way to communicate with students so that they know how the class cancellation may influence the semester’s course schedule (extension on a due date, change in a test date).  E-mail and the MyGateway software can also be used to post announcements electronically.  Students are grateful for faculty efforts to keep them informed when weather conditions are adverse. 

Additional sources of information about campus closings include:

For Day and Evening closings, Information Technology Services personnel will place an announcement on the University’s Home Page. The Technology Support Center’s dial-in message will be changed appropriately.

In addition, for Evening Closings, Information Technology Services personnel will broadcast a message to:

• All desktop computers that are logged into the campus Window servers
• All users who are logged into Jinx and Admiral.

Telephone Services personnel will send one of the following messages to all campus voice mail boxes. 

Day and Evening Closing:
Day and evening classes including clinics, conferences, workshops and all other activities, both on- and off-campus, are canceled, and offices of the University of Missouri-St. Louis are closed on (DAY OF WEEK), (MONTH), (DATE), (YEAR).  For information about tomorrow's operations, please call after 6:00 a.m.

Evening Closing:
Evening classes including clinics, conferences, workshops and all other activities, both on- and off-campus are canceled, and offices of the University of Missouri-St. Louis are closed on (DAY OF WEEK), (MONTH), (DATE), (YEAR).  For information about tomorrow's operations, please call after 6:00 a.m.

The day closing announcement normally will be recorded by 6:00 a.m.  The evening closing announcement normally will be recorded by 3:00 p.m.