618 Inclement Weather Policy

INCLEMENT WEATHER (Revised June 2021)

As a highly residential campus, the College seeks to maintain normal operations during inclement weather while working to maintain the safety of students and personnel.

In times of inclement weather, the Department of Public Safety and the Dean’s Office will communicate with all personnel in a timely manner to determine if road conditions warrant special action. The College will communicate to the campus which of the following plans will be followed:

1. Normal operations.
2. A two-hour delay for opening offices (10 a.m.) to allow facilities management employees to undertake safety preparations, such as clearing walkways and steps of ice/snow.  Faculty members should plan to teach remotely during the normally scheduled class period. Faculty members may also communicate with their students if afternoon labs or classes will be expected to meet in-person.
3. Remote work from home is expected except for those performing critical services (see below).  Those unable to work from home and cannot make it to campus will utilize a PTO day. Faculty members should plan to teach remotely for classes and labs held that day.

For the purposes of this policy, employees who perform critical services for the support of students and the College during inclement weather will be expected to come to work at their normal work time. Those who fall under critical services for the purpose of this policy are public safety officers and facilities management staff along with specified personnel (i.e. Student life and library). Supervisors of employees who perform critical services during inclement weather are responsible for communicating attendance expectations in advance.  If the College is on Plan C, those employees working in critical services will be offered housing, meals, and transportation to campus (as applicable). Those who are paid on an hourly basis will be paid at time-and-a-half based on their normal work schedule for the day.