The University does not expect students or personnel to put themselves at undue risk. Please travel with caution on roadways. The determination to close the University will be made based on the severity of the weather, area road conditions, and campus conditions.

When the campus is closed, classes are cancelled and only essential personnel should report to work. If classes are not cancelled, individual faculty must notify the Provost or Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs during regular business hours to request a class cancellation due to inclement weather. The Office of Academic Affairs will be sensitive to such requests.

Faculty with campus commitments who are unable to be at work due to inclement weather are responsible for contacting appropriate colleagues and students.

Staff members who are unable to report to work due to inclement weather must consult their supervisor and will be required to use a vacation day or a day without pay for the absence. Working from home does not constitute a work day.

CLOSED FOR DAY

The decision to close the campus due to inclement weather will be made by the President either the evening before or by 6:00 a.m. the morning of a regular business day.

DELAYED START

If it appears that inclement weather and road conditions will improve during the day, a delayed start may be announced. If there is a delayed start, the first classes of the day will be those immediately following the delayed start time. Classes before or midway through the announced start time will not be held.

CLOSE MIDDAY

If weather conditions deteriorate during the day, a decision may be made to close midday. Should the campus close midday, the same procedures for notification apply. In addition, members of the President’s Cabinet are responsible for communicating the message to their respective departments in a timely manner.

EVENING CLASSES

If weather conditions deteriorate late afternoon, posing a risk to faculty and students, individual faculty may make the decision to cancel evening classes without consultation.

WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

The President or the Office of Academic Affairs will immediately notify the Communications and Marketing Office of a campus closing. The Communications and Marketing Office will in turn place the announcement in the locations listed below. Students, staff and faculty should consult the following resources first in the expected event of a weather cancellation:

• The Mount Mercy weather hotline: 319-363-1323, ext. 1532 
• The Mount Mercy homepage, which will contain weather updates
• Mount Mercy student, faculty and staff e-mail accounts 
• MyCampus 
• Switchboard: On campus, dial “0”; Off-campus, dial 319-363-8213 or 319-363-1323 

Other resources that will be notified of a closing include:

Television: KCRG TV9, KGAN NEWS2 and KWWL 7

Radio: KZIA 102.9, KHAK 98.1, KDAT 104.5, KRNA 94.1, KCCK 88.3, WMT 96.5, WMT AM 600, KMRY 1450, KNWS 101.9, and KWOF 89.1