The Department of Public Safety is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to full-time Security Officers, the Department utilizes work-study students to assist in parking enforcement and during special events on campus. Mount Mercy operates an administrator-on-duty call system to ensure that administrative support and decision-making capacity is always available. All Public Safety Officers are trained in CPR/1st Aid/AED, emergency response, evacuation procedures, and interpersonal skills.
The determination to close the university will be made based on the severity of the weather, area road conditions, and campus conditions. The university does not expect students or personnel to put themselves at undue risk. Please travel with caution on roadways.
Closed for the day
The decision to close the campus all day due to inclement weather will be made either the evening before or by 6 AM the morning of.
Delayed start
If it appears that inclement weather and road conditions will improve during the day, a delayed start may be announced. Morning classes may be remote, or 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. Check Brightspace for specific class information.
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 class
If weather conditions deteriorate late afternoon, posing a risk to faculty and students, the institution will make a decision to cancel classes by 3 PM. Individual faculty may request to cancel their evening class even if the institution is open, by contacting either the Provost's Office or the Adult-Graduate office (whichever is applicable for the class) by 3 PM. Instructors should notify their students and make arrangements to make up the class. If the weather deteriorates once evening classes have begun, individual faculty should dismiss class early.
The President or Provost's Office will immediately notify the Public Safety and Marketing & Communications of a weather-related closing or delay. Public Safety will activate the weather notification system, and Marketing & Communications will share the announcement with the resources listed below.
Students, faculty, and staff should consult the following in the expected event of a weather delay or cancellation:
Other resources that will be notified of a closing include:
KGAN CBS 2
KFXA FOX 28
KWWL NBC 7
KCRG ABC 9
AM STATIONS
WMT 600 AM
KMRY 1450 AM
KGYM 1600 AM
FM STATIONS
KCCK 88.3 FM
KMRY 93.1 FM
KRNA 94.1 FM
KHAK 98.1 FM
KNWS 101.9 FM
KZIA 102.9 FM
KDAT 104.5 FM
KRQN 107.1 FM
Anyone can be the victim of sexual assault or rape, regardless of age, sex, race, status or type of dress. Please keep these tips in mind:
The United States Department of Homeland Security defines an active shooter as "an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area; in most cases, active shooters use firearms(s) and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims."