With winter weather on the way, Vice President for Facilities Services KyuJung Whang is reminding the Cornell community about the university’s inclement weather policies.

Cornell offices will generally remain in operation and continue classes and regular services despite adverse weather conditions. Even in times of exceptionally inclement weather, all university employees are asked to continue meeting the academic, research and student-support needs of the campus.

The university remains open and observes its schedules in all weather, unless the vice president for facilities services determines that conditions warrant a closing or delayed opening. Careful attention is given to the expected intensity and duration of a storm in reaching that decision. In the event of extreme weather emergency conditions, instructions will be communicated to the university community. Closings and/or delayed openings are communicated as quickly as possible and are updated as necessary.

In the event of inclement weather when the university remains open, all faculty, administrators and staff will be expected to make reasonable efforts to maintain their regular work schedules, but are advised to avoid undue risks in traveling. Employees who anticipate arriving late or not at all should notify their immediate supervisor. Employees have the option of charging their time off to annual leave or leave without pay; or, with supervisor approval, they can make up their lost work hours.

Stay informed – listen and watch for Cornell advisories/alerts:

Inclement Weather Phone: 607-255-3377

Cornell University’s website: www.cornell.edu. Updates are posted in Spotlight, in the righthand column.

Local radio and television stations.

CornellALERT (Emergency Notification) voice and text messages. To receive CornellAlert messages, follow the instructions at http://emergency.cornell.edu/alert/.