Reminder about school closure policies and procedures
With winter upon us, there may be rare occasions when classes need to be canceled and offices closed due to adverse weather conditions or for other emergency reasons.
The provost decides if conditions warrant canceling classes or closing offices for the Newberg campus and the Portland and Salem centers. Major considerations are road conditions, ice, utility service disruption, and how long the severe weather or emergency is likely to last. Decisions on day classes are announced by 6:30 a.m., if possible. Most decisions on evening classes are posted by 2:15 p.m..
In no circumstances should employees or students put themselves in danger in an attempt to get to campus.
To find out if a closure decision has been made when bad weather occurs:
- Listen to local radio and television stations
- Call Newsline, the university’s recorded announcements, at 503-554-3868
- Call the George Fox switchboard at 503-538-8383
- Check television and newspaper Web sites: kgw.com, koin.com, kptv.com, katu.com, columbian.com, oregonlive.com or flashalert.net.
- Check the university’s website
To read the employee policy regarding school closures, visit blogs.georgefox.edu/CampusAlerts/?p=8.