Weather and Other Emergency Conditions Protocols

Listed below are the basic categories of University response to serious inclement weather and/or emergency conditions. Announcements on local TV and radio stations will indicate which category applies:

CLASSES and UNIVERSITY OFFICES ON DELAYED START

On such days, classes will begin at a later time and University offices will not open until a specific time. Employees are not required to report to work prior to the announced start time and will not be required to make up the missed time. Emergency essential personnel should still report as scheduled.

CLASSES CANCELLED and/or UNIVERSITY CLOSED

Classes will not be held and/or University offices will be closed. University employees are not expected to report to work unless specifically contacted by their supervisor to report for emergency operations. It is expected that the use of this category will be rare.

Notification

Employees are urged to call the University’s Weather/Emergency Conditions Hot Line at 513-395-8822 to confirm which condition applies, as the stations may not be relied upon to indicate which specific condition applies. In addition, the University will send a message to your University Voice Mail specifying which condition applies and will provide updates on the University website at www.xavier.edu and http://myxu.xu.edu.  In the event that classes are cancelled and the university is closed, XU ALERT ME will be activated to send voice and text messages to those who are registered in the emergency notification system. This system is not activated to announce delayed starts.