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Severe Weather Operations 政策

威尼斯人平台 Severe Weather

目的 

Severe weather may create conditions hazardous to the health of students, 教职员工, either on campus or while in transit to/from the University. When severe weather conditions exist or are anticipated, the following severe weather operations policy shall apply.

政策

The president of 威尼斯人平台 or his/her designee has the sole authority to cancel classes 和 activities or close the University in a weather emergency, including but not limited to extreme cold, 暴雪, 结冰或断电.

的指导方针

The following guidelines will be used when considering severe weather operations.

的指导方针 for Canceling Classes & 活动

  • The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office issues a Snow Emergency.
  • 地区大学校园(1.e., 俄亥俄州立大学, 富兰克林大学, Ohio Dominican University) close/cancel because of inclement weather. 
  • Facilities Management personnel are unable to clear campus walkways 和 parking areas to a degree that would allow safe travel. 
  • One or more major access roads (i.e., I-270, I-70, I-670, US-40, SR-33) to 威尼斯人平台 is/are closed because of unsafe road conditions.

的指导方针 for Closing the Campus: 

  • The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office issues a LEVEL 3 Snow Emergency.
  • The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office issues a LEVEL 2 Snow Emergency 和 conditions on campus are so severe that access to parking lots 和 buildings is unsafe.

Procedure For Closing Bexley Campus

  1. The 资本 police chief 和 the director of Facilities Management will confer with the provost, who will make a recommendation to the president or designee based upon the guidelines.
  2. The provost will make a recommendation to the dean of the 法律 School, 和 the dean will make the final decision on cancelation or closure for the law school.
  3. The provost will notify the assistant vice president for integrated marketing communications, who will utilize departmental resources to notify media outlets, 校园社区, 以及总统的内阁. The assistant vice president will authorize the launch of CapAlert, which includes text message, email, 和 威尼斯人平台 脸谱网 和 Twitter (@资本_U) 社交媒体账户.
  4. The various members of the cabinet will notify their direct reports by their own established protocols.

When Cancelation or Closure Occurs

Timing of Cancellation 和 Closure Announcements

取消课程的决定, 或者关闭大学, will be made as early as possible, 最好是5点。.m. to get the announcement out to the media in a timely manner. If the decision is made in the middle of the day regarding evening classes, the decision should be made by noon, 如果可能的话.

Classes 和 活动 are Canceled

In the event classes 和 activities are canceled, no classes or extracurricular activities are to be held during the period of the cancellation. Offices are closed but essential personnel should report to work.

大学校园关闭了

In the event that the University is closed, no classes or extracurricular activities are to be held. Campus facilities are to be closed to the public. Essential personnel are to report to work, if requested by supervisor or manager.

校外祭

Courses held at off-campus locations will be subject to the policies 和 procedures of the governing authority (i.e., student teaching, nursing practicum).

必要的人员

Essential personnel are defined as designated employees of Facilities Management, 食品服务, 管家, 公共安全, 信息技术, 居住和通勤生活, the Center for 健康与福利, 和首都中心. Department heads may choose to deem some individuals within their department as essential or nonessential.

就业方面的考虑

A weather condition that prevents an employee from reporting to work may not be used for an excused absence if the University continues to operate. Employees will be expected to use personal leave or vacation time for those occasions when they must miss scheduled work.

In the case of severe weather short of cancellation or closing, department heads should release individuals who have travel concerns 和 permit them to leave early. In these situations, time missed can be replaced through the use of personal time 和 vacation time.

During those times that the University is closed or there is a cancellation, individuals would not be expected to take vacation or personal leave.

通信工具

The University will use the following tools as its primary means of communicating official university information regarding changes in the university’s operating status: