Inclement weather occasionally affects 大学的朋友 classes, 校园活动和校内居民. This ranges from winter weather situations where the University may need to close for several hours to several days to spring severe weather situations where those on campus may need to shelter temporarily until severe weather passes. 信息rmation about weather-related situations can be found in the following ways.
猎鹰警报
This is the fastest source of notification for weather alerts. 大学的朋友 offers text message and email alerts concerning weather closings or severe spring weather. 所有的学生, 教师 and staff are automatically signed up for these alerts as long as the University has a current cellphone. 父母 and other interested parties (美术 patrons, etc.)也可以注册. Members of the 大学的朋友 community can learn more about 猎鹰警报, including how to opt-in or opt-out of the system. Please note that 猎鹰警报 is used only to announce major campus closings or emergency-related campus situations.
友大网站
This source will provide the most amount of detail for weather closings that last for several hours or more. A notice about any weather-related class cancellations will be placed on the university’s home page. Messages will be posted about all affected university locations and classes, 包括威奇托和堪萨斯城. 我们鼓励学生, 教师, staff and others to check the homepage periodically for additional updates regarding events throughout the day.
社交媒体
大学的朋友 announces information about campus closings and other emergency-related campus situations through it social media pages. Here is a list of these resources for announcements and updates:
地方电视台和广播电台
Participating local stations make announcements about all university weather closings and other school closings in the area. We recommend consulting TV stations before radio as some radio stations do not broadcast closing information. We also recommend consulting more than one station to confirm closings in case there is a delay at a station or a station has reported incorrect information. Stations may not share event cancellation information, so it’s best to check the website for updates about University events.
恶劣的春季天气
Severe spring weather can strike quickly at any time and affect those on campus, 包括白天和晚上的学生, 活动参加者和校园宿舍居民. Due to the quickly emerging nature of these storms, 猎鹰警报将用于通知学生, 教师, staff and others on campus of an immediate severe weather threat. If you receive a notice regarding a tornado warning or similar severe weather warning, you should seek shelter immediately and remain in shelter until an “all-clear” message is sent. While there is no guaranteed safe place in the event of a tornado, seek shelter in the best area you can find (such as a basement, 一楼走廊或室内房间).
与天气有关的关闭
In 威奇托, administration typically makes the decision to cancel evening classes about 3 p.m. that day, and a decision to cancel daytime classes is usually made by 7 a.m. 那天早上.
Once a decision is made to cancel classes, all campus events are usually canceled as well. Any 教师 or staff who wishes to continue an event should contact their vice president so a decision can be made about whether the event will continue. Television and radio stations may not broadcast specific event information, so to find out whether an event will continue check the 大学的朋友 website, call the main number for the location or call the main line of the department responsible for the event.
Typically, all university offices are closed once classes are canceled. Staff and 教师 usually are not required to report to work during their regular business hours when classes are canceled. Employees who are already at work when classes are canceled typically receive an email from the President’s Office notifying them that they may go home. 然而, it is advised that 教师 and staff check the website to confirm whether they are required to report to work or not.
风暴的避难所
The following are the designated areas in each building where you should seek storm shelter:
Adair-Austin体育场
- DO NOT STAY IN THIS BUILDING; go to the Garvey Physical Education Center Storm Shelter:
- Areas west of the gym: the hallway, both locker rooms and storerooms
- 洗手间在一楼
- 室内壁球场(最后一招)
业务 & 技术构建
- 地下室储藏区 (away from boilers, mechanical and electrical equipment)
帽/建筑
- 戴维斯行政大楼: Hallway on the ground floor inside the fire doors
Casado
- 下层小吃店区
- Center for Student Success(stay away from the atrium area)
戴维斯行政大楼
- Hallway on the ground floor inside the fire doors
猎鹰公寓
- 地下室储藏区
猎鹰格伦公寓
- Designated storm shelter: inside laundry room
美术大楼
- 洗手间在阳台座位下面
- 舞台下的地下室
- 舞台东面的室内更衣室
- 音乐图书馆
朋友村
- 地下室
Garvey Physical Education Building/Garvey Art
- Areas west of the gym: the hallway, both locker rooms and storerooms
- 洗手间在一楼
- Interior racquetball court (as a last resort)
绿色宿舍
- 地下室
图书馆
- 室内走廊
- Interior Offices (away from the atrium area)
婚姻家庭治疗
- 室内走廊远离玻璃
科学大楼
- 洗手间在一楼，教室在100号
史密斯的公寓
- 地下室
先驱
- 地下室储藏区 (away from boilers, mechanical and electrical equipment)