With winter appearing to be on schedule for an early arrival, the Department of Public Safety recently provided guidance about the status of campus during periods of bad weather.
Generally, according to Brian McPike, interim chief of police, Department of Public Safety, faculty, staff and students should presume campus is open and operating as normal.
The decision to close campus is not taken lightly, McPike said. Many factors, including the ability of buses to safely travel from Four Diamonds to main campus, are considered. But as weather conditions can vary widely within Colorado Springs and within commuting distance, he encouraged faculty, staff and students to use their own best judgment about traveling safely.
In the event of a campus closure, university officials will strive to make a decision by 6 a.m. for day classes and by 3 p.m. for evening courses.
The six ways to find out about UCCS campus closures are:
- Text message: Those who have registered for the campus emergency notification system, e2Campus, will receive a text message notification of weather-related campus closures. To receive emergency-related text messages, visit https://e2campus.uccs.edu/.
- Phone: Call the campus emergency notification line, 255-3346.
- Email: In the event of closure, email is sent to faculty, staff and student lists.
- Web: Visit http://www.flashalert.net/news.html?id=502
- Media outlets: Television. Watch Colorado Springs stations KOAA, KRDO, KKTV and KXRM or Denver stations KCNC, KWGN, KMGH, KUSA, KOA or KCEC. Radio. Listen to KYZK, KVUU, KRDO, KILO, KVOR, KRCC, KTLF, KCME, MCMN, KKLI, KCBR, PEAK, KSKX, KKCS, KBIQ, KBZC, KKFM, KKMG, KMOM, KCCY, KGFT in Colorado Springs or KCSJ, KDZA, KNKN, KRMX, KGHF in Pueblo. Newspapers. Read the websites of the Colorado Springs Gazette, www.gazette.com or Pueblo Chieftain, http://www.chieftain.com/.
– Photo by Philip Denman
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