Inclement Weather Notification Plan
The University of Michigan-Flint may close in the event of inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Severe weather, power outages, a water main break—any of these situations can cause a full or partial closure of the campus.
Incidents may occur that will necessitate the closing of campus at any time of the day and sometimes, only a portion of a day’s classes may be cancelled. The leadership team that makes the decision to cancel classes for an entire day will try to make the announcement no later than 5:00 a.m. for the sake of those who have a long commute to campus. However, with the unpredictability of any situation, this may not always be possible.
As soon as a decision is made about closing the campus, the following communication procedure will be activated:
- Information will immediately get posted on the front page of the UM-Flint website at www.umflint.edu as well as on the campus emergency notification page.
- An e-mail will be sent to all students, faculty and staff with the closing information.
- The University Relations staff will contact the media to announce the closing. Media outlets that will be contacted include:
• WJRT, ABC 12
• WEYI, NBC 25
• WNEM, TV 5
• WJBK, Fox 2 Detroit
• WXYZ – TV 7
• WDIV – TV 4
• WJR, WWJ, WWCK, WDZZ, WUOM, WFBE, WHNN, WCRZ, WOMC, WRSR, WWBN, WKCQ, WOWE, WAAM, WKQI, WCRL, WLSP
The quickest and most reliable closing information will be available to you via the web site and your campus e-mail, so check for closing information there first if at all possible.
If you are interested in learning more about the Campus Emergency Response Plan (ERP) it can be reviewed and downloaded from Environment, Health and Safety's web site at http://vca.umflint.edu/ehs/ERPMain.html. Additionally, the campus closing portion can be found on page 39.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office of University Relations at 810-237-6570.
Incidents may occur that will necessitate the closing of campus at any time of the day and sometimes, only a portion of a day’s classes may be cancelled. The leadership team that makes the decision to cancel classes for an entire day will try to make the announcement no later than 5:00 a.m. for the sake of those who have a long commute to campus. However, with the unpredictability of any situation, this may not always be possible.
As soon as a decision is made about closing the campus, the following communication procedure will be activated:
- Information will immediately get posted on the front page of the UM-Flint website at www.umflint.edu as well as on the campus emergency notification page.
- An e-mail will be sent to all students, faculty and staff with the closing information.
- The University Relations staff will contact the media to announce the closing. Media outlets that will be contacted include:
• WJRT, ABC 12
• WEYI, NBC 25
• WNEM, TV 5
• WJBK, Fox 2 Detroit
• WXYZ – TV 7
• WDIV – TV 4
• WJR, WWJ, WWCK, WDZZ, WUOM, WFBE, WHNN, WCRZ, WOMC, WRSR, WWBN, WKCQ, WOWE, WAAM, WKQI, WCRL, WLSP
The quickest and most reliable closing information will be available to you via the web site and your campus e-mail, so check for closing information there first if at all possible.
If you are interested in learning more about the Campus Emergency Response Plan (ERP) it can be reviewed and downloaded from Environment, Health and Safety's web site at http://vca.umflint.edu/ehs/ERPMain.html. Additionally, the campus closing portion can be found on page 39.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office of University Relations at 810-237-6570.