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Weather Advisory: WIU-Macomb [9 pm 1/16 - 9 am 1/17]

January 16, 2019

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MACOMB, IL -- Due to forecasted winter weather this evening, a University weather advisory has been issued for Western Illinois University's Macomb campus from 9 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 16) through 9 a.m Thursday, Jan. 17.

The campus will remain open and classes will be held. Go West updates can be found at wiu.edu/student_services/go_west and on Twitter @wiugowest.

In general, the University will typically remain open provided campus buildings are accessible. In all weather situations, it is ultimately the personal responsibility of faculty, staff and students to make their own decisions regarding attendance and to use their judgment concerning travel conditions. The WIU policy on limiting University operations because of emergency conditions is available in the Administrative Procedures Handbook.

According to University policy, if an advisory is issued due to weather and students consider travel to campus unsafe, they should arrange with faculty to complete academic course requirements missed during the time of the advisory. Individual faculty members are responsible for their academic course requirements, and it is the individual faculty member's decision whether or not to grant a request to make up work that has been missed as a result of a University advisory. Faculty should be flexible with attendance policies during this period.

The weather advisory allows employees the option to use accrued vacation time, compensatory time or approved leave without pay after notifying their supervisor. An employee who determines that it is not safe to travel will not be subject to discipline for being absent. Supervisors are expected to honor reasonable requests of employees to arrive late or to leave early because of inclement weather.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter weather advisory for portions of western Illinois, southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri, later this evening through Thursday morning. According to the NWS, a winter weather advisory means that periods of snow, sleet of freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Expect slippery roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.

Winter driving conditions in Illinois can be found at gettingaroundillinois.com.

For more information on ways to protect yourself from the cold, see winter safety tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/duringstorm/outdoorsafety.asp.

Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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