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Weather Advisory: WIU-Macomb, -Quad Cities Campuses Beginning at Noon Today (Jan. 17)

January 17, 2020

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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- Due to winter weather forecasted for the region later today through tomorrow, a University weather advisory has been issued for Western Illinois University's Macomb and Quad Cities campuses from noon today (Jan. 17) until 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. At this time, the campuses will remain open and weekend 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. Employees working in essential positions may be required to work their regular hours during an advisory and/or total shutdown.

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.

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