Weather-Related School Closing (Policy OG-4)
The decision to close Clarkson College due to adverse weather conditions will be made by the College President or his/her designee. The decision to close will consider the severity of the forecasted weather, the potential threat to the safety and well-being of students and employees, and the ability of the physical plant to operate.
Procedure:
CANCEL CLASSES, COLLEGE CLOSED
- Canceling all academic and professional development classes
- Clinical students (within the area affected by the severe weather conditions) should follow the program-specific weather closing policy, if applicable
- College personnel (staff and faculty) will not be required to report to work.
If the weather overnight is severe, warranting closing, the notification will be made prior to 5:00 am.
If the closing occurs during the day:
- Classes will be dismissed.
- Clinical students (within the area affected by the severe weather conditions) should follow the program-specific weather closing policy, if applicable
If the weekend weather is severe, the decision to cancel any activity is at the discretion of the Directors. Activities include Community Advancement classes, Student Activities, Graduate Weekend, and Clinicals.
If the Director cancels weekend activity:
- Contact the Vice President of Communications and Development for appropriate communications.
COMMUNICATION
- The Vice President of Communications and Development and Facilities will contact the media, update the e2campus alert system, update the website, place a message on the main phone line, send an all-campus electronic communication, which will include students and update any social media utilized by the College for communication.
- Faculty or the student (if designated by the faculty) will be responsible for making sure their clinical sites have been informed of the closing.
- The Director of Facilities will notify Public Safety that the campus is closed.
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
If the College is officially closed due to adverse weather conditions, employees will be paid at their normal rate for any missed work time.
NON-CLOSINGS
The College recognizes it is the responsibility of each individual to determine for themselves the risk and/or ability to report to the College or clinical sites in the event of severe weather.
EMPLOYEE - If the College is not officially closed, and an employee is unable to report to work or chooses to leave work due to the weather, it is the employee's responsibility to:
- Notify their immediate supervisor of their absence or intent to leave work.
- Complete the appropriate request for hours missed by using PTO or personal/sick hours if they wish compensation for those hours.
Academic Policies and Procedures
- Academic Integrity (Policy SW-25)
- Academic Probation (Policy AA-20)
- Academic Travel Abroad Release (Policy SW-11)
- Academic Year
- Access to Campus Facilities (Policy SW-28)
- Academic-Related Activities and Travel Release (Policy SW-40)
- Admissions (Policy AD-1, AD-2, and AA-57)
- Advanced Standing Credit (Policy AA-47)
- Articulation Agreements
- Assessment of Student Success Skills (Policy OG-23)
- Last Date of Attendance (Policy AA-63)
- Auditing a Course (Policy AA-35)
- Background Checks and Drug Screening for Students (Policy SW-23)
- Clarkson College Behavioral Intervention Team (Policy SW-24)
- Bookstore Voucher (Policy SA-2)
- Cancellation of Course (Policy AA-36)
- Change of Personal Information
- Undergraduate Class Standing (Policy AA-38)
- Code of Conduct (Policy SW-18)
- Public Complaint (Policy OG-20)
- Copyright (Policy IT-4)
- Coursework Categories for Undergraduate Degrees
- Credit Hour Definition (Policy AA-55)
- Crime Awareness & Campus Security (Policy SW-5)
- Undergraduate Deans List (Policy AA-27)
- Degree Plan (Policy AA-5)
- Dismissal (Policy AA-24)
- Drug and Alcohol (Policy SW-15)
- Computing Policy (Policy IT-2)
- Email (Policy IT-1)
- Emergency Notification, Response and Evacuation (Policy SW-30)
- Emotional Support Animal (Policy SW-38)
- Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (Policy SS-9)
- Financial Aid Award (Policy FA-19)
- Forms Submission
- Freedom of Expression (Policy OG-22)
- Grade Change (Policy AA-37)
- Grade Point Average (Policy AA-29)
- Grade Reports
- Letter Grades and Quality Points (Policy AA-6)
- Academic Honors (Policy AA-16)
- Graduation Requirements (Policy AA-8)
- Student Grievance (Policy SW-14)
- Health and Safety Requirements (Policy SW-7)
- Identification Badge (Policy SS-10)
- Incomplete Grades (Policy AA-10)
- Independent Study (Policy AA-41)
- Information Security Program (Policy IT-9)
- Institutional Repository (Policy OG-30)
- Institutional Review of Research Involving Human Subjects (Policy OG-8)
- International Admissions & Transcripts (Policy AD-2)
- Law Enforcement on Campus (Policy SW-33)
- Leave of Absence (Policy AA-30)
- Liability Insurance (Policy SW-12)
- Library Collection Development (Policy OG-29)
- Media (Policy OG-12)
- Missing Student (Policy SW-34)
- New Student Experience Resources and Requirements (Policy AA-62)
- Equal Opportunity and Non- Discrimination (Policy SW-1)
- Student Location & Disclosures for Professional Licensure or Certification Disclosure (Policy OG-33)
- Online Education
- Organizational Governance-Policy Guidelines (OG-15)
- Petition for a Course Offering
- Student Petition for Reconsideration (Policy SW-22)
- Privacy (Policy IT-3)
- Program Completion (Policy AA-17)
- Progression (Policy AA-2)
- Readmission (Policy AD-10)
- Registration/Add a Course (Policy AA-32)
- Reporting Criminal Offenses (Policy SW-36)
- Credit Hour Residency Requirement (Policy AA-28)
- Records Retention (Policy OG-2)
- Right of Students with Disabilities (Policy SW-2)
- Security Awareness Programs (Policy SW-37)
- Service Animal (Policy SW-39)
- Interprofessional Education and Service Requirements (Policy AA-54)
- Sexual Misconduct (Policy SW-27)
- Non-Smoking (Policy SW-16)
- Social Media (Policy OG-28)
- State Authorization
- Student Classifications & Status
- Student Parking (Policy SS-1)
- Transcripts
- Transfer Credit (Policy AA-52)
- Weather-Related School Closing (Policy OG-4)
- Withdrawal From Course Grade (Policy AA-3)