Tune in for weather-related work schedule changesTune in for weather-related work schedule changes When severe weather strikes the Delaware Valley, University employees and students have several options to find out if there are late openings, early closings or cancellations at the University. Information will be available from:
Each department also will be contacted by Human Resources using a telephone tree, if the closing takes place during normal working hours. Members of the campus community are asked to not call the Department of Public Safety so that telephone lines there can remain open for emergency calls.
According to Vice President Maxine Colm, administration, the University's policy is to remain open whenever possible during extreme weather conditions. If there is no formal announcement of closing, late opening or early dismissal, employees who decide for personal reasons not to report or to leave early must take vacation time or leave without pay. Employees in essential positions are required to report to work during extreme weather conditions. These employees will be designated by their directors in Dining Services, Facilities Management, Residential and Conference Facilities, Student Health Services, Public Safety and Information Technologies. For more information on the extreme weather policy, employees should contact their supervisors. Radio stations in the Wilmington/Newark vicinity advised of emergency closing bulletins by the University include:  |