With the historic winter weather we experienced last year, the college has been reviewing and updating the procedures associated with weather-related decision making and working to improve communication of those decisions.
There are several possible options for altering the college’s normal operation due to weather:
(1) Cancellation of all classes; staff expected to report
(2) Closing the college; only essential operating personnel should report
(3) Delay of opening (essential operating personnel should report at normal time, other personnel should report once the college is open; the time of opening will be provided with the notification)
(4) Early closing of the college
If there will be a change to normal operation, early morning decisions will be communicated by 6:15 am and decisions about evening classes will be communicated by 2:45 pm.
Information about class cancellation, college closure, or college delay will be available by the following means:
• The Canisius Alert System
• The Canisius web site
• The Canisius portal login page
• The school closing information line (888-3131) & class cancellation line (888-3130).
• TV stations (WGRZ TV, Channel 2; WIVB TV, Channel 4; WKBW TV, Channel 7; Time Warner Cable-YNN)
For more information on school closing, delay of opening and all class cancellations, please log onto the MyCanisius Portal at https://my.canisius.edu/web/mycampus/home. In the “Need to Know” section click on the Weather-Related School Closing Information line. You will be directed to the Academic Affairs community page and the School Closing Information File.
Submitted by: Kathy Peter, executive associate, Academic Affairs
