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January 31, 2021
In response to the ongoing snow crisis, the University of Delaware will suspend personal activities on the Newark campus on Monday, Feb. 1. Virtual activities, including online classes, will continue as originally planned.
Essential personnel must report to work at the set time unless otherwise authorized. UD Facilities staff will work to free up parking spaces on campus and treat sidewalks.
Other UD locations in the state will make their own closing or late opening decisions depending on their local circumstances.
Schedule changes
- The university’s COVID-19 test, scheduled for Feb. 1 at the Harker ISE Lab and Clayton Hall, has been canceled.
- Student Health Care is closed on February 1, and students who have appointments for Monday will need to reschedule. The nurse call line is available to anyone with medical problems.
- On The Children’s Campus, the Early Learning Center and College School will be closed on February 1. The Lab School continues with virtual learning.
Personal safety
Safety is UD’s highest priority. Teachers, staff, and students should not put themselves at risk, and employees who anticipate difficulties traveling should contact their supervisors.
Faculty members who are unable to teach should notify their department office and students who are unable to attend the class should contact their professors. In such cases, the UD policy states that students should be able to make up for missed class times and canceled classes rescheduled if possible.
The university’s policies are reprinted below:
Teachers and students are not expected to take unnecessary risks due to bad weather in order to meet their teaching and learning obligations. If classes have not been canceled, it is a matter of personal judgment whether travel to campus is dangerous. The faculty must notify their departmental offices when the weather prevents them from meeting their teaching obligations; Likewise, students should notify their professors when bad weather prevents them from attending classes. In such cases, students should be able to make up for missed class time and, where possible, reschedule canceled classes.