October 17, 2016
MEMORANDUM
To: University Employees
From: Donna Chastain, Director and Interim Chief Human Resources Officer, Office of Human Resources
Subject: Closures or Curtailment of Operations (including inclement weather or hazardous conditions)
If it becomes necessary for the University to close or curtail operations due to inclement weather or hazardous conditions, employees will be notified that they are not to report to work. Information regarding closures or curtailments will be distributed in the following manner:
1. The official time of closure will be posted on the University’s OSU Campus Alert website http://alert.oregonstate.edu. Announcements of closures or curtailments will typically also be noted on the OSU home web page, http://oregonstate.edu, with a headline linking readers to the OSU Campus Alert home page.
2. Information will also be posted online via the FlashAlert Newswire at http://www.flashalert.net/. On the map, click on the Willamette Valley, then “Public Colleges & Universities,” and choose Oregon State University to see any current information or new announcements.
3. The OSU Department of Public Safety/Oregon State Police Emergency Status Information Phone provides current information about weather alerts and closures as well as campus emergencies. The recorded phone message will report the status of campus (open or closed) and information related to the emergency or closure situation. You may access this information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by dialing 541-737-8000.
4. In some cases, supervisors will call employees at home to inform them of closure or curtailment information.
5. The University will ask that announcements be made on the following radio and television stations and, where appropriate, their websites:
Albany Lebanon
KRKT – 990 AM/99.9 FM KGAL – 1580 AM
KXPC – 103.7 FM
Corvallis Salem
KBVR – 88.7 FM KBZY – 1490 AM
KFLY – 101.5 FM KYKN – 1430 AM
KLOO – 1340 AM/106.3 FM
Eugene Portland
KPNW – 1120 AM KEX – 1190 AM
KUGN – 590 AM KOPB – 91.5
KEZI TV Channel KATU TV Channel 2
KMTR TV Channel 16 KGW TV Channel 8
KVAL TV Channel 13 KOIN TV Channel 6
The University will make every effort to announce a closure or curtailment decision before the start of the work day. The information will be distributed or posted by 6:30 a.m. The official closure time will be posted to the announcement located at http://alert.oregonstate.edu/. Unless otherwise informed, employees are to assume that the University is open and that they are to report to work.
As a reminder, only the President or his designee may close the University. On-campus departments may not cease operations and send employees home due to inclement weather or hazardous conditions unless the President has closed the University. Off-campus facilities should contact the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration to discuss the appropriateness of ceasing or curtailing operations at their location if they believe it is necessary.
Should you have questions, please contact Viki Dimick Jackson at: viki.dimick@oregonstate.edu or by phone at: 541-737-0547.
Donna Chastain
Director & Interim CHRO | Office of Human Resources |
Oregon State University | Direct: 541.737.2806 | Fax: 541.737.0553 |
Location: 204 Kerr Admin Bldg | Mailing: 122 Kerr Admin Bldg | Corvallis, OR 97331-2132 | Go Beavs!
