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The safety of our students, staff and faculty is our paramount concern at the MSVU. In the event of a severe overnight or early morning storm, it is possible that campus operations may be impacted. In this situation, our ‘storm watch’ team monitors weather conditions to determine whether or not operations can resume.
What we consider
With safety top of mind, we look at the following: State of emergency or impending state of emergency; weather conditions (current and forecast); road conditions; availability of public transportation; campus conditions (i.e. ability to access, maintain and use the campus safely); ability of emergency services to access the campus; disadvantages of sending campus visitors back into the weather once they have arrived on campus; and anticipation that conditions may worsen or persist, such as public transportation becoming unavailable or road closures, that would make travel unusually difficult or hazardous.
Communication
Every effort is made to ensure a firm decision is shared with the community prior to 6 a.m. if a closure decision is being made before the start of normal working hours, or before 3:30 p.m. if it’s during the day. If there is a campus impact, you will hear about it through the following channels:
- Mount Alert – MSVU’s mass notification system, this is our primary means for communicating campus closures; you can customize how you want to receive urgent messages through this platform.
- MSVU SAFE app – A free campus safety app
- University website (msvu.ca)
- University’s official social media accounts
Class Cancellations
On-campus classes: When campus is closed, all on-campus classes are cancelled, unless a shift online has been communicated by the instructor. Students should check their course Moodle sites for more information.
Online and multi-mode classes: When campus is closed, online and multi-mode classes may continue, technology permitting. Students should check their course Moodle sites for more information.
In some circumstances, when it has been deemed safe to remain open or re-open, it may be necessary for individual faculty members to cancel certain classes. For information about individual class cancellations when the university is open, you can visit the class cancellation page.