This web site is an official source of information for announcements concerning class cancellation, closings, and delayed openings due to inclement weather.

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Inclement Weather Policy
McDaniel College is primarily a residential college with a majority of its undergraduate students living on campus; therefore, it is the intention of the College to remain open during inclement weather conditions.

For an overnight snowstorm, the announcement will be made by 6 a.m. Announcement regarding evening graduate classes on McDaniel campus will be made by 2 p.m. and Saturday classes by 7 a.m. Off campus graduate classes will not be held if the county school system where the class is held closes school due to inclement weather, and off campus weekend graduate classes follow procedures outlined in the class syllabus.

If conditions warrant the closing or a delay in opening the College, these procedures will be followed:
1. The announcement of the decision will be:

• Posted on the main page of the McDaniel website at http://www.mcdaniel.edu/. 
• Recorded on the College’s main phone line at 410-848-7000 or 410-876-2055 
• E-mailed to campus community, including faculty, staff and students. 
• Announced on television stations WJZ-TV (channel 13), WBAL-TV (channel 11) and WMAR (channel 2) in the Baltimore and WRC (channel 4) in the D.C. area as well as WGAL (channel 8) in the south-central Pennsylvania area. 
• Announced on radio stations WBAL 1090 AM, WWMX 106.5 FM, WLIF 101.9 FM, WTTR 1470 AM in Maryland, WBSA 103 FM in York, Pa., and WITH 99.5 FM in D.C. 
• Announced on the Baltimore Sun website at http://www.baltsun.com/.

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2. What the announcements mean:

• McDaniel College is closed.
  • All classes (day and evening, undergraduate and graduate) classes and all events are canceled unless specified.
  • Administrative offices will be closed. (Employees check policy below.)
  • Operational will be Food Service, Campus Safety, Building Services (first priority is weather related). Health Services will be available by phoning Campus Safety. Hoover Library will be closed.
• McDaniel College opens at (10 a.m., 11 a.m. or noon).
  • When the opening of the College is delayed, classes that have at least 50 minutes remaining after the scheduled opening will meet.
    • For example:  On Tuesdays and Thursdays: (a) if the College opens at 9:00, 8:00-9:30 classes are cancelled; (b) if the College opens at 10:00, 9:40-11:10 classes will begin at 10:00; (c) if the College opens at 11:00, 9:40-11:10 classes are cancelled; (d) if the College opens at 12:00, 11:20 – 12:50 classes will begin at 12:00.
  • The regular class schedule will be followed during the rest of the day.  
  • Administrative offices will open at the scheduled time unless otherwise noted. (Employees check policy below.)
  • Food Service, Campus Safety, Health Services, and Building Services will be operational, although perhaps on a limited basis. Hoover Library will open when the College opens.
• Graduate classes are cancelled.
  • All graduate classes are cancelled, but undergraduate classes will be held unless specified as “All EVENING classes cancelled.”
  • Food Service, Campus Safety, Health Services, and Building Services will be operational, although perhaps on a limited basis. Hoover Library may remain open with limited staff for limited hours (check times by calling extension 2281 or 2282).
• McDaniel College is closing at (2 p.m., 3 p.m., etc.)
  • All classes and all events scheduled after the closing are canceled.
  • Administrative offices and the Hoover Library will also close. (Employees check policy below.)
  • Operational will be Food Service, Campus Safety, Building Services (first priority is weather related). Health Services will be available by phoning Campus Safety.

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3. Inclement weather information for employees
In the event that weather conditions create circumstances where employees may be unable to travel to work, the College will announce that one of the following policies is in effect:

• Liberal Leave Policy: Employees, with the exception of essential personnel who are designated by department heads, may take vacation time, personal business time, compensatory time (supervisors will accommodate staff with compensatory time whenever possible), or leave without pay in lieu of reporting to work. It is the employee's responsibility to exercise judgment as to whether travel conditions are too hazardous to report to work. When in doubt, the employee should place safety first.
• College Closed: In rare circumstances, the College might be declared closed. If the College is closed, the time period when it is closed will be counted as time worked for employees who had been scheduled to work. Essential personnel, as designated by their department heads, are required to report to work as notified during inclement weather conditions. The College Information Desk phone line and this web site will be the ONLY official sources of inclement weather policy information for employees. A recorded message at the College Information Desk phone line will inform callers of the College's status during inclement weather. Call 410/848-7000 or 410/876-2055 for the correct information.