Snow Policy

Weather-Related Campus Closing Procedures (Revised: Fall 2004)

The Vice Chancellor on call will follow the following decision-making timeframe in conjunction with the Chancellor, Physical Plant Director, and Director of Safety and Security. Under extreme circumstances and in the interest of safety, the administration may alter this procedure. Cancellation of classes includes all IU and Purdue classes on the IU Kokomo campus, as well as all auxiliary sites.

5:30 a.m. — Campus closed all day and evening.
9:30 a.m. — Classes beginning at or after 11:30 a.m. are canceled; campus offices close at noon.
3:30 p.m. — Classes beginning at or after 5:30 p.m. are canceled.

The Vice Chancellor on call will

notify director of Communications & Marketing
notify director of Purdue programs
e-mail faculty, staff, adjunct, hourly employees, and Purdue University

The Vice Chancellor for Student Services will e-mail IU Kokomo students. In the event that the Vice Chancellor for Student Services is unavailable, the Registrar will e-mail students.

Director of Communications & Marketing will

notify campus Web manager to post crawl on IU Kokomo Web site
notify all identified radio and television stations of closing

When the campus is closed, only “essential personnel” (as identified by human resources) should remain on campus.