Severe weather may lead to operational disruptions at the university that require canceling classes for the full day or part of the day. Marquette prioritizes keeping campus open to serve students in residence and the surrounding community while reducing some operational services during the disruption.
Specific employees and/or departments may be required to report to campus to work during severe weather or stay on campus for the remainder of their shift, while other university offices can be operational by employees working remotely. More information is available in the Employee Handbook.
All supervisors are encouraged to:
- Work proactively with their ULC member to set expectations for when severe weather conditions occur.
- Following alignment with the ULC member, share expectations with their teams as soon as possible.
Notification by 5:30 a.m.
Marquette continually monitors weather conditions as broadcast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the safety of our campus community. The university follows the UPP 6-05: Severe Weather policy for making decisions about canceling classes or reducing operations due to weather. In all cases, the decision will be made internally no later than 5 a.m. so it can be communicated as a safety alert text message or EagleEye push notification by 5:30 a.m. An email with more details will be sent to Marquette email addresses.
To ensure you are notified by text, all students, faculty and staff should make sure they are enrolled in safety alert text message system.
When classes are canceled for the full day or for a portion of the day, assignments due for affected classes will be delayed. Please note that when the university cancels classes, it applies to all modalities — in-person, online and hybrid — per the current university policy. Instructors are expected to communicate with students regarding their expectations for missed or delayed assignments and to clarify any changes in class schedule due to the disruption.
Event disruptions
In general, when classes are canceled due to severe weather, most campus events will be canceled. Exceptions are outlined below. All student-organized events will be canceled.
Events in the AMU
When classes are canceled due to severe weather, the Executive Leadership Team will decide whether to cancel events organized by Marquette faculty or staff that are scheduled in the AMU on a case-by-case basis with input from the vice president for belonging and student affairs and the event-sponsoring ULC member. The vice president for belonging and student affairs will decide whether to cancel events in the AMU that are hosted by parties of Marquette.
Events in other campus spaces, clinics
When severe weather is anticipated during a planned event, Marquette event organizers should reach out to their ULC member to discuss the expected impact of the weather and if continuing to host the event is in the participants’ best interest. If so, the ULC member should reach out to their ELT member to request an exception. If the ULC member does not manage the space where the event is to be held, the ULC member who manages the space must also agree before an exception request is made. ELT will decide on exception requests.
For clinics, when classes are canceled due to severe weather, the dean to which a clinic ultimately reports will decide if the clinic will be open.
The cancelation of athletic events due to severe weather will be made by the vice president and director of athletics, in collaboration with the Big East conference and ELT.
