Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to subscribe to UNL Alert to receive information for weather-related closings and campus emergencies. The alert system allows subscribers to receive up-to-the-minute details sent on a variety of devices.
Announcements of weather-related closures of UNL are available through a variety of media — including UNL Alert and area television and radio stations.
Weather-related closures will be immediately posted on the UNL Web page, http://www.unl.edu. Also, radio and television stations should be notified by 6 a.m. for day classes and 2 p.m. for night classes.
The announcements will also be made through UNL Alert, a service that sends emergency messages to devices individuals designate. UNL Alert messages can be sent to cell phones (text and voice), landline phones, PDAs, two-way radios and email addresses. For more information about UNL Alert, including how to sign up, go to http://emergency.unl.edu/unlalert.
The university also offers a toll-free hotline that anyone can call to hear recorded messages about UNL. Call 1-877-848-7537 anytime for recorded messages.
If UNL closes during the day to allow students and employees to get home safely, campus will be notified through deans, directors and department chairs.
The university operator will also provide closure information to anyone who calls UNL’s main switchboard, 402-472-7211.
Site-specific closings off campus will be made by the responsible administrator and communicated locally.
In the event of a closure, individuals who have tickets to athletic events or performances on campus should call ahead to see if those events will be held.
Decisions to close the campus for inclement weather are based on a number of safety factors including current and near future weather predictions, road conditions within the City of Lincoln and the local area, access to Lincoln via highways and roads, the condition of UNL’s parking lots and sidewalks, campus snow-removal staffing plans, and guidance from local and emergency management agencies.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/ae0
Sign up at: http://emergency.unl.edu/unlalert