Mount Holyoke College’s procedures for notification of campus closings, delays, and cancellations during severe weather conditions:
Whenever there is a delay in opening business offices, an early closing or, in extreme circumstances, employees are not expected to report to work at all, the message will be put on the MHC weather line, (413) 538-2330, as soon as the decision has been made. This is your primary source for weather-related college information. The weather line will also contain information regarding classes should they need to be cancelled due to a delay or early closing. Please call this number for weather information and not the College’s main line.
Also, in instances of delays or cancellations, the College will announce this information on the television stations: WWLP TV22 and WGGB TV40; and on the following radio stations: WHYN 93.1 FM, WMAS 94.7 FM and WFCR 88.5 FM – the Five College station.
In addition, whenever a decision has been made to close early, the Human Resources Department calls all departments directly to notify them or asks a representative from a particular building where offices are clustered together to help spread the word.
While all employees are important to the functioning of the College,
there are certain services that must remain available regardless of
weather conditions due to the residential nature of the College, and
those employees are considered ‘essential’ employees and all other
employees are deemed ‘non-essential.’ When a decision has been made due to weather conditions, the delay, closing or cancellation will contain information for essential and non-essential employees and any other weather related considerations (i.e. parking restrictions). If you are unsure whether your position is considered an ‘essential’ service or not, please talk with your supervisor or department head for clarification.
Should you have any questions regarding the weather policy, please
contact the Human Resources Department at x2503.
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