Inclement Weather Procedures

In the event of inclement weather, students, faculty, and staff will be notified of the campus' operations schedule via the emergency alerts system. All changes in operations impact class schedules as follows. 

Class and Office Schedule Changes

  • When on-campus classes and activities are canceled between 5-10 a.m., the modified schedule is immediately put into place, and the campus and all offices will resume normal operations at 10 a.m. Only essential employees should report to work at their regular time. 
     
  •  When on-campus classes and activities are canceled until noon, all morning classes are canceled and the campus is running on its regular schedule beginning at noon. The campus and all offices will begin normal operations at noon. Only essential employees should report to work at their regular time. 
     
  • When on-campus classes and activities are canceled for the day, only essential employees should report to work at their regular time. All other employees should not report to work until normal campus operations resume. 
     
  • If conditions arise during the course of the day that requires canceling on-campus classes and activities for the rest of the day, then classes scheduled after the time in the alert are canceled, and only essential employees report to work. 

Employees

Employees who perform essential services: Employees who are required to report to campus for work and have been previously identified as performing duties essential to maintaining operations should report to campus as directed. During such events, employees who are required to report to campus for work are eligible for Campus Closure Compensatory Time, subject to guideline provisions. Employees should clarify their status as essential or nonessential with their supervisor before inclement weather strikes.

All other employees should not report to work until the resumption of normal campus operations and are eligible for Campus Closure Pay per university policy. Employees should review the “official closedowns” section of the University’s Handling Weather Day Absences policy (Human Resources Guideline 10) for specific information on how time missed for weather situations is handled.

Employees who have questions about a campus closure should contact their unit’s Human Resources consultant.

Official Announcement Listings for the Campus

Announcements will be made by 6 a.m. for status changes affecting the start of classes that day. Campus community members will be notified via the following: 

  • Emergency alert messages (text, email, and/or phone call). 
  • Check the campus homepage at montalto.psu.edu. The Mont Alto website will also be updated with the current status of the campus. In the event of a weather emergency, an alert displaying the status of the campus will be displayed on the front page of the website. Essential employees always report to work unless notified otherwise by their supervisor.
     
  • Call the Campus Status Hotline at 717-749-6090.
     
  • Check the Penn State Mont Alto social media channels: