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Inclement Weather Information

During the winter season, the weather frequently turns inclement making travel difficult. Bad weather, especially between mid-night and 6:00 A.M., can also make it difficult to prepare the campus to receive students, faculty, and staff by the start of classes. Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State College will make every effort to remain open and on schedule even in moderately severe winter weather. The education process is very important, most classes use very tight syllabi, and both institutions are not dependent on bus transportation as are primary and secondary schools. It is therefore possible to remain open when public and private primary and secondary schools have closed or delayed.

Media Sources

The College will make every effort, by 6:30 A.M., to inform media sources of its intentions regarding closure or delay; however, weather conditions may not deteriorate until after 6:30 A.M. (e.g., the sudden onset of freezing rain). We suggest that students, faculty, and staff stay tuned to sources of weather information while traveling to the campus any time before 8:00 A.M.

Radio and TV Stations

Rather than calling the College to determine the status of classes, we encourage you to listen to any of the following radio or TV stations for information regarding closure or delay. Keep in mind that media sources will not be asked to announce cancellation of individual classes.

Radio Station Call #		General Listening Area Served
	1590AM	Akron/Canton
	97.5 FM	Akron/Canton
	94.9 FM	Akron/Canton
	101.3FM/1340AM	Ashland
	102.3FM	Ashland
	92.7FM	Bucyrus
	1540AM	Bucyrus
	89.7FM	Columbus
	97.9FM	Columbus
	92.3FM	Columbus
	105.7FM	Columbus
	610AM	Columbus
	1230AM	Columbus
	93.3 and 87.7 FM	Columbus
	1400AM	Mansfield
	105.3FM	Mansfield
	91.7FM	Mansfield
	100.1FM	Mansfield
	106.1FM	Mansfield
	90.7FM	Mansfield
	106.9FM/1490AM	Marion
	93.7FM	Mt. Vernon
	1300AM	Mt. Vernon
	95.3FM	Norwalk
	1510AM	Norwalk
	104.5FM/960AM	Wooster
TV Station	TV 68	Locally on channel 68 and on Direct TV in the following counties: Ashland, Astabula, Carroll, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Wayne

 

Web Sites

You may also visit the web sites of The Ohio State University Mansfield, North Central State College or NorthCentralOhio.com for information about weather related closures and delays.

Instructions For Students

We serve a broad geographic area, which often has diverse weather conditions and commuters may experience conditions which make travel difficult. In such cases students are asked to use their discretion regarding travel. If OSU Mansfield has not issued an official cancellation or delay, students are expected to exercise their mature judgment in determining whether to attend classes or activities sanctioned by the University. In accordance with established procedures students are accountable for any material missed during an absence without an official delay or announced cancellation. Faculty members are encouraged to provide absent students the opportunity to make up missed work on their own. In all cases, students are expected to pursue by their own self-directed efforts the course content, activities, and assignments for which they are responsible during the period of absence.

Delaying The Opening of Campus

If weather forces a delay the University will communicate that CREDIT classes will resume at 10:00 A.M. That portion of the class which was scheduled prior to the announced delayed time has been canceled as well as that portion of the same class which extends no greater than 30 minutes beyond the delayed state time.

For example, if the college delays until 10:00 A.M. a class starting at 8:00 A.M. and ending at 10:20 A.M. has been canceled for the day. However, a class starting at 8:00 A.M. but ending at 11:00 A.M. would still be holding class for one hour starting at 10:00 A.M. Activities or classes scheduled to begin on or after the delayed time will be conducted in a normal manner with students held responsible for any material presented.

Defining Closure and Delay

Closure
The University is closed. All credit and non-credit classes and activities scheduled by the university have been cancelled for the day.

Delay
The University is delayed until a specified time to allow it to prepare for arrival of students. All credit and non-credit classes and activities scheduled by the University have been delayed until the specified time.

Cancellation of Evening Classes

When weather deteriorates during a class day and is forecasted to continue through the afternoon and evening, the University will make a decision to cancel classes by 3:30 P.M. Appropriate media sources will be contacted and the information will be posted on the website. As with decisions to cancel in the morning, decisions to cancel evening classes and events are often difficult and depend on many factors. Campus officials will make every effort to make timely decisions about classes beginning after 4:30 P.M.

Conditions For Cancellation

Generally, the campus will close and classes of both institutions will be cancelled when the following situations exist:

• The volume of snow or ice is such that campus roadways and parking lots cannot be safely cleaned.

• Level 3 snow emergency in Richland County.