1/10/2025 3:42 pm Update
Campus Community:
As mentioned in the earlier message, the expected wintry mix during the next 24 hours necessitated pivoting to opening the campus tomorrow, Saturday, January 11, at 10 a.m. With temperatures hovering around freezing, concerns for the campus include slick conditions, ice, power outages, downed trees or tree limbs, etc.
Students returning to campus for the spring semester should pay attention to conditions and updates, as well as use caution when traveling. Facilities Management has been distributing de-icer at all building entrances and other high-traffic areas, but everyone should exercise care when moving about campus. For students who may be traveling to Winthrop from areas with more serious impacts than what is expected in York County, please reach out to your faculty members directly.
On Saturday, January 11:
Additional information will be provided via WU Alert and the emergency website as necessary.
Sincerely,
Winthrop University Emergency Management Team
1/10/2025 12:10 pm Update
Campus Community:
Winthrop’s Emergency Management Team continues to watch winter storm predictions and consult with local, county, and state agencies. The team met this morning and learned that York County Government has determined that governmental offices will close at noon today. Therefore, Winthrop University offices will close at noon and remote work will end at noon as well.
The expected wintry mix during the next 24 hours will also necessitate pivoting to opening the campus tomorrow, Saturday, January 11, at 10 a.m. With temperatures hovering around freezing, concerns for the campus include slick conditions, ice, power outages, downed trees or tree limbs, etc.
Students returning to campus for the spring semester should pay attention to conditions and updates, as well as use caution when traveling. Facilities Management has been distributing de-icer at all building entrances and other high-traffic areas, but everyone should exercise care when moving about campus. For students who may be traveling to Winthrop from areas with more serious impacts than what is expected in York County, please reach out to your faculty members directly.
For today, January 10, the DiGiorgio Campus Center will close at 4 p.m. and the West Center will close at noon. Dining Services plans to operate Eagle Eatery in Thomson Hall for residential students from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The opening of residence halls for Saturday, January 11, beginning at 11 a.m., will still occur. We anticipate spring academic classes starting as scheduled on Monday, January 13.
Facilities Management and Winthrop University Police Department employees are deemed essential to manage the needs of the university and are required to report to work on campus. Supervisors will notify other employees who may also be required to report to work on campus. We ask these and any employees who report to work on Friday or Saturday to stay alert to weather and road conditions, exercise extreme caution when driving to and from campus, and to stay in close contact with supervisors if traveling to work will not be possible or will result in late arrival. If you are required to work today, either as an essential worker to the situation, or in your role associated with Orientation or student operations, please follow the direction of your supervisor. For all other employees, the University will be closed beginning at noon today. Employees who work from home will need to obtain supervisor approval. Please refer to the Hazardous Weather/Emergency Leave Policy for additional information.
Another message will be sent this afternoon to students with details on adjustments to hours for campus services for tomorrow, Saturday, January 11.
Additional information will be provided via WU Alert and the emergency website as necessary.
Sincerely,
Winthrop University Emergency Management Team
Any member of the Winthrop community (students, faculty, and staff) should sign up for WU Alert to receive text and voicemail messages with incident notifications and/or the status of any closings or delays.
While communications staff members notify all of the major local and Charlotte area media outlets of this information as well, your best and most timely source of information is WU Alert. You can expect a short WU Alert via text for most incidents, with detailed follow-up information typically coming through a voice-recorded message sent to your phone. Information also is posted on Winthrop’s official social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter).
You may check your university e-mail or the university website for information related to incidents and closings/delays as well. Should you not have access to e-mail, the web, or other information, call the Campus Alert Line at 803/323-2222. Please do NOT call the Winthrop University Police Department for closing information, as this will tie up phone lines that may be needed for an emergency.
These are the website links you will see on the Winthrop homepage when detailed information is provided:
If a weather incident requires cancelling classes or other events on a weekend, see the policy for that scenario.
Members of the Winthrop community always should use their discretion in judging the safety of traveling to the university during periods of inclement weather. Check the Hazardous Weather/Emergency Leave Policy for details to help faculty and staff determine how inclement weather affects the work schedule.
Register your cell or landline phone number today for emergency notification