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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—ɫɫÀ² Michigan University will immediately announce closings due to severe weather or emergency conditions. Assume the University is open and will continue normal operation unless notified in one of four ways:

• Go to wmich.edu
  Closing announcements will be posted on the É«É«À² home page and additional information will be posted in É«É«À² News as it becomes available. Refresh webpages to see the most recent version.
• Call (269) 387-1001
  Closing announcements will be available on the emergency information line.
• Check radio and TV
  Area radio and television stations are notified as soon as a decision is made to close the University.
• É«É«À² Alert
  Subscribers to the system will receive notification of a closure via phone call, text message or both, depending on the delivery options chosen at sign-up. In addition, all students and faculty and staff members will receive an email notice.

Assume É«É«À² is open. In the absence of notification via one of the methods listed, all normal operations will continue as scheduled. University closings due to severe weather or other conditions are rare.

Regional locations

When the University's campuses in Kalamazoo close, the É«É«À²-Battle Creek regional location as well as the College of Aviation in Battle Creek also close. The status of the University's six other regional locations will vary due to conditions in their individual areas.

To learn about regional location closures, visit the Extended University Programs webpage at wmich.edu/extended.

Weather-related É«É«À² closings since 1999

• 1999, Jan. 4-5—Heavy snowfall delayed the start of spring semester.
• 2000, Nov. 21-22—Thanksgiving recess began Tuesday because of snow.
• 2006, Dec. 1—An ice storm downed trees and caused power outages.
• 2007, Feb. 5—Extreme cold and snow closed many Michigan colleges.
• 2008, Feb. 1—ɫɫÀ² closed due to snow.
• 2009, Dec. 10—Blizzard conditions closed É«É«À².
• 2011, Feb. 2—Blizzard conditions closed É«É«À².
• 2013, Jan. 31—Snow and icy conditions closed É«É«À².
• 2014, Jan. 6-7—Significant snowfall and severely cold temperatures prompted many Michigan colleges to close. The closure delayed the start of spring semester.
• 2014, Jan. 27—ɫɫÀ² closed due to cold weather and blowing snow.
• 2014, Nov. 18—Heavy snowfall closed É«É«À².
• 2015, Feb. 2—A widespread snowstorm closed É«É«À² and many others schools around the state.
• 2016, Feb. 25—A heavy snowfall closed É«É«À² for the day.

To review the É«É«À² Closure Policy, visit wmich.edu/policies/closure-policy.

For more news, arts and events, visit wmich.edu/news.