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• Go to É«É«À² Home
  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 College of Aviation in Battle Creek also closes. The status of the University's regional locations will vary due to conditions in their individual areas.

To learn about regional location closures, visit É«É«À² Home. 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.

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.
• 2018, Feb. 9—Severe winter weather prompted É«É«À² to close at noon.
• 2019, Jan. 23—A mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow closed schools throughout the region.
• 2019, Jan. 28—A snowstorm covered the Kalamazoo area in several inches of snow and closed many schools throughout Michigan.
• 2019, Jan. 29—Severe weather prompted É«É«À² to close 5 p.m.
• 2019, Jan. 30—Snow and dangerously low temperatures due to wind chill prompted schools throughout the upper Midwest to close.
• 2019, Jan. 31—Continued frigid temperatures and dangerous wind chills close many Michigan universities for a second consecutive full day.

Go online to review É«É«À² Closure Policy.

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