As winter approaches, all students, faculty and staff should know how to obtain information related to severe weather, including announcements and parking rules. Faculty and staff should also be aware of staggered departure procedures and related time and attendance policies.
- Employees designated as essential personnel will be required to report to work. Your supervisor is responsible for informing you if your position has been designated as essential for this purpose.
- Scheduled in-person classes will not take place on the physical campus, at the discretion of the instructor, an in-person class may be transitioned to a remote class. Instructors should inform their students via email and messaging on Canvas for each class.
- Remote classes will be held as usual. In the rare cases where the remote class is ordinarily taught from an on-campus location, and lack of access to that location requires cancellation of class, the instructor should inform their students of the cancellation via email or messaging on Canvas for each such class.
Closing designation in effect from 5am until midnight unless campus officially changes the status on same day.
Closing Notification
The announcement will be made by 6:00am. Announcements are delivered by text alerts (sign-up required), social media, radio and television stations and in a recorded message on the Emergency Closing Hotline number: (413) 545-3630.
Text Alerts
To receive a text alert message, you must be signed up. Sign Up for UMass Emergency Alerts.
Social Media & Closing Hotline
- Instagram stories: @Umass
- Facebook: umassamherst
- X: @umassamherst
- Bluesky: umassamherst.bsky.social
- Emergency Closing Hotline (413) 545-3630
FM Radio Stations
- 88.5 WPMW/WRRS/WWRN/WFCR
- 89.5 WNNU/WSKB/WNCK
- 93.1 WHYN
- 93.9 WRSI
- 95.3 WPVQ
- 95.9 WBEC/WATD
- 98.3 WHAI
- 98.9 WNNI/WORC
- 100.9 WRNX
- 101.5 WHMP
- 105.1 WAMQ
AM Radio Stations
- 560 WHYN
- 1400 WHMP
- 1420 WBEC/WBSM
TV Stations
- The stations of Western MA News
- WWLP (Channel 22)
- NECN (New England Cable News)
PVTA Bus and UMass Accessible Van Service
Buses will continue to operate. You should expect delays or detours. Visit UMass Transportation.
Parking Snow Policy
See the Parking Snow Policy.
Library and Campus Recreation Center
The W.E.B. Du Bois Library and Campus Recreation Center including the Climbing Gym, will be closed when the campus is closed.
Services That Remain Open
The following services will remain open - essential personnel only:
- University Health Services (except Eye Care and Physical Therapy)
- Counseling and Psychological Health: on-call/emergency response only (accessible by phone)
- University Police Department
- Campus Center food service: Harvest and Blue Wall
- Dining Commons
- Physical Plant
- Environmental Health & Safety service response
- University Operator
- Residence Halls
- Other areas as pre-designated
Campus Events
Campus events are cancelled when the campus is closed.
Events at UMass Athletics, the Fine Arts Center, and the Mullins Center may take place as scheduled unless a change is posted by the venue. Should a change or cancellation occur for events by those venues, separate announcements will be made on their websites: