{"id":2149,"date":"2020-11-17T16:15:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T00:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2020-11-17T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T00:15:36","slug":"planning-for-inclement-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2020\/11\/planning-for-inclement-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning for inclement weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From:<\/strong><\/a> Carmichael, John <CarmichJ@evergreen.edu> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To:  All Staff and Faculty <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a year when we\u2019re doing much of our work remotely, Evergreen\u2019s response to weather events may look different than it has in years past.\u00a0 Ordinarily, if the power is out or campus paths are too icy, we cancel classes and suspend operations.\u00a0 This year, we may be able to continue remote operations under those conditions.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facilities\nand Computing and Communications have made many improvements to the campus\npower infrastructure over the past year.  Even if the power is out on\ncampus, we\u2019re hopeful that we\u2019ll be able to maintain access to college web\nservices (e.g., Canvas, Zoom, Outlook, etc.).  We might need to close the\nphysical campus if the power is out or paths are unsafe, but if we\u2019re able to\nmaintain access to web services, we may continue to operate.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power\noutages at our homes may present the greater challenge.  In the event of a\npower outage that is widespread across the region, we may need to suspend\noperations because most faculty and staff working from home would be unable to\nwork.  In that event, we will provide notice through the usual\nchannels:  text messages and a message on the college web site.  The\nTacoma campus will continue to make decisions based on local conditions in\nTacoma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To\nprepare, please take the following actions: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure that you are signed up for emergency text\nnotifications<\/strong>\nby logging into your Omnialert\/E2Campus account<\/a>.  This is the best way to receive\nnotifications about the status of campus and college operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are working remotely<\/strong>, make a plan for a power outage at\nhome.  If the power outage is not widespread, the college may continue to\noperate.  If you and your supervisor have identified some work than can be\ndone even without power, you can continue to work.  Otherwise, you would\nneed to use available paid leave or  leave without pay.  Faculty\nteaching remotely should have a plan to communicate with students in the event\nthat you need to cancel class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are working on campus,<\/strong>work with your supervisor to make a plan for\nyour work in the event that the physical campus is closed due to weather. \nYour supervisor may require you to come to campus to respond to the weather\nevent.  Or you might make a plan to work from home during the closure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To\naid in planning for a weather event, Computing and Communications has created a\npage with information on computing resources during power and internet\noutages<\/a>.  Human Resource Services has a page on leave policies during suspended operations<\/a>.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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