Information will be available at the MAIN UNIVERSITY NUMBER (301-687-4000, option 2). You can access the system after 6 a.m. for the most reliable, up-to-date information regarding delayed openings and cancellations. Instructions are attached. Notification of delays or closures will also be made on the main page of the FSU Web site (www.frostburg.edu), through campus e-mail, via www.schoolsout.com and through local radio stations.

You may also register for text message or e-mail notification through the new e2Campus text messaging notification system. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to the “Technology” link on the FSU home page (www.frostburg.edu), choose “Text Messaging Alerts” and follow the instructions. You must use your FSU user name and password to access the site. Don’t forget to do the final verification portion of the signup, or you won’t receive the messages. These text messages will also be used to alert the campus in an emergency, so even if you don’t want weather closing alerts, you should still sign up with e2Campus.

Unless FSU closure is announced on voice-mail or the radio -- WE ARE OPEN.  On most cancellation days, the University will be closed until 5 p.m.  A decision on evening classes and events will be made by 3 p.m. that day.  Likewise, the message under option 2 at the main University number will either announce the closure, or announce, “There are no delays or cancellations at this time.”

Personnel compensation for closures or delays will be based on the appropriate cancellation/delay message as presented on the FSU voice-mail system. A reminder: “Essential personnel” are required to report to work in the event of any cancellation or delay. These individuals have been notified of their “essential” status by their respective department heads.  A list of these employees is available in the Office of Human Resources. 

In the event that liberal leave is announced for employees, it is expected that everyone will make an effort to report to work and class. The final decision with regard to your own personal safety resides with you. If, in your judgment, it is not safe for you to come to work or to class while the University is still open, you must contact your supervisor or faculty member and provide this information. Employees will be charged for the appropriate leave time. The announcement of liberal leave neither relieves essential employees of their need to report to work during inclement weather nor does it cancel classes. 

LOCAL RADIO/TV STATIONS:

The following local radio/television stations will be notified in the event of a closing or delay:

• WFWM (91.9 FM)
• WFRB (105.1 FM/560 AM)
• WNTR/WROG (1230 AM/102.9 FM)
• WCBC/W107 (1270 AM/107.1 FM)
• WTBO/WKGO (1450 AM/106.1 FM)
• WKLP/WQZK (1390 AM/94.1 FM) Keyser
• WDZN (100.1/99.9 FM)
• WLIC/WAIJ (97.1 FM/90.3 FM)
• WDYK (100.5 FM)
• WKHJ (104.5 FM) Oakland
• WMSG (1050 AM) Oakland
• WWHC  (92.3 FM) Oakland
• WWPN (101.1 FM) Westernport
• TV: WHAG-TV, NBC 25 Hagerstown     

NOTE:  If there are mixed messages in the media (one station says we’re open, another says we’re closed) – PLEASE call the University number (301-687-4000, option 2) for clarification.  That number will always be the FINAL authority in case of confusion from other sources.

VOICE-MAIL INSTRUCTIONS:

Frostburg State University main campus number (301-687-4000, option 2) will be used to relay information concerning school closings, class cancellations and delayed openings due to unforeseen circumstances.  The following procedure should be followed anytime after 6 a.m. on the day in question.

• Dial 301-687-4000 (or 4000 from an on-campus phone).
  
  
• When the "automated attendant" answers, press 2. (Option 1 is for emergency calls only.)
  
  
• It is possible you will get a busy signal. If so, hang up and try again.
  
  
• If the school is closed, classes cancelled, openings delayed, etc., you will begin to hear the details, otherwise you will be told, “There are no delays or cancellations at this time.”

Contact the Office of News & Media Services for more details.