The most reliable, up-to-date information regarding delayed openings and cancellations will be available at the MAIN UNIVERSITY NUMBER (301-687-4000, option 2). after 6 a.m. Notification of delays or closures will also be made through these outlets:

• On the main and “Current Students” page of the FSU Web site (www.frostburg.edu or students.frostburg.edu)
• Through campus e-mail
• Through local radio stations
• Via Burg Alert text and e-mail alerts. Registration information is below.
• Via twitter.com/frostburgstate. (Text alerts are automatically sent there)
• On the FSU Facebook page (www.facebook.com/frostburgstateuniversity).
• Via www.schoolsout.com (e-mails and text alerts are available).

Everyone should sign up for Burg Alerts, which can be sent as text messages to your cell phones (standard texting rates apply) and as free e-mails. In addition to notifications of weather closings, Burg Alerts will be used to alert the campus in any kind of emergency. To sign up, click here.

Follow the instructions, using your FSU user name and password to access the site. (Choose “Public Safety Alerts” for notification of emergencies and “School Closing” for notification of closings or delays.) Don’t forget to select the box that says, “It is ok for regroup to send text messages to my phone. Standard rates apply” if you want to receive text messages.

If you were previously signed up for e2Campus, your registration was transferred to Regroup.

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 department heads. If you are unsure of your status, please check with your supervisor.

Unless FSU closure is announced on the outlets above, WE ARE OPEN. 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 and provide this information. 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. Employees will be charged for the appropriate leave time. The announcement of liberal leave DOES NOT cancel classes, nor does it relieve essential employees of their need to report to work during inclement weather.

Thank you.  Stay warm and be safe.

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PLEASE DO NOT CALL UNIVERSITY POLICE OR THE COMPUTER
HELP DESK FOR WEATHER-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS.

PLEASE DO CALL THE UNIVERSITY SWITCHBOARD AT 301-687-4000, OPTION 2, or check the FSU Web site at www.frostburg.edu

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/96.3 FM)                                          
WMSG (1050 AM) Oakland
WFRB (105.1 FM/560 AM)                            
WWHC  (92.3 FM) Oakland
WCBC (1270 AM/107.1 FM)                         
WWPN (101.1 FM) Westernport
WTBO/WKGO (1450 AM/106.1 FM)             
WLIC/WAIJ (97.1 FM/90.3 FM) Grantsville
WDZN-Disney (100.1/99.9 FM)                                 
WDYK - Magic (100.5 FM)
WKLP - ESPN (1390 AM) Keyser 
WQZK (94.1 FM) Keyser
WCMD – ESPN (1230 AM)                            
WVMD- Wolf 99.5 FM          

TV: WHAG-TV 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.

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