Campus to remain closed Tuesday, Feb. 16

The Missouri S&T campus will remain closed Tuesday, Feb. 16, for all but essential operations due to significant snowfall, cold temperatures and potentially hazardous travel conditions. All other operations will remain remote, including telework, for the safety of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. Instructors who normally hold classes on campus should either move to remote instruction or cancel their classes. Campus laboratories will also be closed to all but essential operations.

  • S&T’s Virtual Career Fair, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16, will proceed as planned.
  • Dining services will remain open with reduced (weekend) hours and operations at the Havener Center and Thomas Jefferson Hall. The TJ Hall dining room will be open continuously from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. In the Havener Center, Einstein’s will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Chick-fil-A and Mondos will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Au Bon Pain will be closed. CStores will be open and restocked as conditions allow.
  • Student Health Services will be closed. Students in need of immediate medical attention should contact Phelps Health at 573-458-8899.
  • Curtis Laws Wilson Library, the Student Recreation Center and the Fitness Center will be closed.

Faculty and staff are reminded to check the updated emergency closure policy to determine whether they should report to work on site or telework.

  • Employees who aren’t required to work on-site and will telework from home or another location. 
  • Those who cannot carry out their duties through telework and who are instructed that they are not required on-site to work will be compensated. 
  • Those who are required to telework and choose not to must take paid time off — either personal or vacation days. 
  • Those who are non-exempt (hourly) and are required to work on-site may be eligible to receive premium pay; those who are required to work on-site and choose not to will need to take paid time off — either personal or vacation days. 

Due to severe wind chills, all students, faculty and staff are advised to remain indoors Tuesday. See more winter weather safety tips.