Cancelled Classes/College Closing

Each year there is the possibility of confusion resulting from inclement weather conditions.  When inclement weather appears likely, the College administration will closely monitor weather forecasts and conditions.  College operations will continue as long as local conditions are favorable.  Major considerations include the condition of the College parking lots and local roadways.

The College President will decide if conditions necessitate the curtailment of College activities.  The curtailment can be either of the following:  CLASSES ARE CANCELLED or THE COLLEGE IS CLOSED. The message will be DAY CLASSES ARE CANCELLED up until 5:00 p.m., changing to EVENING CLASSES ARE CANCELLED for any class that meets from 5:00 p.m. through the evening.

The decision to curtail College activities will be carried on local radio and television stations as early as possible. The local stations carrying the message include:

Radio - AM Stations
WBCK-AM (AM 930) Battle Creek; WBCH-AM (AM 1220), Hastings
WKZO-AM (AM 590) Kalamazoo/Battle Creek
WTVB-AM (AM1590) Coldwater

Radio - FM Stations
WBXX-FM (95.3) Battle Creek; WNWN-FM (98.5) Coldwater/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek
WBCH-FM (100.1) Hastings; WRKR-FM (107.7) Kalamazoo/Battle Creek
WKFR-FM (103.3) Kalamazoo/Battle Creek; Q-106.5-FM (106.5) Jackson/Albion/Battle Creek

Television Stations
WOTV-TV (Ch 41) Battle Creek; WOOD-TV (Ch 8) Total Area; WWMT-TV (Ch 3) Total Area

If the Broadcast message is CLASSES ARE CANCELLED, teaching personnel are not required to report, but all other staff (administrative, support and maintenance) shall report as scheduled.

If the broadcast message is THE COLLEGE IS CLOSED, no personnel except those identified for emergency services shall be required to report to work. It is extremely rare that this message is broadcast.

The College switchboard will have a weather emergency message during times of scheduled curtailments.  Each College employee should dial the normal College number, 965-3931 or 965-4149 if you have a rotary phone, to verify the status of the activities for a given day.  The message will be carried each morning at approximately 6:30 am.  Weather Emergency Messages can also be view on the College web page at www.kellogg.edu.  In addition, a phone mail message will be placed in each individual mailbox as soon as possible following the decision to CANCEL CLASSES or CLOSE THE COLLEGE.