UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State officials are carefully monitoring hazardous weather in central Pennsylvania that could create dangerous driving conditions later today (Feb. 18) for those in and around the University Park campus.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that possible snow squalls in the late afternoon and early evening could create near white-out conditions, reducing visibility for drivers. These squalls, while expected to be short-lived, may come at peak driving times as employees and students are traveling. Additional caution is urged. The NWS also has declared a wind chill advisory from midnight tonight to 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20.
At University Park, if a decision for delay or cancellation of activities is made, students, faculty and staff can learn of it through Penn State's PSUAlert system, Twitter page, Facebook page, the Penn State News website and WPSU TV and radio.
All employees and students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own safety. Faculty, staff and students should use their own best judgment when considering traveling to campus or the need to leave early during times of inclement weather. Faculty and staff should review Handling Weather Day Absences (Human Resources Guideline 10) at http://guru.psu.edu/policies/OHR/hrg10.html for specific information on how time missed for weather situations is handled.
For information on class attendance policies, students can visithttp://www.psu.edu/ufs/policies/separate_policy/42-27.htm or http://handbook.psu.edu/content/class-attendance and http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/health/welcome/illnessVerification/.
For more information about weather decisions, visit http://news.psu.edu/story/181480/2014/11/24/penn-state-university-park-weather-faq.