School Closing Information

YSU has several tools to communicate to students and employees in the
event of a university closing or cancellation:

YSU Alert In the event of a closing or cancellation, text-messages and
e-mails will be sent via the YSU Alert system. All employees and students
are encouraged to sign up for the service. You must sign up to
receive these important messages. To sign up, visit http://alert.ysu.edu/.

Emergency Information Line (330-941-2222) will include updated information.

YSU homepage www.ysu.edu, will provide up to date information.

MyYSU portal Messages will be posted in the "Campus Announcements" channel.

WYSU-FM 88.5 (Ashtabula 90.1, New Wilmington 97.5) radio is the official
radio source regarding information about University operations. Employees
and students should tune in WYSU-FM on the hour and half-hour for
information.

News media The university has a detailed news media call list that
would be activated in the event of an emergency.


Among the official statements may be:

"YSU is closed. Only emergency personnel should report to work."

"YSU classes are cancelled; however, the University is open.
Employees should report to work."

"YSU is closed this morning. Classes will resume at noon.
Faculty and staff should report to work at noon.
Stay tuned for further details."

"YSU classes are cancelled after 5:00 p.m. Emergency personnel
should report to work."

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