University Closing Information

All University of Central Missouri classes at the Warrensburg and Lee's Summit campuses are canceled Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, due to inclement weather. Only weather-essential personnel should report to work. University crews will be clearing parking lots and walkways, although many county roads and local streets may be slick. 

Online classes are not included in this closure. Students taking in-person classes should check Blackboard or Brightspace for updates from faculty members regarding alternative requirements. 

During this closure, some operation hours are adjusted, which are listed below. Unless a time is specified, assume a venue is closed:

• The shuttle schedule is canceled.
• The Elliott Student Union, JCK Library, University Store and Foster Knox Childcare Center will be closed.
• The Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• UCM Dining by Sodexo will operate as follows:
  • Ellis Dining Center and Todd Dining Center will operate using weekend hours: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
  • Taco Bell, CRU5H, Chick-fil-A, The Grid, Traditions, SPIN!, Starbucks in the Union and at The Crossing, and Einstein Bros. at the SRWC and at the JCK Library will be closed.
• For athletic event information, visit UCMAthletics.com, UCM Athletics on Facebook or @UCMMules on X.

Michelle Taylor’s keynote presentation, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, will now be a virtual event hosted via Zoom. Taylor, who is an educator, writer, public speaker, community activist and social worker, will speak about building community.

Zoom Meeting Details

https://ucmo.zoom.us/j/89785061787?pwd=ZQkM7qlF8nzTTOfLw7Ta6ExHvQWEkM.1

Meeting ID: 897 8506 1787

Passcode: 216948

 

The university is continuing to monitor the weather through the National Weather Service, and we will keep you updated if there are changes that may affect future university operations. We encourage our UCM community to exercise caution given the predicted weather conditions and implement necessary safeguards.

We encourage you to monitor UCM’s website, ucmo.edu/closing, as well as the TextCaster text message service, UCM social media, your UCM email account and traditional media for information about campus closings or updates that impact UCM. If you do not have TextCaster, we encourage you to sign up at ucmo.edu/textcaster.