University Closing Information

The University of Central Missouri at the Warrensburg and Lee's Summit campuses will delay the start of classes and opening of offices until 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, due to inclement weather. University crews will be clearing parking lots and walkways, although many county roads and local streets may be slick. 

All classes scheduled before 10 a.m. will not be held in person. Students taking in-person classes should check Blackboard or Brightspace for updates from faculty members regarding alternative requirements. Online classes are not included in this closure. 

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

• The first shuttle of the day will depart from the JCK Library at 10:50 a.m. and depart from the Hughes Athletics Center (Lot 42) at 11 a.m. The shuttle will depart from the Missouri Innovation Campus at 12:15 p.m. All other shuttles will run at their normally scheduled time.
• Childcare will open at 9:30 a.m.
• The Elliott Student Union, the JCK Library and the Student Recreation and Wellness Center will open at 10 a.m. and resume normal business hours.
• The University Store will open at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.
• UCM Dining by Sodexo will operate the hours listed below:
  - Ellis Dining Center and Todd Dining Center will operate with regular hours and a limited breakfast menu. 
  - Starbucks in the Union and at The Crossing will open at 10 a.m. and resume normal business hours.
  - Taco Bell, CRU5H and Chick-fil-A will operate with regular hours.
  - The Grid will open at 10 a.m. and resume normal business hours.
  - Einstein Bros. at the SRWC and the JCK Library will open at 10 a.m. and resume normal business hours.
  - Traditions will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• For athletic event information, visit UCMAthletics.com, UCM Athletics on Facebook or @UCMMules on X.

The university is continuing to monitor the weather through the National Weather Service, and we will continue to 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.

The safety of our employees and students continues to be a top priority at UCM. When there are hazardous conditions, the university expects supervisors and faculty to be flexible with staff and students who are unable to travel to campus as scheduled or who may have to leave the university earlier than expected because of poor weather conditions near their homes. Supervisors and professors should also consider child care issues as some employees and students must make adjustments due to public schools closing or delaying their opening.

Employees should notify their supervisors and students should notify their professors if inclement weather prevents them from coming to campus as scheduled or if child care is an issue. You can access the campus directory from the university website’s homepage.