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In-person classes and campus work are canceled, then canceled again

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On January 5, 2025 the provost canceled in-person classes, work, and activities for January 6, closed dining and the libraries, and told non-essential staff they could work from home. A January 6 letter extended that cancellation through January 7.

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Saint Louis University
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Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTWebsite
Verified verbatim1132 chars
Dear Saint Louis University community, Due to the inclement weather affecting the greater St. Louis region, all in-person classes, work and activities — not involving essential employees — will be canceled on Monday, January 6, 2025. Please note that most undergraduate and graduate classes do not begin until Monday, January 13. On-campus food service locations will be closed. Please note that the University Libraries will also be closed for the day.  Meetings for official University business should be moved to Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Non-essential staff may move their work online and work from home. Please contact your supervisor for further instructions. SLUCare has already announced its intent to open at 1 p.m. on Monday. For additional information regarding SLUCare hours, please reach out to your provider’s office. Any updates on additional closures will be shared as we assess the evolving weather conditions. For the latest information, please call the SLU SNOWline at 314-977-SNOW. Please stay safe, and keep an eye on your email in case additional updates are needed. Sincerely, Mike Lewis, Ph.D. Provost
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Provost letter canceling January 6 operationsslu.edufind archived copies
Two independent reads matched sha256 e74b012b128694bd24e075c3aa20f043eb94e839f5420bbd8dad40e68fb01fb9.
The em dashes, the curly apostrophe, and the non-breaking space after day. are kept.
UPDATEWebsite
Verified verbatim1047 chars
Dear Saint Louis University community, Given the continued wintery conditions in the greater St. Louis region, and to allow additional time for roads to be cleared, all in-person classes, work and activities on our St. Louis campuses - not involving essential employees - will be canceled again on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. On-campus food service locations and the University Libraries will also be closed for the day. Meetings for official University business should be moved to Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Non-essential staff may move their work online and work from home. Please contact your supervisor for further instructions. For information regarding SLUCare hours, please reach out to your provider’s office. Any updates on additional closures will be shared as we assess the evolving weather conditions. For the latest information, please call the SLU SNOWline at 314-977-SNOW. Again, we encourage everyone to please stay safe, and keep an eye on your email in case additional updates are needed. Sincerely, Mike Lewis, Ph.D. Provost
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Provost letter extending the cancellation through January 7slu.edufind archived copies
Two independent reads matched sha256 704da374b0485c6bce5507bb3770d3eea815177924199db82828cc287e632621.
Same winter closure as sequence 1. The hyphen in campuses - not involving is kept.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

Dear Saint Louis University community, Due to the inclement weather affecting the greater St. Louis region, all in-person classes, work and activities — not involving essential employees — will be canceled on Monday, January 6, 2025. Please note that most undergraduate and graduate classes do not begin until Monday, January 13. On-campus food service locations will be closed. Please note that the University Libraries will also be closed for the day.  Meetings for official University business should be moved to Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Non-essential staff may move their work online and work from home. Please contact your supervisor for further instructions. SLUCare has already announced its intent to open at 1 p.m. on Monday. For additional information regarding SLUCare hours, please reach out to your provider’s office. Any updates on additional closures will be shared as we assess the evolving weather conditions. For the latest information, please call the SLU SNOWline at 314-977-SNOW. Please stay safe, and keep an eye on your email in case additional updates are needed. Sincerely, Mike Lewis, Ph.D. Provost

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Source is present on 25 of 25 passes.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: After: Source is present.
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  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Hazard is present on 25 of 25 passes.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Location is present on 25 of 25 passes.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: After: Location is present.
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  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Guidance is present on 25 of 25 passes.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. present: After: Guidance is present.
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  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Time is present on 25 of 25 passes.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: After: Time is present.
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  • Impactpresent24/25

    Final assessment

    Impact is present on 24 of 25 passes.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. present: After: Impact is present.
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    4. present: Here: Impact is present.
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    18. absent: Judging: Impact is absent.
    19. present: Against: Impact is present.
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    22. present: Under: Impact is present.
    23. present: Following: Impact is present.
    24. present: Considering: Impact is present.
    25. present: Scanning: Impact is present.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

Both letters are provost pages. Safety and DPS pages on slu.edu had no public warning archive on this pass.
Analysis

Key Findings

January 6 in-person operations were canceled, then the cancellation was extended through January 7.
Outcome
In-person operations were canceled on January 6 and again on January 7.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Official
    Provost letter canceling January 6 operations
    slu.edu
    archived copy
  2. Official
    Provost letter extending the cancellation through January 7
    slu.edu
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Saint Louis University: In-person classes and campus work are canceled, then canceled again." Incident of January 5, 2025. Added October 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/saint-louis-university-two-day-winter-closure-2025-01-05/

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Added October 2026Updated October 2026Via ingestion