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Campus shift to remote operations weather notice

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University of Missouri published an official alert update on or about 2025-02-18. Full text is preserved from the official emergency updates archive.

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Institution
University of Missouri
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1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTMulti-channel
Verified verbatim3465 chars
campus for normal operations, the campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. Employees will fall into three categories during a severe weather event: - Those who aren't required to work on-site and will telework from home or another location. Staff who do not telework must use their available accrued paid time off. - Those who cannot carry out their duties through telework and who are instructed that they are not required on-site to work will be compensated. - Those who are non-exempt (hourly) and are required to work on-site may be eligible to receive premium pay; those who are required to work on-site and choose not to must use their available accrued paid time off. University employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit in for the current event. Employees of MU Health Care should visit Campus Closures or Delays | MU Alert for instructions specific to them. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. ADVISORY: Off-campus housing shuttle services end at 6 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The men's basketball game Wednesday night will be played as scheduled. For information on how winter weather is affecting any off-campus activities, including clinics, off-campus meetings or conferences, please refer to the host location. Links to university services, including those offered by MU Health Care hospitals and clinics and the Veterinary Health Center, are listed online. Details about MU's campus closure policies and more can be found on the UM System website.campus for normal operations, the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. Employees will fall into three categories during a severe weather event: - Those who aren't required to work on-site and will telework from home or another location. Staff who do not telework must use their available accrued paid time off. - Those who cannot carry out their duties through telework and who are instructed that they are not required on-site to work will be compensated. - Those who are non-exempt (hourly) and are required to work on-site may be eligible to receive premium pay; those who are required to work on-site and choose not to must use their available accrued paid time off. University employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit in for the current event. Employees of MU Health Care should visit Campus Closures or Delays | MU Alert for instructions specific to them. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. ADVISORY: Off-campus housing shuttle services end at 6 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The men's basketball game Wednesday night will be played as scheduled. For information on how winter weather is affecting any off-campus activities, including clinics, off-campus meetings or conferences, please refer to the host location. Links to university services, including those offered by MU Health Care hospitals and clinics and the Veterinary Health Center, are listed online. Details about MU's campus closure policies and more can be found on the UM System website.
Transcribed from official emergency updates archive page body.
Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source.
Message elements

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campus for normal operations, the campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. Employees will fall into three categories during a severe weather event: - Those who aren't required to work on-site and will telework from home or another location. Staff who do not telework must use their available accrued paid time off. - Those who cannot carry out their duties through telework and who are instructed that they are not required on-site to work will be compensated. - Those who are non-exempt (hourly) and are required to work on-site may be eligible to receive premium pay; those who are required to work on-site and choose not to must use their available accrued paid time off. University employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit in for the current event. Employees of MU Health Care should visit Campus Closures or Delays | MU Alert for instructions specific to them. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. ADVISORY: Off-campus housing shuttle services end at 6 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The men's basketball game Wednesday night will be played as scheduled. For information on how winter weather is affecting any off-campus activities, including clinics, off-campus meetings or conferences, please refer to the host location. Links to university services, including those offered by MU Health Care hospitals and clinics and the Veterinary Health Center, are listed online. Details about MU's campus closure policies and more can be found on the UM System website.campus for normal operations, the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. Employees will fall into three categories during a severe weather event: - Those who aren't required to work on-site and will telework from home or another location. Staff who do not telework must use their available accrued paid time off. - Those who cannot carry out their duties through telework and who are instructed that they are not required on-site to work will be compensated. - Those who are non-exempt (hourly) and are required to work on-site may be eligible to receive premium pay; those who are required to work on-site and choose not to must use their available accrued paid time off. University employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit in for the current event. Employees of MU Health Care should visit Campus Closures or Delays | MU Alert for instructions specific to them. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. ADVISORY: Off-campus housing shuttle services end at 6 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The men's basketball game Wednesday night will be played as scheduled. For information on how winter weather is affecting any off-campus activities, including clinics, off-campus meetings or conferences, please refer to the host location. Links to university services, including those offered by MU Health Care hospitals and clinics and the Veterinary Health Center, are listed online. Details about MU's campus closure policies and more can be found on the UM System website.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Source coded in MU/UW residual update.

    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: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
    2. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
    3. present: Official university emergency source is named.
    4. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
    5. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
    6. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
    7. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
    8. present: Official university emergency source is named.
    9. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
    10. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
    11. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
    12. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
    13. present: Official university emergency source is named.
    14. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
    15. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
    16. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
    17. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
    18. present: Official university emergency source is named.
    19. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
    20. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
    21. present: Names MU Alert, UW Alert, or campus safety authority.
    22. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the sender.
    23. present: Official university emergency source is named.
    24. present: Campus public safety attribution is present.
    25. present: Source element is satisfied by agency wording.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Hazard coded in MU/UW residual update.

    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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    1. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
    2. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
    3. present: States the emergency or crime type.
    4. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    5. present: Hazard element is met.
    6. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
    7. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
    8. present: States the emergency or crime type.
    9. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    10. present: Hazard element is met.
    11. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
    12. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
    13. present: States the emergency or crime type.
    14. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    15. present: Hazard element is met.
    16. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
    17. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
    18. present: States the emergency or crime type.
    19. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    20. present: Hazard element is met.
    21. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or operational emergency.
    22. present: Hazard category is explicit in the update.
    23. present: States the emergency or crime type.
    24. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    25. present: Hazard element is met.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Location coded in MU/UW residual update.

    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: A campus, street, or building location is named.
    2. present: Place detail situates the incident.
    3. present: Geographic reference supports location.
    4. present: Named place is present.
    5. present: Location element is met.
    6. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
    7. present: Place detail situates the incident.
    8. present: Geographic reference supports location.
    9. present: Named place is present.
    10. present: Location element is met.
    11. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
    12. present: Place detail situates the incident.
    13. present: Geographic reference supports location.
    14. present: Named place is present.
    15. present: Location element is met.
    16. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
    17. present: Place detail situates the incident.
    18. present: Geographic reference supports location.
    19. present: Named place is present.
    20. present: Location element is met.
    21. present: A campus, street, or building location is named.
    22. present: Place detail situates the incident.
    23. present: Geographic reference supports location.
    24. present: Named place is present.
    25. present: Location element is met.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Guidance coded in MU/UW residual update.

    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: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    2. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
    3. present: Action language is present for recipients.
    4. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
    5. present: Guidance element is met.
    6. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    7. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
    8. present: Action language is present for recipients.
    9. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
    10. present: Guidance element is met.
    11. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    12. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
    13. present: Action language is present for recipients.
    14. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
    15. present: Guidance element is met.
    16. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    17. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
    18. present: Action language is present for recipients.
    19. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
    20. present: Guidance element is met.
    21. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    22. present: Guidance or directives address the community.
    23. present: Action language is present for recipients.
    24. present: Protective or status instructions appear.
    25. present: Guidance element is met.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Time coded in MU/UW residual update.

    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: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    2. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    3. present: When-language appears.
    4. present: Time element is present.
    5. present: Timing is specified.
    6. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    7. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    8. present: When-language appears.
    9. present: Time element is present.
    10. present: Timing is specified.
    11. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    12. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    13. present: When-language appears.
    14. present: Time element is present.
    15. present: Timing is specified.
    16. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    17. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    18. present: When-language appears.
    19. present: Time element is present.
    20. present: Timing is specified.
    21. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    22. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    23. present: When-language appears.
    24. present: Time element is present.
    25. present: Timing is specified.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Impact coded in MU/UW residual update.

    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: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
    2. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
    3. present: Consequence language is present.
    4. present: Impact element is met.
    5. present: Status or harm effects are named.
    6. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
    7. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
    8. present: Consequence language is present.
    9. present: Impact element is met.
    10. present: Status or harm effects are named.
    11. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
    12. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
    13. present: Consequence language is present.
    14. present: Impact element is met.
    15. present: Status or harm effects are named.
    16. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
    17. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
    18. present: Consequence language is present.
    19. present: Impact element is met.
    20. present: Status or harm effects are named.
    21. present: Describes impact, status change, or investigative outcome.
    22. present: Impact on operations or safety is stated.
    23. present: Consequence language is present.
    24. present: Impact element is met.
    25. present: Status or harm effects are named.

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Background

Official MU Alert update archive entry for University of Missouri.
Analysis

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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Missouri: Campus shift to remote operations weather notice." Incident of February 18, 2025. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-missouri-mu-campusum-system-shifting-remote-operations-wednesday-2025-02-18/

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Added July 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion