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Ice-related remote operations for MU Columbia campus

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University of Missouri published an official alert update on or about 2024-01-22. Full text is preserved from the official emergency updates archive.

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INITIAL ALERTMulti-channel
Verified verbatim4171 chars
Due to dangerous accumulations of ice, the campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22. Classes will be held remotely. Instructors should communicate this shift with their students as soon as possible, share plans for their classes and provide any necessary resources, such as Zoom links or online learning materials. If a class has significant in-person requirements, such as laboratories or clinical classes, arrangements will be made to address the requirements at a later time. Employees will fall into three categories during an inclement weather event:  - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available). - Staff 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 employees who are non-benefit eligible, including students, will not be paid if they do not work. Supervisors should work with those employees to make up the time. - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available).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. Staff should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during  inclement weather. 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.Due to dangerous accumulations of ice, the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22. Classes will be held remotely. Instructors should communicate this shift with their students as soon as possible, share plans for their classes and provide any necessary resources, such as Zoom links or online learning materials. If a class has significant in-person requirements, such as laboratories or clinical classes, arrangements will be made to address the requirements at a later time. Employees will fall into three categories during an inclement weather event:  - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available). - Staff 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 employees who are non-benefit eligible, including students, will not be paid if they do not work. Supervisors should work with those employees to make up the time. - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available).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. Staff should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during  inclement weather. 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

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude Opus 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.

Due to dangerous accumulations of ice, the campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22. Classes will be held remotely. Instructors should communicate this shift with their students as soon as possible, share plans for their classes and provide any necessary resources, such as Zoom links or online learning materials. If a class has significant in-person requirements, such as laboratories or clinical classes, arrangements will be made to address the requirements at a later time. Employees will fall into three categories during an inclement weather event:  - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available). - Staff 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 employees who are non-benefit eligible, including students, will not be paid if they do not work. Supervisors should work with those employees to make up the time. - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available).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. Staff should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during  inclement weather. 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.Due to dangerous accumulations of ice, the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22. Classes will be held remotely. Instructors should communicate this shift with their students as soon as possible, share plans for their classes and provide any necessary resources, such as Zoom links or online learning materials. If a class has significant in-person requirements, such as laboratories or clinical classes, arrangements will be made to address the requirements at a later time. Employees will fall into three categories during an inclement weather event:  - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available). - Staff 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 employees who are non-benefit eligible, including students, will not be paid if they do not work. Supervisors should work with those employees to make up the time. - Staff 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 leave (paid time off, personal or vacation time, if available).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. Staff should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during  inclement weather. 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, 25 of 25. The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the entity shifting operations, identifying the issuer.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The text says "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia", identifying the sender institution.
    2. present: The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the entity acting.
    3. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing institution.
    4. present: The text identifies the sender as the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia.
    5. present: The text identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the announcing institution.
    6. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing institution.
    7. present: The text identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the issuing body.
    8. present: The text identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the issuing body.
    9. present: The message identifies itself as coming from "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    10. present: The duplicated block names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as sender.
    11. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the sending institution.
    12. present: The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the issuing body.
    13. present: The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the source.
    14. present: The message identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the sender.
    15. present: It identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the announcing institution.
    16. present: The message identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the source of the decision.
    17. present: The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the entity acting.
    18. present: The text identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the issuing body.
    19. present: The notice identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the sender.
    20. present: The message identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the sender.
    21. present: The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the announcing institution.
    22. present: The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the authority making the call.
    23. present: The text names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the issuing body.
    24. present: The message identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as issuer.
    25. present: The text identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the sender.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The message opens "Due to dangerous accumulations of ice", naming ice accumulation as the precise hazard.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It names "dangerous accumulations of ice", a specific winter hazard.
    2. present: The specific hazard is stated as "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    3. present: The hazard is named outright: "dangerous accumulations of ice" on a winter weather day.
    4. present: The hazard is specific: "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    5. present: The hazard is named precisely: "dangerous accumulations of ice" causing the shift to remote operations.
    6. present: The opening names the hazard precisely: "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    7. present: The cause is named as "dangerous accumulations of ice", a specific winter hazard.
    8. present: "Due to dangerous accumulations of ice" names ice accumulation as the specific hazard.
    9. present: "dangerous accumulations of ice" names ice as the specific hazard behind the closure.
    10. present: It names the hazard explicitly: "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    11. present: "Due to dangerous accumulations of ice" names ice accumulation as the threat.
    12. present: "Due to dangerous accumulations of ice" names ice accumulation, a specific weather hazard.
    13. present: "dangerous accumulations of ice" names the specific hazard driving the closure.
    14. present: The hazard is named specifically as "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    15. present: The hazard is named specifically as "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    16. present: "Due to dangerous accumulations of ice" names ice accumulation as the specific hazard.
    17. present: It names "dangerous accumulations of ice" as the specific hazard driving the closure.
    18. present: The hazard is named outright: "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    19. present: The opening names "dangerous accumulations of ice", a specific winter hazard.
    20. present: It names the hazard precisely: "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    21. present: The cause is stated precisely as "dangerous accumulations of ice", a named weather hazard.
    22. present: "Due to dangerous accumulations of ice" names ice as the specific threat.
    23. present: The opening blames "dangerous accumulations of ice", naming ice as the threat.
    24. present: The cause is named specifically: "dangerous accumulations of ice".
    25. present: "dangerous accumulations of ice" names ice as the specific hazard.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The closure is placed at "the campus and UM System office in Columbia", with off-campus clinics and meetings pointed elsewhere.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It locates the affected operations at "the campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    2. present: It locates the closure at the campus and "office in Columbia".
    3. present: It locates the disruption at "the campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    4. present: Location is given as the campus and the UM System office in Columbia.
    5. present: Location is given as the Columbia campus and UM System office, with off campus activities distinguished.
    6. present: It locates the action at the campus and "UM System office in Columbia".
    7. present: It names "the campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the affected place.
    8. present: It locates the closure at the campus and "UM System office in Columbia".
    9. present: Location is given as the Columbia campus and the UM System office there.
    10. present: Location is "the campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    11. present: It names "the campus and UM System office in Columbia" as the affected place.
    12. present: Location is given as the campus and the "UM System office in Columbia".
    13. present: Columbia campus and UM System office locate the affected area.
    14. present: It locates the event at the campus and "UM System office in Columbia".
    15. present: Location is given as the campus and the "UM System office in Columbia".
    16. present: It locates the disruption at the Columbia campus and UM System office.
    17. present: Location is given as the campus and the "UM System office in Columbia".
    18. present: Location is given as the campus and the "UM System office in Columbia".
    19. present: It places the closure at the campus and UM System office in Columbia.
    20. present: Location is given as the campus and the "UM System office in Columbia".
    21. present: It places the disruption at the campus and the UM System office in Columbia.
    22. present: It points to the campus and the "UM System office in Columbia", a named place.
    23. present: It places the disruption at the Columbia campus and UM System office.
    24. present: It names the campus and the UM System office in Columbia as the affected places.
    25. present: It locates the disruption at the campus and "UM System office in Columbia".
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. Readers are told "Classes will be held remotely", staff to telework or use accrued leave, and all to judge "if they can travel safely to campus".

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It directs remote classes and telework and tells people to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    2. present: Staff and students are instructed to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    3. present: Staff are told to telework, use leave, and exercise judgement about traveling safely to campus.
    4. present: It directs staff to telework and tells everyone to judge whether they can travel safely to campus.
    5. present: Staff are instructed to telework, use accrued leave, contact supervisors and judge whether travel is safe.
    6. present: It directs instructors to move classes online and tells everyone to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    7. present: Staff and students are told to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus during inclement weather".
    8. present: It directs staff to telework and everyone to judge whether they "can travel safely to campus".
    9. present: It instructs staff to telework and to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    10. present: It tells faculty, staff and students to judge "if they can travel safely to campus".
    11. present: It tells readers to work and learn remotely and to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    12. present: It instructs staff to telework and students and faculty to judge whether they "can travel safely to campus".
    13. present: Staff are instructed to telework, use leave, and judge whether travel to campus is safe.
    14. present: It directs remote classes, telework, and judging whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    15. present: It directs staff on telework and tells everyone to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    16. present: It directs staff to telework and everyone to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    17. present: People are told classes are remote and to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    18. present: Staff are told to telework and everyone to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    19. present: It directs staff to telework and tells everyone to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    20. present: It instructs readers to hold classes remotely, telework, and judge whether they "can travel safely to campus".
    21. present: Staff are instructed to telework, and all are told to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    22. present: Staff are instructed to telework, use accrued leave, and judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    23. present: Staff and students are told to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    24. present: Staff are instructed to telework, use leave, contact supervisors, and decide whether travel is safe.
    25. present: Staff are told to telework and to judge whether "they can travel safely to campus".
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The remote period runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", giving both immediacy and a clock endpoint.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It says the shift runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22".
    2. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" gives both recency and an end time.
    3. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" supplies both recency and an end time.
    4. present: It says operations shift "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", both recency and a clock deadline.
    5. present: It says the shift runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", both recency and an end time.
    6. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" fixes both recency and an end time.
    7. present: It runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", both a recency cue and an end time.
    8. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" gives both recency and an end time.
    9. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" supplies both recency and an end time.
    10. present: Timing is explicit: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22".
    11. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" gives both recency and an end time.
    12. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" carries both a recency cue and a clock deadline.
    13. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" gives both recency and an end time.
    14. present: Timing is explicit: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22".
    15. present: Timing is explicit: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22".
    16. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" supplies both recency and an end time.
    17. present: The window is "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", a clear recency and end time.
    18. present: It says the shift runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", both recency and clock time.
    19. present: It runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", both recency and a clock endpoint.
    20. present: The window is "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", both recency and a clock time.
    21. present: The window runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22", both a recency cue and a clock deadline.
    22. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" fixes both recency and an end time.
    23. present: It says the shift runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22".
    24. present: It says the shift runs "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22".
    25. present: "from now through 11:59 p.m. today, Jan. 22" gives both recency and an end time.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. Calling the ice "dangerous accumulations" states a severity, telling readers the condition can hurt them rather than simply naming ice.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: The word "dangerous" applied to the ice accumulations conveys severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    2. present: The word "dangerous" applied to the ice conveys a severity judgment beyond naming the hazard.
    3. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states a severity, not merely the hazard name.
    4. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states a severity, not merely the hazard name.
    5. present: The word "dangerous" applied to the ice accumulations states the severity of the hazard, not just its name.
    6. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states the severity of the condition, not just its name.
    7. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys severity and risk to those traveling.
    8. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys severity beyond simply naming the hazard.
    9. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    10. present: The word "dangerous" applied to the ice conveys risk to anyone travelling on it.
    11. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    12. present: Calling the ice "dangerous accumulations" states the severity of the condition, not just its name.
    13. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys the severity of the threat to travelers.
    14. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    15. present: Calling the ice "dangerous" conveys severity and implied harm to anyone traveling.
    16. present: The word "dangerous" applied to the ice accumulations states severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    17. present: Calling the ice "dangerous accumulations" states the severity of the hazard directly.
    18. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    19. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states the severity of the hazard to those travelling.
    20. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states the severity of the hazard directly.
    21. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states the severity of the condition, not just its name.
    22. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states severity beyond simply naming the hazard.
    23. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" conveys severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    24. present: The word "dangerous" applied to the ice conveys severity beyond merely naming the hazard.
    25. present: Calling the ice accumulations "dangerous" states severity beyond merely naming the hazard.

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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Missouri: Ice-related remote operations for MU Columbia campus." Incident of January 22, 2024. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-missouri-mu-shift-remote-operations-monday-jan-22-2024-01-22/

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