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Due to severe winter weather conditions, the campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6. 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 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. - 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. Employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit for the current event. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. 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.Due to severe winter weather conditions, 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. Monday, Jan. 6. 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 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. - 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. Employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit for the current event. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. 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.
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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 severe winter weather conditions, the campus and UM System office in Columbia will shift to remote operations from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6. 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 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. - 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. Employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit for the current event. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. 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.Due to severe winter weather conditions, 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. Monday, Jan. 6. 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 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. - 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. Employees should contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit for the current event. As always, faculty, staff and students are expected to exercise good judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather. 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, 25 of 25. The notice identifies itself as coming from "the campus and UM System office in Columbia" and cites "MU's campus closure policies", naming the issuing university.

    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: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing body.
    2. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing body.
    3. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" names the issuing authority.
    4. present: The sender is identified as the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia.
    5. present: The announcement identifies itself as coming from "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    6. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies who is announcing the change.
    7. present: The notice names "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as its source.
    8. present: The sender identifies itself as "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    9. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing institution.
    10. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing body.
    11. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" names the issuing body.
    12. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the institutional sender.
    13. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the sender.
    14. present: The sender names itself as "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    15. present: The announcement identifies itself as coming from "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    16. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies who is issuing the notice.
    17. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies who is speaking.
    18. present: The notice identifies itself with "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    19. present: It is issued in the name of "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia".
    20. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing body.
    21. present: "The University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" is named as the body announcing the change.
    22. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing institution.
    23. present: The notice identifies "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" as issuer.
    24. present: The text names the University of Missouri campus and UM System office as the issuing body.
    25. present: "the University of Missouri campus and UM System office in Columbia" identifies the issuing body.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The first words, "Due to severe winter weather conditions", name the specific weather hazard behind the closure.

    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 opens with "severe winter weather conditions", naming the specific hazard.
    2. present: The cause is named as "severe winter weather conditions".
    3. present: "severe winter weather conditions" is stated as the cause, a named weather hazard.
    4. present: It cites "severe winter weather conditions" as the cause of the remote shift.
    5. present: The cause is stated as "severe winter weather conditions", which names the threat specifically.
    6. present: "severe winter weather conditions" names the specific threat driving the closure.
    7. present: "Severe winter weather conditions" names the specific hazard prompting remote operations.
    8. present: "Due to severe winter weather conditions" names the hazard specifically.
    9. present: "severe winter weather conditions" names the specific hazard prompting the shift.
    10. present: "severe winter weather conditions" names the specific hazard.
    11. present: "Due to severe winter weather conditions" specifies the hazard prompting the shift.
    12. present: "Due to severe winter weather conditions" names the hazard driving the closure.
    13. present: "severe winter weather conditions" is named as the cause of the shift.
    14. present: It attributes the shift to "severe winter weather conditions", a named weather hazard.
    15. present: The cause is specified as "severe winter weather conditions", a named weather hazard.
    16. present: "severe winter weather conditions" specifies the hazard driving the closure.
    17. present: The cause is named as "severe winter weather conditions", a specific hazard.
    18. present: It attributes the shift to "severe winter weather conditions", naming the threat.
    19. present: The cause is given as "severe winter weather conditions", a named hazard.
    20. present: The cause is stated as "severe winter weather conditions", a named weather hazard.
    21. present: The trigger is given as "severe winter weather conditions", a specific hazard rather than a generic emergency.
    22. present: "Due to severe winter weather conditions" names winter weather as the hazard.
    23. present: "Severe winter weather conditions" names the specific hazard prompting remote operations.
    24. present: It cites "severe winter weather conditions" as the specific cause of the shift.
    25. present: "severe winter weather conditions" names the specific hazard driving the closure.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The affected area is "the campus and UM System office in Columbia", with off-campus clinics and conferences referred to their host locations.

    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: It names the campus and the Columbia UM System office as the affected locations.
    2. present: The campus in Columbia is identified as the affected location.
    3. present: The campus and the Columbia UM System office are identified as the affected places.
    4. present: The campus in Columbia and the UM System office there are named as the affected places.
    5. present: It places the disruption at the Columbia campus and the UM System office.
    6. present: The campus and the Columbia UM System office are both identified as the affected locations.
    7. present: Columbia campus and the UM System office are given as the locations affected.
    8. present: Location is given as the Columbia campus and UM System office.
    9. present: The Columbia campus and UM System office are named as the affected location.
    10. present: The campus and UM System office in Columbia are the places affected.
    11. present: The Columbia campus and UM System office are identified as the affected locations.
    12. present: The campus and the Columbia UM System office are the stated locations affected.
    13. present: The Columbia campus and UM System office are the specified locations.
    14. present: The affected place is the Columbia campus and UM System office.
    15. present: The affected place is the Columbia campus and UM System office.
    16. present: The affected place is given as the Columbia campus and UM System office.
    17. present: Campus and the Columbia UM System office are named as the affected places.
    18. present: The campus in Columbia is specified as the affected location.
    19. present: The campus and the UM System office in Columbia are identified as the affected places.
    20. present: The affected place is the Columbia campus and the UM System office there.
    21. present: Campus and the Columbia system office are identified as the affected places.
    22. present: The campus and the Columbia UM System office are named as the affected places.
    23. present: Location is the Columbia campus and UM System office.
    24. present: The affected places are the campus and the UM System office in Columbia.
    25. present: The campus and the Columbia system office are named as the affected places.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. Employees are told to telework, to "contact their supervisor if they are unsure which category they fit", and all to judge "if they can travel safely to campus during severe weather".

    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: Employees are told to telework or contact supervisors and to judge safe travel to campus.
    2. present: Readers are directed to judge whether travel to campus is safe, a protective instruction.
    3. present: Employees are instructed on telework and told to judge whether travel to campus is safe.
    4. present: Employees are told to telework or contact supervisors, and everyone to weigh safe travel to campus.
    5. present: Employees are told to telework, use accrued time off, contact supervisors, and judge whether travel is safe.
    6. present: Employees are told to telework or use leave, and everyone to judge safe travel to campus.
    7. present: Employees are instructed to contact supervisors and to judge whether travel to campus is safe.
    8. present: Employees are instructed to telework or contact a supervisor and to judge safe travel to campus.
    9. present: Employees are directed to telework and to judge safe travel to campus for themselves.
    10. present: It directs people to decide whether "they can travel safely to campus during severe weather".
    11. present: Employees are told to telework and to use judgement about traveling safely to campus.
    12. present: Employees are directed to telework or use leave and to judge safe travel to campus.
    13. present: Employees are told to telework and to judge travel safety to campus.
    14. present: Employees are instructed to telework, contact supervisors, and judge whether travel to campus is safe.
    15. present: It tells employees what to do about telework and to judge whether travel to campus is safe.
    16. present: It instructs employees to telework or contact supervisors and to weigh whether travel to campus is safe.
    17. present: It directs remote operations and tells people to weigh whether "they can travel safely to campus".
    18. present: Employees are directed to telework or contact supervisors and to judge safe travel to campus.
    19. present: Recipients are instructed to telework, contact supervisors, and decide whether travel to campus is safe.
    20. present: Staff are directed into telework categories and told to judge whether travel to campus is safe.
    21. present: Employees are directed to telework or use leave, and everyone is told to weigh safe travel to campus.
    22. present: Employees are directed to telework or use leave and to judge safe travel to campus for themselves.
    23. present: It instructs people to telework and to "exercise good judgement" about traveling to campus.
    24. present: Recipients get instructions on telework, leave, and judging whether travel to campus is safe.
    25. present: Employees are directed to telework and to weigh whether they "can travel safely to campus".
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The remote window is given exactly: "from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".

    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 specifies "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    2. present: The closure window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" is explicit.
    3. present: The remote window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" is given.
    4. present: The window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" is explicit.
    5. present: The closure period "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" gives a precise time frame.
    6. present: It specifies "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    7. present: It specifies "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    8. present: "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" fixes the period.
    9. present: A clear window is given: "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    10. present: "from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" fixes the timing.
    11. present: The notice covers "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6", a stated window.
    12. present: It gives the exact window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    13. present: The window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" is explicit.
    14. present: A precise span is given, "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    15. present: The period runs "from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    16. present: The window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" is stated.
    17. present: It states "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    18. present: The closure window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" fixes the time.
    19. present: Timing is explicit: "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    20. present: Times are explicit: "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    21. present: It sets "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" as the remote operations window.
    22. present: "from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" gives the exact period.
    23. present: The window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" is explicit.
    24. present: It specifies "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6".
    25. present: The operating window "12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6" is stated.
  • Impactabsent1/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, 1 of 25. Only the adjective "severe" hints at seriousness; no injury, crash, or damage is described. One read counted "severe" alone as impact, which the rest rightly rejected.

    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. absent: No harm, damage, or danger from the weather is described anywhere in the message.
    2. absent: Beyond calling the weather severe, no consequence for people or property is described.
    3. absent: The text describes pay categories rather than any harm the storm might cause.
    4. absent: The text never says what the weather could cause; it covers only pay and leave categories.
    5. absent: The text never says what the winter weather might do to people, only how work and pay categories apply.
    6. absent: The weather's potential harm is never spelled out, only pay categories and logistics.
    7. absent: The text lists pay rules but never says what the winter weather could do or how dangerous it is.
    8. present: The word "severe" applied to the winter conditions signals a level of danger beyond routine weather.
    9. absent: The text never says what the severe weather could cause, only how work and pay are handled.
    10. absent: The notice explains leave rules but never says what the weather could do to anyone.
    11. absent: It never says what the weather could do to anyone, confining itself to leave and pay rules.
    12. absent: The severity of the weather itself, and any harm it could cause, is never stated.
    13. absent: The text describes pay rules, never what the severe weather might do to anyone.
    14. absent: The word "severe" modifies the weather but no consequence to people or property is stated.
    15. absent: The text never says what the storm could do, such as injury, crashes, or damage.
    16. absent: The notice explains pay categories but never says what the weather could cause.
    17. absent: Beyond the label "severe", no consequence such as hazardous roads or injury risk is spelled out.
    18. absent: The text describes pay and telework rules but never what the winter weather could do.
    19. absent: The text lists leave and pay consequences but never says what the storm itself could do.
    20. absent: The notice covers pay and leave rules but never describes possible harm from the weather.
    21. absent: The message describes pay and leave categories but never states a consequence or danger from the weather.
    22. absent: The message never says what the weather might cause, such as crashes, injury, or damage.
    23. absent: It never says what the severe weather could do or how dangerous travel would be.
    24. absent: Severity of the storm and its possible harm are never described, only employment categories.
    25. absent: The text describes pay categories, never what the winter weather could do to anyone.

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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Missouri: Winter weather remote operations for MU Columbia campus." Incident of January 5, 2025. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-missouri-mu-shift-remote-operations-monday-jan-6-2025-01-05/

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