{ "id": "2025-12-05-longwood-university-exam-week-ice-closures", "slug": "longwood-university-exam-week-ice-closures-2025-12-05", "institution": { "name": "Longwood University", "shortName": "Longwood", "state": "VA", "type": "public-masters", "alertSystemName": "Longwood Alerts / alerts.longwood.edu", "enrollment": 5000 }, "incident": { "date": "2025-12-05", "endDate": "2025-12-09", "type": "winter-storm", "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification", "resolution": "resolved", "headline": "Exam-week ice closures with revised exam schedule", "headlinePublic": "Exam-week ice closures with revised exam schedule", "summary": "Longwood [closed Friday, Dec. 5 for ice](https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-5-25/), [closed Monday, Dec. 8](https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-8-25/), and [closed Tuesday, Dec. 9](https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-9-25/), with a revised exam schedule each of the later days.", "outcome": "Three ice-closure days during exam week. Holiday Dinner and Concert cancelled on Dec. 5. In-person classes did not meet on the closed days." }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestamp": "2025-12-04T16:14:19-05:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Longwood University campus will be closed on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, due to expected inclement weather and icy conditions.\n\nWhile campus is closed, classes will not be held in-person. Faculty should communicate with students about their adjustments to the class schedule, which may include meeting online or alternative assignments. Students should check their email and Canvas for communications.\n\nThe Holiday Dinner and Concert scheduled for Friday evening is cancelled. Ticket holders will be contacted by the Music Department.\n\nLancer Productions will show the movie The Breakfast Club at 6 p.m. in Soza Ballroom.\nAmended hours for on-campus facilities are:\nLongwood Dining:\n\n \tDorrill Dining Hall: open on a brunch-dinner schedule; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.\n \tChick-fil-A: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.\n \tMoe’s: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.\n \tPOD: Closed\n \tPanda Express, FarmGrill, Greens to Go: Closed\n \tUpchurch Starbucks: Closed\n \tThe Comma: Closed\n\nFacilities:\n\n \tUpchurch University Center: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.\n \tGreenwood Library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.\n \tHealth & Fitness Center: Closed\n \tUniversity Health Center: Closed\n \tWygal Hall: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.\n\n— Students living in Lancer Park are asked to move their vehicles to either the freshman or visitors parking areas.\n— Please do not park in the retail spaces at Longwood Landings to allow for treating and clearing the area.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-5-25/", "sourceDescription": "Longwood Alerts archive: campus closed Dec. 5", "annotations": [ "Dual independent WP REST fetch 2026-08-24 after named TLS cert-expired. sha256 661fb4cbaee1e8b611fee2e182fe0d2b841d7fb9fd0fefac0132dffc4a5e27ab. WP timestamps treated as America/New_York wall time.", "Distinct incident from 2026-01-26-longwood-university-winter-storm-fern-closures: different ice window.", "Distinct incident from 2026-03-16-longwood-university-early-close-severe-storms: different date and storm type." ], "characterCount": 1353 }, { "sequence": 2, "type": "update", "timestamp": "2025-12-07T18:02:28-05:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Longwood University campus will be closed on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, due to expected inclement weather.\n\nAn email from Matt McWilliams will go out shortly with detailed information about the revised exam schedule.\n\nLate night breakfast is still happening tonight from 9-10:30 p.m.\n\nAmended hours for on-campus facilities are:\n\nLongwood Dining:\n\nDorrill Dining Hall: open on a brunch-dinner schedule; 11 a.m to 7 p.m.\n\nChick-fil-A: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.\n\nMoe’s: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.\n\nPOD: Closed\n\nPanda Express, FarmGrill, Greens to Go: Closed\n\nUpchurch Starbucks: Closed\n\nThe Comma: Closed\n\nFacilities:\n\nUpchurch University Center: 10 a.m to 9 p.m.\n\nGreenwood Library: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.\n\nHealth & Fitness Center: Closed\n\nUniversity Health Center: Closed\n\nWygal Hall: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.\n\nThe FAB plans to operate on a weekend schedule starting at 10:15 a.m.\n\nStudents living in Lancer Park are asked to move their vehicles to either the freshman or visitors parking areas.\nPlease do not park in the retail spaces at Longwood Landings to allow for treating/clearing the area.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-8-25/", "sourceDescription": "Longwood Alerts archive: campus closed Dec. 8", "annotations": [ "Dual independent WP REST fetch 2026-08-24. sha256 2413de7f931e9a4d5d049bcf0b189f7716b6586f1e91ae13a248a1ef49de2091." ], "characterCount": 1066 }, { "sequence": 3, "type": "update", "timestamp": "2025-12-08T17:55:17-05:00", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Longwood University campus will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, due to inclement weather and icy conditions.\n\n\n\nAn email from Matt McWilliams will go out shortly with detailed information about the revised exam schedule.\n\n\n\nAmended hours for on-campus facilities:\n\nLongwood Dining:\n\nDorrill Dining Hall: open on a brunch–dinner schedule; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.\nChick-fil-A: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.\nMoe’s: Closed\nPOD: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.\nPanda Express, FarmGrill, Greens to Go: Closed\nUpchurch Starbucks: Closed\nThe Comma: Closed\n\n\nFacilities:\n\nUpchurch University Center: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.\nGreenwood Library: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.\nHealth & Fitness Center: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.\nUniversity Health Center: Closed\nWygal Hall: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.\n\n\nAdditional Notes:\n\n\n\nStudents living in Lancer Park are asked to move their vehicles to either the freshman or visitors parking areas.\nPlease do not park in the retail spaces at Longwood Landings to allow for treating/clearing the area.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-9-25/", "sourceDescription": "Longwood Alerts archive: campus closed Dec. 9", "annotations": [ "Dual independent WP REST fetch 2026-08-24. sha256 6822c9781904202d8ba89d8f2220da963b9a88827b11aed9e83f1d93616b3b3d." ], "characterCount": 965 } ], "context": "Longwood posts weather products at [alerts.longwood.edu](https://alerts.longwood.edu/) (TLS certificate expired as of 2026-08-24). These three products closed campus Friday, Monday, and Tuesday of exam week for ice, with a revised exam schedule on the later days.", "keyFindings": [ "Three ice-closure days during exam week (Dec. 5, 8, and 9).", "The Friday product cancelled the Holiday Dinner and Concert.", "Monday and Tuesday products pointed to a revised exam schedule from Matt McWilliams." ], "sources": [ { "title": "Longwood Alerts: campus closed Dec. 5", "url": "https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-5-25/", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN 523; TLS certificate expired" }, { "title": "Longwood Alerts: campus closed Dec. 8", "url": "https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-8-25/", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN 523; TLS certificate expired" }, { "title": "Longwood Alerts: campus closed Dec. 9", "url": "https://alerts.longwood.edu/campus-closed-12-9-25/", "type": "official-archive", "accessDate": "2026-08-24", "archiveUrl": null, "archiveNotes": "SPN 523; TLS certificate expired" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "public-masters", "virginia", "longwood", "winter-storm", "2025" ], "dateAdded": "2026-08-24", "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24", "addedBy": "ingestion" }