{
  "id": "2026-03-03-university-of-alaska-southeast-snow-closure",
  "slug": "university-of-alaska-southeast-snow-closure-2026-03-03",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Alaska Southeast",
    "shortName": "UAS",
    "state": "AK",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "UA Alert",
    "enrollment": 2200
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-03",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "headline": "University closes its offices and library hours before a heavy snowfall arrives",
    "headlinePublic": "University closes its offices and library hours before a heavy snowfall arrives",
    "summary": "Following a record-setting stretch of snowfall that had already forced repeated closures across Juneau earlier in the winter, [the University of Alaska Southeast announced on March 3, 2026 that its Juneau campus would close at 5 p.m. that day](https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/jsd-schools-closed-uas-operating-remotely-city-offices-open-at-1-p-m-monday-due-to-snow) ahead of another expected round of heavy snow accumulation. The closure covered all campus offices, the Egan Library, and the Recreation Center, with online and hybrid classes continuing remotely and in-person classes able to shift online at instructors' discretion."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Midday, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, ahead of the announced 5 p.m. closure",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "The University of Alaska Juneau campus is closing today, March 3rd at 5 pm, due to expected heavy snow accumulation and unsafe conditions this evening. This includes all campus offices, the Egan Library, and the Recreation Center\n\nStudents & Faculty: Online and hybrid classes should continue in their remote format. Classes held in person, but can pivot to an online format for the evening, should do so at the discretion of the faculty members. Students should check their Blackboard and emails for additional details.\n\nJuneau campus residential students, you will receive direct communication about dining options.\n\nStaff: Employees who have remote work agreements in place, as well as those who can effectively pivot to working remotely this evening, should do so. Designated emergency and essential staff should maintain their on-site duties or report for duty as directed by their supervisors. Please refer to the full inclement weather policy guidance for more information.\n\nFor life threatening emergencies, contact 911. For campus-only vehicle or building assistance needs, please call UAS Facilities Services at 907-796-6496; after hours: 1-866-999-1822.\n\nWe will be monitoring the conditions this evening and overnight and, if additional closure is needed tomorrow, we will notify the Juneau campus community by 6:30 am.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "UAS Alerts & Updates Wayback 20260305073533",
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      ],
      "characterCount": 1331,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260305073533/https://uas.alaska.edu/alerts/"
    }
  ],
  "context": "The [University of Alaska Southeast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Alaska_Southeast), a public master's-granting university with its main campus in Juneau, closed its Juneau campus at 5 p.m. on March 3, 2026, ahead of another expected round of heavy snow accumulation. The closure, covering all campus offices, the Egan Library, and the Recreation Center, was one of several weather-driven shutdowns UAS issued that winter after [Juneau experienced record-breaking snowfall in January 2026 that prompted the city to declare a local emergency](https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/01/07/juneau-declares-local-emergency-following-record-breaking-snowfall/), and after which UAS had already closed its campus once before, on January 5, 2026. [Juneau School District schools were also closed the same week](https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/jsd-schools-closed-uas-operating-remotely-city-offices-open-at-1-p-m-monday-due-to-snow), and city facilities operated on delayed or remote schedules, reflecting how a single unusually snowy winter can repeatedly disrupt a small, geographically isolated university system like Alaska's.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "UAS closed its Juneau campus, including the Egan Library and Recreation Center, at 5 p.m. on March 3, 2026 ahead of expected heavy snow accumulation",
    "The closure was one of several during an unusually severe Juneau winter that had already prompted a local emergency declaration in January 2026 after record-breaking snowfall",
    "Online and hybrid instruction continued uninterrupted; in-person classes could shift online at each instructor's discretion",
    "UAS committed to notifying the campus community by 6:30 a.m. the next day if conditions required an additional closure, consistent with its standard weather protocol"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "JSD schools closed, UAS operating remotely, city offices open at 1 p.m. Monday due to snow | Juneau Independent",
      "url": "https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/jsd-schools-closed-uas-operating-remotely-city-offices-open-at-1-p-m-monday-due-to-snow",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Juneau declares local emergency following record-breaking snowfall | Alaska's News Source",
      "url": "https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/01/07/juneau-declares-local-emergency-following-record-breaking-snowfall/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "University of Alaska Southeast Alerts & Updates",
      "url": "https://uas.alaska.edu/alerts/",
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    },
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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260305073533/https://uas.alaska.edu/alerts/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260305073533/https://uas.alaska.edu/alerts/",
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "winter-storm",
    "snow",
    "alaska",
    "juneau",
    "campus-closure",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
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}