Class Cancellation Policy

Potential Messages:

  1. Closed for the day – no day, evening ,or night classes. Online courses are not affected, they are held as scheduled regardless of weather. Instructors of on-campus graduate courses may opt to hold classes virtually, either synchronously through Zoom or asynchronously. Instructors will notify students of the status of their courses through Brightspace or via email.
  2. School is delayed – there will be day classes, but the school will open 1 or 2 hours later. Online courses are not affected, they are held as regularly scheduled. The meeting time of on-campus afternoon or evening graduate courses is not affected – they will meet at the regularly scheduled time.
  3. No day classes – we anticipate evening and night classes, but a final decision will be made at 2:30 p.m. and posted in appropriate media. Online courses are not affected, they are held as regularly scheduled.
  4. Closed for evening and night classes – that decision is announced after 2:30 p.m. Online courses are not affected, they are held as regularly scheduled. Instructors of on-campus graduate courses may opt to hold classes virtually, either synchronously through Zoom or asynchronously. Instructors will notify students of the status of their courses through Brightspace or via email.

University Website: School delay/cancellation notice appears as a banner at the top of the University web site: www.assumption.edu.

Assumption Email: An announcement is sent to Assumption email addresses by 7:00 a.m. for morning classes, or after 2:30 p.m. for evening classes/ events.

RAVE Text Alert: A text indicating the type of cancellation or delay is sent to those individuals who have registered with the University their smartphone number.