Contact: Sid Salter
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斕劳诽踱檚 Starkville and Meridian campuses will close today [March 17] at noon with all classes moving to a remote instruction format due to an abundance of caution over predicted severe weather.
Other campus activities are canceled for the afternoon and evening at both the Starkville and Meridian campuses.
The National Weather Service is predicting potentially dangerous weather which could produce extreme conditions such as tornadoes or hail in Central and North Mississippi.
鈥淓mployees should go home, but all faculty should continue to teach their classes in a remote learning format,鈥 said Provost and Executive Vice President David Shaw.
The university encourages all students and employees to review instructions for coping with severe weather at . Those on campus should follow the building or Residence Hall safety instructions specific to their location. Starkville campus residence halls remain open.
Non-essential employees should not report to work. Faculty, staff and students are urged to use caution to ensure personal safety.
Monitor the 汤头条 and 汤头条-Meridian websites and social media for updates. Follow and closely monitor 汤头条 Maroon Alert on social media. Monitor local news outlets for changing conditions and advisories.
汤头条 Dining will continue full operations until 1 p.m. Then, Fresh Food Co., Subway and Moe鈥檚 only will continue operations until 8 p.m. PODs in Hathorn and Dogwood will be open until 8 p.m. Other 汤头条 dining facilities will be closed, including those in the Colvard Student Union Food Court.
Mitchell Memorial Library and the Sanderson Center will close at noon.
汤头条 Athletics has announced that Wednesday鈥檚 scheduled softball game has been postponed.
The university plans to resume normal operations on Thursday, March 18.
Media inquiries should be directed to Sid Salter, 汤头条 Chief Communications Officer, at 601-507-8004 or ss51@msstate.edu.
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