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1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore
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Tel:1-410-455-1958
Fax:1-410-455-1072
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Weather-Related Closings & Other Emergencies
Occasionally GSFC and/or UMBC will officially close
for all or part of a day due inclement weather and other emergencies.
Under less severe
circumstances "liberal leave" etc policies may be announced.
- Obviously each institution makes
independent decisions as to if/when such situations are declared
based upon a variety of
local factors, however experience has shown that generally if one
location closes, so too does the other...
The current status of UMBC will be announced on the
UMBC Homepage, your
my.UMBC Homepage, UMBC phone hotlines
(1-410-455-8881, 8882, 8883, 8884,
and 8885), and also via
a variety of local media outlets in the Balto-DC regions.
One can also sign-up for UMBC's
Emergency Notification Service for cell phones,
blackberries, iphones etc.
- In all cases, no news means UMBC is open & operating normally
The current status of GSFC will be announced ...
where? - information incomplete
- In all cases, no news means GSFC is open & operating normally
The Primary Policy of CSST is that the decision as to
when/whether it is safe to travel ultimately rests with each individual
and should be made taking into account
their personal circumstances.
CSST urges you to ensure the safety of
yourself and your loved-ones,
and hence make an appropriate safety-first decision should inclement
weather threaten/hit - you can probably make up any missed-time later
that pay-period...
Below are guidelines for CRESST@UMBC personnel in a variety of circumstances.
- All GSFC-based personnel
Follow GSFC's Inclement Weather/Emergency
notices
- If GSFC is closed but UMBC is open, personnel should work from
home
and charge this as a regular duty day.
If you are unable to work from home or alternate locations,
contact the CSST Office at UMBC to find out how to complete your
timesheet.
- If UMBC is closed but GSFC is open, personnel should go to
GSFC and perform regular duties.
- If both UMBC and GSFC are closed,
the campus will allow administrative leave.
Scientists & other Exempt staff can either work from home and
charge this as a work day, or charge it as administrative leave.
(In terms of pay and accumulated leave, these two options are
identical).
- All UMBC-based personnel
Follow
the on-campus UMBC Inclement Weather/Emergency notices
- Administrative leave
will be allowed when announced by the campus administration.
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