School Closing

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Rush University will remain open except in the most unusual weather circumstances or other emergencies. In all cases, faculty and students involved in providing direct patient care are expected to make every reasonable effort to be on campus. Purely didactic classes may not be held on certain days when traveling is judged to be exceptionally hazardous or difficult. You should know that Rush University will close only when conditions are exceptionally  hazardous or difficult, and Rush University has never yet cancelled classes due to weather conditions.

Radio stations WGN (720), WBBM (780), FM station 94.7, and television stations CBS (channel 2), NBC (channel 5), ABC (channel 7), WGN (channel 9), FOX (channel 32) and CLTV will be contacted to announce authorized school closings. The telephone operators at Rush University Medical Center will also be notified. PLEASE DO NOT CALL OTHER UNIVERSITY OFFICES OR PERSONNEL.