West Texas A&M University classes will be held remotely and non-essential employees will work from home Feb. 15 and 16.
University President Dr. Walter Wendler announced the plan Friday ahead of a winter storm that is expected result in several inches of snow and subzero temperatures over the weekend and into next week. Potter and Randall counties, as well as the rest of the southern Texas Panhandle are under a Winter Storm Watch until noon Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Essential personnel — including SSC facilities workers, Aramark food services workers, and University Police Department — will report to campus.
All other operations will be conducted remotely. If a particular course cannot be delivered in that manner, the material will be made up at the instructor’s discretion.
“We have had experience through the impacts of COVID-19,” Wendler said in his announcement. “This decision should allow for a safe and clear path through a few days of troubling weather.”
Putting people first is a key tenet of the University’s long-term plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.
-West Texas A&M University
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