Weather information for Jan. 21, 2025
The UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford, will reduce in-person operations Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to predicted frigid temperatures. Temperatures are expected to improve and normal operations will resume Wednesday, Jan. 22.
M1 students/Class of 2028: Morning lectures will be moved on to Zoom. Please look for communication from Katie Nilsen with your Zoom connection links to attend lectures. Students who were scheduled for the MSK Workshop will be given another opportunity to make-up this course content. The DoCS team will send communication on Tuesday regarding this event.
M2 Students/ Class of 2027: Core Case: Shortness of Breath will be moved to Zoom. Please look for communication from Susan Ping with your Zoom connection link to attend the core case. Attendance is mandatory via Zoom.
M3 Students/Class of 2026 & M4 Students/Class of 2025: All clinical students are expected to attend to clinical duties as usual. Please allow extra time for your car to warm up in the morning. Ensure your phone is fully charged and that you are able to safely make your way to and from your clinical site. If you feel that you are unable to safely make your way to and from your clinical site please reach out to Dean Richards with an absence request.
MBT students: Classes are canceled.
Clinical operations and essential services:
Clinical activities, including UI Health Mile Square Health Center, MERIT and Correctional Health Care Services will continue normal operations.
University-defined essential units that provide critical operations and services at the university, regardless of weather conditions, will also continue normal operations.
Remote work:
Employees who do not work in essential function areas should plan to work remotely Tuesday (with approval by your unit).
Employees who cannot work remotely and choose not to work in person due to the weather must use appropriate benefit time.
Updates will be provided to the campus as needed via UIC ALERT email, SMS/text messaging to subscribed mobile phones and social media. If you are not signed up for Rockford UIC Alerts, sign up at getrave.com by typing in University of Illinois Chicago and clicking on the "Opt-In" tab and selecting UIC Rockford Alerts.
Resources:
UIC Inclement Weather and Emergency Curtailment of Operations policy