Dear Tulane Community,
The greater New Orleans area, including the Northshore, is forecast to experience freezing and below-freezing temperatures early next week, which could include snow and ice.
The university will shift to remote operations and will be physically closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, except for essential personnel. This closure is due to the potential impacts of snow and ice and the closure of schools and other services in the New Orleans area.
Employees within the School of Medicine and the Tulane National Primate Research Center will hear directly from their leadership about any changes to their operations.
Academic schedule:
Classes scheduled for Tuesday will transition to an online format. Faculty are encouraged to hold their classes at their regularly scheduled times online, if possible. For those unable to conduct their classes online, alternative plans should be made to make up the class time. One option is to utilize the Spring 2025 Designated Make-up Day One on Saturday, March 15. This would allow you to hold Tuesday’s classes at their regularly scheduled time and location on campus on March 15. Faculty are asked to communicate their plans for Tuesday’s classes to their students as soon as possible.
Essential employees:
Essential personnel, including employees providing patient care in clinics or hospitals, engineers managing buildings, security personnel, vivarium staff managing animals, technicians performing experiments, pharmacy employees, occupational medicine, and other staff will be required to report to campus as scheduled while non-essential staff should work remotely. Please coordinate with your managers directly.
Campus dining:
As the university shifts to remote operations, dining halls will provide reduced services, focusing on residential students, while the LBC Food Court and external vendors may experience closures due to staffing limitations. For the most up-to-date information regarding Tulane Hospitality services, please visit https://tulane.campusdish.com.
Off-campus preparations:
Yesterday, the Tulane Office of Emergency Preparedness & Response sent a message to our community outlining the important steps and precautions to take to prepare your personal residences for this weather. Please review that email again as you prepare.
The university will continue communicating with you about any other changes due to this weather event.
We are grateful for the teams working to prepare our campuses and for the essential employees for their dedication to our institution.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Fitts, President
Robin Forman, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Patrick Norton, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
