Wednesday, January 5, 1994

IN CASE OF SNOW:  If Waterloo should be hit by a major snowstorm -- of the
kind that slammed the Atlantic provinces and northeastern states yesterday
-- how would UW decide whether and when to close, and how would people find
out about it?  Here's the official word, repeated from Gazettes and Daily
Bulletins of early December:

A decision to close the university is made by the president or provost, 
and announced to news media by the university's news bureau.  No one other than the news bureau is authorized to call the media, and local radio and TV have 
been asked not to pay attention to other calls.

A campus closing will also be posted to UWinfo, the campus-wide electronic 
information system, by the internal communications office. Look for the Daily
Bulletin and for "Flash" on the main menu.

There are two scenarios:

* Cancellation of classes or closing of the campus during normal operating 
hours. This decision would be made during the day and announced as soon as 
it's made, with phone calls to departments across campus plus messages to the 
outside media and through UWinfo.

* At other times, such as an overnight storm, the president or provost will 
cancel classes when the Waterloo County Board of Education announces that all
chools are closed. Media will be informed as early as possible (before 8 a.m.). 
UW follows the school board's lead in these cases because the board has a
longstanding system for evaluating weather conditions and announcing its 
decision. In such cases, UW classes -- including those in the evening -- 
will be cancelled along with all non-essential services. Non-essential staff
will not be expected to come to work.

Examinations that are scheduled on the day or the evening of a closing 
because of bad weather will be cancelled and rescheduled according to 
university policy.

Radio stations that can be expected to carry announcements from UW include
CKGL (570), CKKW (1090), CHYM (96.7) and CFCA (105.3), as well as UW's own
student station, CKMS (100.3 FM).

AUDITIONS TONIGHT: Faculty, Alumni, Staff, and Students are invited
to become Musicians, Technicians, Actors, and Production Assistants in this
year's FASS show, "FASS '94: Jest Add Laughter."  Auditions will be held
January 5, 6, 7 (tonight through Friday) between 7 and 10 in Hagey Hall, 
room 344.  Theatre experience isn't necessary, but enthusiasm is, the
organizers say.  The show will be performed in the Humanities Theatre, 
February 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Since 1962, members of FASS have collaborated to write, produce, and
perform an annual "home-groan" musical comedy, while having a good time 
getting to know the many people that make UW great.  For more information 
about this year's show, or FASS in general, please call Paul McKone, producer 
of FASS '94, at ext. 2757 (e-mail pdmckone@sail).

NEEDS A NAME:  The campus recreation program has set Friday, January 21, as
the deadline in its contest to find a name for the brand-new recreation
facility on the north campus, adjoining the Columbia Icefield.  "The name
should describe the New Building, the Icefield & any other possible
expansions.  Enter at the PAC Equipment Desk or the Turnkey Desk at the
Campus Centre."

CANADA-WIDE LIST:  A list of Canadian universities, with mailing addresses
and switchboard phone numbers, has been added to UWinfo, under the main menu
heading "About the University of Waterloo".  The list is based on the
membership list of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
Canada's universities range from the huge and famous -- Waterloo, Toronto,
McGill -- to the somewhat less-known, including Augustana University College
and the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs
credmond@watserv1    ext. 3004