Notification of Class Cancellation

1. The Rhode Island College website (www.ric.edu) will feature an announcement on the home page.
2. The announcement will also be featured on the college’s website at www.ric.edu/alert. This webpage will feature updates to any announcements and any details specific to segments of the college community, whether at the Mt. Pleasant campus or the RINEC campus.
3. The announcement will be featured on the college’s social media channels that may be accessed as follows: Facebook at facebook.com/rhodeislandcollege/; and Twitter at twitter.com/RICNews.
4. A text message will be sent through RICalert (the Rhode Island College Emergency Notification System). RICalert text messages are sent to all cellphones and PDAs registered in the system. Students, faculty and staff may register for this service through MyRIC.
5. A campus-wide email notification will be sent to all faculty and staff as well as to the college email addresses of all students registered for that semester.
6. Local radio and television stations will broadcast cancellation announcements through the Rhode Island Broadcasters Association consortium. These announcements may be accessed directly from most major television and AM and FM radio stations in the area. Many broadcasters also post cancellation announcements on their websites.