In the event of severe weather affecting campus operations, the Oakton College website will feature an alert banner with emergency updates and a link to detailed information. Updates on impacts to campus operations due to severe weather will usually be posted as follows:
In addition to the Oakton College website, information about weather-related impacts to campus operations can be found through:
The Emergency Operations Plan (pdf) (5 MB), is being shared to keep the campus and community informed of our efforts to maintain a resilient and prepared public institution. This Plan serves as the administrative guide used for responding to potential campus emergencies in a timely and organized manner. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive set of directives but rather an organized series of guidelines that may be used in a variety of crisis management situations.
The Emergency Operations Plan may be activated at any time there is a disruption in the normal operations of the campus, a potential danger in the neighboring communities of the College, at the request of the College leadership, or for emergencies declared by the State, County or City authorities.
Regardless of the nature of the emergency, the College will place the protection of life and safety of its students, faculty, staff, and visitors as its number one priority.
Copies of the Emergency Operations Plan are also available in a number of key department offices across both campuses. Certain components of the Plan that are public safety sensitive and/or for official use only have been removed from this version.