Due to ongoing winter weather impacts, including hazardous road conditions across the region, all university campuses and centers are physically closed on Tuesday, January 27, 2026; however, staff should telework and remote instruction should take place as detailed below. Essential on-site staff should report to work as scheduled. Leaders and faculty are encouraged to provide flexibility for staff and students who may be impacted by weather-related disruptions.
This applies to the Foggy Bottom, Mount Vernon, and Virginia Science and Technology campuses; the Biostatistics Center; and the Alexandria and Arlington Education centers.
The university will provide an update regarding Wednesday’s operational status by Tuesday afternoon. As this weather event continues, the university is deeply grateful to the many staff assisting in our response, especially essential on-site personnel who are working around the clock to return our campuses to normal operations.
Please note the following important information for Tuesday:
Classes
- No in-person classes will take place. However, faculty who teach in-person classes should use technology to continue classes online, if possible, and notify students directly of such arrangements as soon as possible. For in-person classes, laboratories, and studios that cannot be easily moved online, faculty should communicate with students about cancellations, makeup sessions, or other arrangements. Students should contact their faculty with any questions.
- Online classes will proceed normally.
Work Schedules
- Essential on-site staff should report to work in person as scheduled. Contact your supervisor directly with any questions or concerns. Employees who are unsure if they are designated as essential should contact their supervisor.
- All other staff should telework if work can be performed remotely. Contact your supervisor directly with any questions or concerns.
Clinical Enterprise
- Those with clinical responsibilities should follow the guidance of your clinical coordinator or designated supervisor. An email will be sent with additional guidance from SMHS.
- The GW Medical Faculty Associates and GW Hospital will be open and operating on a normal schedule.
Campus Services and Activities
- Staff will continue to be available on campus to support residential students.
- Dining options remain open and operating on the Foggy Bottom and Mount Vernon campuses. The latest information about campus dining operations will be shared via Campus Advisories and GW Dining’s Instagram.
- Transportation updates will be shared via Campus Advisories and posted on the Transportation website. The VEX and VSTC shuttles will remain out of service.
- GW Libraries remain closed.
- Lerner Health and Wellness Center will open tomorrow at 8 a.m.
- University Student Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Campus events and activities are canceled. Contact event organizers directly with questions.
Additional Information
- Any further changes to the university’s operating status will be communicated via a GW Alert email sent to all GW email addresses and posted on Campus Advisories.
- To sign up for GW Alert text messages, follow the instructions here.