Campus Safety

Parking: East, North and CC Garages will be opened beginning Saturday for all permitted students to park. Surface lots must be cleared by Saturday night and open parking will end at 5pm Saturday. There is no parking on the main streets such as Maple St., Myrtle Ave, and Seminary Ave. per the city of Newton.

Campus Police will provide shovels to students at the campus police station.

Student Affairs

• If the University closes due to severe weather, Office of Student Affairs and Residential Life will also be closed.
• Residential Life staff will still be available to support students.
• Professional Residential Life staff will be on-call to respond to urgent concerns during normal on call hours.
• RA duty coverage and residence hall rounds will continue during the closure during normal duty hours.
• If students need immediate assistance or have an emergency, students should call Campus Police.
• With the severe cold weather, students are urged to keep all windows closed in the Residence Halls.

Dining

Saturday

Normal operating hours

Sunday

• Valentine: 9:30am–7:30pm
• Late Night: closed

Monday

• Starbucks & 1851: closed
• Valentine: 9:30am–7:30pm
• Late Night: 7:30pm–11pm

The Counseling and Health Centers

Both the counseling and health centers will be closed. Students needing assistance should call Campus Police at 617-243-2279 or seek emergency care at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Library

As a reminder, the library remains open during inclement weather closures. The library will open at 10 am with staff working remotely and student workers staffing the building.

Athletics

The Athletic Center, Edwards and McClelland will be open as campus conditions allow.  If the University is closed, when we are able to resume campus operations we will post the hours for the facilities on our webpage: Lasell Intramurals and Recreation, Lasell Athletics Twitter: Lasell Athletics Twitterand  Lasell Athletics Instagram: Lasell Athletics Instagram. Athletic Center availability will be subject to varsity team practices.

For varsity teams, those communications will be internal based on the status of the facilities and ability to get staff to campus based on travel conditions. Coaches will communicate directly with their players based on decisions made from myself, you and campus police, so there will be no external facing communications.

Sunday
McClelland, Edwards and the AC will close at 6 pm

Monday (Weather permitting)
Edwards and McCLelland will open at noon
The AC will be open for open gym Noon-4pm

Mailroom

• During a University closure due to severe weather, the Mailroom will be closed.
• Mail and package pickup will not be available during closures.
• Mail and package processing may be delayed and will resume once the University reopens.

Facilities

• Snow and ice removal operations: Facilities will be actively monitoring conditions and will prioritize snow removal and ice mitigation on main pedestrian routes, building entrances, emergency access points, and primary parking lots. Secondary walkways and low-traffic areas may take longer to clear during prolonged or heavy snowfall.
• Community safety expectations: Students, faculty, and staff use caution when traveling outdoors, wear appropriate footwear, allow extra time for movement across campus, and avoid restricted or uncleared areas when possible.
• Facilities response and reporting: Report hazardous conditions (e.g., icy walkways, building access issues) through Campus Police.
• Building operations: Facilities will continue to monitor building systems during the storm to maintain heat, power, and essential services, and respond to any weather-related building issues as they arise.
• Donahue’s Gear Shop will be closed, and the shuttle service will be unavailable.

Holway Barn & Rockwell

Holway ECC Barn & Rockwell will follow the delays and/or closures of the university. It would be helpful if decisions regarding weather related changes could be made by 5:30am. However, I know this is not always possible. Holway ECC opens to all the families at 8am. My first shift of staff arrives for 7:30am and many travel an hour or more to campus. Additionally, this allows my families to make alternative childcare arrangements if needed. Thank you for taking all areas of campus into consideration.