by Alli Collis, The Trail Blazer
MSU at Ashland closed due to weather. MSU at Prestonsburg closed due to weather. MSU Jackson closed due to weather. The e2campus texts and email alerts seem never ending when winter weather appears. But despite all these cancellations at regional campuses each winter, administrators say students and faculty are able to stay up to date and and on schedule with classes. Brent Jones, executive director of distance education and regional campuses, said professors and students are aware of winter weather and the possibility of closings at regional campuses, and they are prepared to continue with classes in different ways when closings occur. Along with the videos, each class at the regional campuses has a Blackboard site and a contingency plan for moving the class into an online environment for a short period of time when necessary. When closings occur students and faculty are able to communicate with each other through email and the Blackboard site.
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