BREAKING: GW Closed Due to Winter Storm

At 5am Wednesday morning the University announced that it will be closed today, March 6th, and no scheduled classes, activities, or events would be held due to a snowstorm that is affecting the DC and mid-atlantic region.

The University advises the GW community to continue to check: advisories.gwu.edu for updates regarding the storm.

According to The Washington Post's "Capital Weather Gang" blog, DC is expected to receive 5-10 inches between Wednesday morning and late Wednesday night.

All designated personnel and emergency employees of the University are still scheduled to report.

The last time the University canceled classes came back in October when classes on October 29th and October 30th were canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.

The last time the University canceled classes due to snow was in February 2010 during the now famous "Snowmageddon" snow storms.


UPDATE-6:45am: The University is saying through its Campus Advisories Website that transportation to and from the Virginia Science and Technology campus has been suspended.  However, transportation to and from the Mount Vernon Campus will continue at the moment on its normal schedule.

Also, according to the Eckles Library twitter account, Eckles will be open from 10am-4pm Wednesday with the 24 hour computer lab remaining open after 4pm.


Stay with WRGW News for the latest updates on University announcements regarding the storm.