Today's Update: Monday, December 1, 2025

December 1, 2025

Dear Student Life team, 

Tonight and in the morning, the Central Ohio area will be experiencing our first significant winter weather event of the semester. The university’s Emergency Management Director has shared that plans are in place to clear roads, sidewalks and other walkways, and CampusParc is working with a variety of university teams to address parking areas.

Your personal health and well-being are critically important to me, so if you will be working in-person on one of our campuses tomorrow, I encourage you to take extra care to travel safely. You might also want to plan for winter-weather gear, like boots and warm clothing, for the walk from your parking area to your building. You can find other winter travel tips in this article that was posted earlier today.

As always, thank you for being a Scarlet and Great member of the Student Life team, and stay safe and warm out there!

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD        
Senior Vice President for Student Life         
The Ohio State University