Below-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall affected campus operations from Friday to Monday, closing facilities through the weekend and canceling classes scheduled before 10 a.m. on Monday. In-person students, however, weren’t the only ones impacted — even some virtual students had a snow day. 

According to an email alert from Beth Stuewe, K-State Online Student Success and Advising director, “Many of our K-State Online students have been affected by the recent winter storm impacting multiple states, including widespread power outages.”

Stuewe said students dealing with power outages were instructed to “reach out to their faculty members” if they were unable to attend class or complete work. 

Other students, like Delaney Wright, were stuck at home while classes proceeded earlier this week.

Wright, sophomore in news and sports media, said she traveled to her hometown in Colorado before the storm hit.

“My plan was to travel back [to Manhattan] on Monday and then go to class on Tuesday, but unfortunately, the storm definitely came as a surprise to Colorado weather,” she said. “It just wasn’t going to be that safe to travel, especially with the cold wind chill in Kansas and driving on the highway.”

Wright said her professors were understanding of her absence, and “flexible” in helping her complete coursework.

K-State facilities employees cleared campus walkways and roads over the weekend, and campus operations returned to normal at 10 a.m. Monday.