On Monday, July 29, Campus Facilities will begin painting on the ground floor between the staff lounge and the twin elevators. They will also paint in front of the Museums at the bottom of the stairs. They plan to be done by the time school starts.

In addition, we are working on some new signage for that area to help patrons find the ground floor Museums entrance.

Note: This policy was approved for Ellis Library. The specialized libraries will also follow the policy with some exceptions based on their locations.

Visitors to Ellis Library should encounter spaces that are welcoming to all and conducive to scholarship and learning. The Library Management Team has approved the following standards for signs.

Please note that signs that do not adhere to the guidelines will be removed.

• Permanent in-library services and wayfinding signs are under the purview of the communications officer in conjunction with Campus Facilities.
• Short-term signage must be created using templates provided in Canva. Please date and initial short-term signage and inform communications officer. (Communications officer can provide assistance in creating signs.)
• Emergency and out-of-order signage must be dated and initialed and taken down within 2-3 days or once emergency is over. Anything requiring longer-term signage falls into the category of short-term signage.
• Paper flyers and informational pieces about campus activities may be posted to information kiosks. Flyers posted in other places will be removed and discarded.

In addition:
• No signs may be taped to wall. Please use appropriate sign holders. If signs must be attached to walls, contact the Administration Office for command strips.
• All signage questions should be directed to the communications officer.
• Final decisions about signage in Ellis Library will be made by the Library Management Team, with input from the communications officer and facilities project coordinator.

Policy submitted to Library Management Team by Ellis Library Sign Task Force on 10/04/2022.

Ellis Library Sign Task Force Members: Shannon Cary, Janice Dysart, Sheila Voss

Approved by Library Management Team on 10/04/2022.

Severe weather preparedness week is an annual initiative between the National Weather Service and State Emergency Management Agencies across the country. In Missouri, Severe Weather Preparedness Week is in March. This year it is March 4 – 8. The statewide tornado drill will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6. The National Weather Service will issue a Routine Weekly Test (RWT) to NOAA Weather radios to initiate the drill. As with a real tornado warning, this will activate the Outdoor Warning Siren (OWS) system in Boone County at the same time. MUPD will test the campus emergency notification system at 11 a.m. A test tornado warning will be sent out through MU Alert via text, email, Alertus beacons, and the Mizzou Safe app. The purpose of the drill is to involve our campus community in preparing for life-threatening severe weather events such as tornadoes, flash floods, and damaging straight line winds and understanding how they should respond to these hazards.