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Adjunct Faculty Information: Cancellations & Emergencies

Absence/Lateness

Instructor Absence or Lateness – Bryn Mawr Campus 

  • You are required to fill out our class cancellation form. Please notify your Program Director if you are going to be missing a class. This form is sent automatically to Campus Safety and to Academic Affairs.
  • Either Academic Affairs or Campus Safety will put a sign on your door to alert your class.
  • If you can, send an email to all of the students in the class.  Let them know if there is an assignment to work on.
  • If you know ahead of time you will miss a class, you must inform your Program Director and fill out the class cancellation form

If you suddenly find you will be late call Barbara Yalof at 610-526-6135 so she can alert your class of your imminent arrival and prevent students from leaving the classroom.

Instructor Absence or Lateness - Partnership Sites 

Attendance- will you be late or absent?

Partnership Adjunct Faculty:  It is important that you have contact information for your Program Director, Site Coordinator, and your students know you will be late or absent. 

  • If you are running late for class, contact your Program Director and Site Coordinator, inform them of your expected arrival time. 

  • The Coordinator will inform the students and post a note on the classroom door.  

  • If you are sick and class has to be cancelled at the last minute, follow the same instructions.  Also, give the Coordinator instructions on what work the class must complete.  

  • If you know ahead of time that you will miss a class night, you MUST receive permission from your Program Director first.  You must also plan an assignment and/or substitute for the evening. 

  • After you receive permission from the Program Director, then inform the Site Coordinator, and your students.

e2Campus Emergency System

Harcum College students and instructors must register for the e2Campus emergency notification system. The system connects students instantly to significant events that affect campus classes and activities. e2campus is a state-of-the-art notification system that sends notifications instantly and simultaneously by the method you choose:

All users receive these notifications:

  • Emergency conditions
  • Weather cancellations and delays
  • Other urgent campus-wide information

You may choose to receive notifications on any or all your

  • mobile phone (text messages)
  • wireless PDA
  • e-mail address


It's easy to set up and to manage. Go to Harcum's e2Campus page, click on "I Need to Create an Account" and sign up today:

 http://www.e2campus.net/my/harcum/index.htm