ALT From: The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost and the Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer Virginia Tech will host a nationally televised football game on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 22 against West Virginia University. Kickoff for the game is 7:30 p.m. The traffic impact on the university community for events such as this is especially acute on a weekday evening. Therefore, the university will take steps to ensure the orderly flow of traffic and increase safety across the Blacksburg campus: · University employees who have remote or hybrid work agreements and schedules are strongly encouraged to work remotely on Thursday Sept. 22. These personnel are expected to work their normal work schedule at their alternate work site and will not receive authorized closing leave, consistent with University Policy 4305.

ALT Administrative offices and non-instructional university offices will close at 2 p.m. in Blacksburg. This will reduce the number of faculty and staff on campus and help relieve traffic congestion and facilitate other operational procedures for the game that night. · Designated emergency personnel who work will receive authorized closing leave for their time worked from 2 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. · All online classes will be held as scheduled. · All in-person classes in Blacksburg beginning at or after 3:15 p.m. will be canceled.