Campus Utility Outages May 14 - 16

The domestic water to central campus will be shut down at 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 14.  It is anticipated that water will be fully restored at 7:30 a.m., Monday, May 15, 2023.

Buildings affected include:

• Academic Hall

• Carnahan Hall

• Brandt Hall

• Magill Hall

• Rhodes Hall

• Johnson Hall

• Polytech Building

• All Group Housing Buildings

• Rosengarten Athletic Complex

• Boiler Plant

• Scully Building

• Serena Building

On Sunday, May 14, 2023 campus power will be shut down at 7 a.m. to conduct routine maintenance and test emergency generator operations.  It is anticipated that power will be restored at 3:30 p.m.

With this power outage, other utilities will be affected, including fire alarms, lighting, electric receptacles, LAN internet, and WiFi.  

All elevators for the buildings affected by this outage will be out of service from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 14.

It is recommended that all departments backup their computer information, data, projects, and research prior to this power outage.

The steam boilers will be shut down at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023.  They will remain offline during the power outage and then brought back online after the outage is completed.  It is anticipated that steam, building HVAC heating, and the domestic hot water will be offline for a 24-hour period on Sunday, May 14.

The South side of campus (Academic, Memorial, Carnahan, Serena, University Center, Kent Library, Grauel, Myers, Vandiver, Merick, Houck) steam supply will remain offline through Monday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 16 due to work associated with the tunnel renovation project.

The following buildings will not be affected by any of these outages and the utilities serving those buildings will remain in normal working condition:

• River Campus - including the Cultural Arts Center, Seminary Building, and Kenneth and Jeanine Dobbins River Campus Center

• River Campus Arts Annex and Complex – 340 S. Frederick Street

• River Campus Marching Band Annex

• Catapult Creative House

• Rust Center for Media

• Department of Public Safety

• Greek Village Buildings

• International Village Buildings

• Wildwood

• Jane Stephens Honors House

• Holcomb Success Center

• Donald C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• Aleen Vogel Wehking Alumni Center

• Pacific Hall

• Center for Speech and Hearing

• Facilities Management Service Center

• Abe Stuber Track and Field Complex

• Redhawks Tennis Complex

• Recreation Services' Sprigg and Bertling Intramural Fields

• Athletics Administration Office, located at 1209 Broadway

Facilities Management apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Those with questions or concerns are asked to contact Brent Pfeiffer, Building Maintenance Supervisor at (573) 651-2214.