SUNews- April 28 – 3:30 p.m.
At this time, we anticipate power will be restored to all buildings by this evening, with the exception of Shearer Hall. Shearer Hall will remain offline while additional permanent repairs are made in that area. Students, faculty and staff with classes or offices in Shearer Hall will receive further instruction on temporary space and relocated classes and final exams.
The Library and Ship Rec will open at 5:00 p.m. this evening. Reisner Dining Hall and CUB dining locations are operating under normal hours, and Starbucks will open tomorrow.
We will return to normal in-person operations in all buildings tomorrow except in Shearer as noted above. Employees should return to their designated workspace. In person classes will resume across campus tomorrow, April 29. Please look for further updates from your faculty in e-mail.
Please use caution when traveling around campus for the remainder of the week as crews work to remove generators from buildings.
SUNews – April 28 – 12:28 p.m.
Kieffer, Lackhove, Naugle and McLean Halls will lose power momentarily in the next half hour as crews continue to restore power to campus.
Please continue to monitor your campus e-mail for updates.
SUNews – April 27 – Sent at 3:36 p.m.
Crews continue to make progress on the repairs required to restore power to campus. Once power is restored there will be a phase of testing that will take place and the removal of generators. This process will require a short power disruption in buildings in a staggered sequence.
The tentative plan for power disruptions is as follows:
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
- Heiges
- CUB
- Mowrey Hall
- MCT
10:00 a.m. – Noon
- Kieffer Hall
- Lackhove Hall
- Naugle Hall
- McLean Hall
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
- McCune
- Reed Operations Center
- Harley
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Franklin Science Center
- Reisner Dining Hall
- Seavers Hall
Once we are certain the university is operating at full capacity, crews will work to start to remove generators from campus. You may notice increased truck traffic during this process and periodic road closures.
We will continue as planned for tomorrow with no in-person classes. The annual Minds@Work Conference will take place as scheduled tomorrow, Tuesday, April 28 in the CUB. The Minds@Work speaker scheduled for this evening at 7:00 p.m. has been moved to Orndorff Theatre in the CUB.
The university will again open with limited staffing tomorrow, April 28. Essential personnel should report. Employees who have been working on campus, will receive guidance from their supervisor regarding expectations during the planned outages.
Please continue to monitor your e-mail for updates.
SUNews- April 26 – Sent at 4:23 p.m.
All residence halls are now operating on generator power and have functioning WiFi. Where possible, we ask that residents do their part to conserve power. Only plug in necessary items and turn off lights when not in use.
No in-person classes will be held on Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28. Students must check their Ship e-mail to see faculty expectations for impacted classes. This may include online synchronous class sessions or asynchronous assignments. Some classes with required face-to-face activities may be rescheduled by faculty. Faculty will provide options to ensure students can meet the requirement.
The CUB is open with the C-Store open for students. The CUB will open for normal operations tomorrow, April 27.
Commuter students needing WiFi access can utilize space in the CUB and Mowrey Hall. For location information visit the CUB Info Desk or the front desk at Mowrey Hall.
All academic buildings, Ship Rec and the Library remain closed. If faculty need access for equipment or for animal or plant care, they should contact SUPD.
GBLUES and Bartos Child and Family Center will open on Monday.
Faculty and staff will receive additional guidance in a separate e-mail soon.
SUNews – April 26 – 11:32 a.m.
The opening of the CUB has been delayed at this time. We will send a notification once it is open and operating.
Please continue to monitor your campus e-mail for updates.
SUNews – April 26 – Sent at 9:01 a.m.
The installation of generators at residence halls continues. MPRs in Harley and Lackhove are open once again for students to charge devices.
McLean Hall will be open at 10:00 a.m. for anyone without power who would like to get a hot shower. Students can report to the front desk at McLean to get access to the showers.
Tutoring services in Mowrey will be offered as scheduled beginning at 2:00 pm.
Reisner Dining Hall will be open for regular hours, but the CUB opening will be delayed until noon. If the CUB opening time changes, we will notify the campus.
Please continue to monitor your campus e-mail for updates.
SUNews – April 25 – Sent at 10:12 p.m.
Several residence halls are now fully operational on generator power, and crews will continue to work through the night to connect the remaining halls to generators. The MPRs in Harley Hall and Lackhove Hall will remain open until 1:00 a.m. for students needing to charge devices.
Reisner Dining Hall and the CUB will open for regular Sunday hours tomorrow.
Please continue to monitor your campus e-mail for additional updates.
SUNews – April 25 – Sent at 4:37 p.m.
The university, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, has secured generators that should arrive and be installed in the coming hours. The plan, at this moment, is to deploy the first set of generators to Harley and Lackhove Halls and open the MPR spaces in Harley Hall for students to charge devices, access Wi-Fi, etc. It is our hope to have all residence halls on generator power and fully operational by later this evening.
The CUB, Library, and Ship Rec will remain closed for today. The CUB will open tomorrow as scheduled. Reisner continues to maintain normal operating hours.
Please be mindful that plans may change, based on circumstances out of the university’s control, but we will continue to communicate those changes as they occur. We thank you for your patience throughout this incident, and we will continue to work diligently to restore power to campus as soon as possible.
No decision has been made regarding Monday classes.
SUNews – April 25 – Sent ta 3:59 p.m.
Dauphin Drive between Dauphin Humanities Center and Lancaster Drive, and the C-5 parking lot are closed, as crews work to install generators in that area.
If you are currently parked in that area, you are asked to relocate your car.
SUNews – April 25 – Sent at 1:25 p.m.
Dear Campus Community,
Reisner Dining Hall will remain open between meal times for students to charge devices until 7:00 p.m. The plan for later this evening is to open the CUB for students.
We continue to work to secure generators, but at this time, residence halls only have emergency power for life safety systems and lighting.
Students with medications that require refrigeration can utilize a refrigerator at SUPD.
Please continue to monitor your campus e-mail for updates.
SUNews – April 25 – Sent at 11:25 a.m.
Dear Campus Community,
At this time, we are preparing for the potential that this power outage will continue through the weekend. Facilities crews are working to secure generators to provide power to residence halls and the CUB. Reisner Dining Hall remains on generator power and will continue to operate on regularly scheduled hours.
The Library and Ship Rec remain closed at this time.
Until a temporary power source is secured for residence halls, students with medications that require refrigeration can utilize a refrigerator at SUPD.
No decisions have been made at this time regarding the status of classes for Monday, should this outage continue past the weekend.
Please continue to monitor your campus e-mail for additional updates.
SUNews – April 25 – Sent at 8:12 a.m.
Dear Campus Community
Crews continue to work to address the power outage across campus, but we still do not have a restoration time established. At this time, Reisner Dining Hall is on generator power and will open for normal operating hours at 10:00 a.m.
The CUB and Library will remain closed until power is restored. Students may not access academic buildings unless they have plants or animals that require feeding support. To access those locations, contact SUPD. All other access will be denied.
The Paul Kiser Track and Field event will take place as planned.
There are other events planned today on campus, and updates will be sent out to those impacted in separate communications.
Please continue to monitor your campus e-mail for updates and we work diligently to address this issue.
SUNews – April 25 – Sent at 12:36 a.m.
There is a campus-wide power outage. Facilities crews have been notified and are responding to the outage. At this time, we do not have a potential restoration time established. Please continue to monitor your Ship e-mail for updates.
