Category Archives: Ballard Extension Hall

8/14/23-8/18/23: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

Effective Date(s): August 14th-August 18th, 2023

Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

August 14th  

  • Beth Ray
  • Cascade Hall
  • Parking Structure

August 15th

  • Kerr Administration/ Kerr B210 Data Room
  • McAlexander Field House

August 16th

  • Goss Stadium
  • Snell Hall/ MU East

August 17th

  • Ballard Extension Hall
  • Bates Hall
  • Hallie Ford

August 18th

  • Gilmore Annex
  • Gilmore Hall
  • Hovland Hall
  • Nash Hall

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

2/1: Planned power outages for Withycombe, Ballard Ext., Women’s Building, Nash & Gilmore

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Date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2023: 12:00AM – 3:00AM

As part of the Withycombe Hall Renovation project, a planned power outage will impact multiple buildings in the area. The outage is scheduled for Wednesday, February 1st, from 12:00AM – 3:00AM.

The following buildings will be without power from 12:00 AM – 3:00AM on Wednesday, February 1st:

  • Withycombe Hall
  • Nash Hall
  • Gilmore Hall
  • Ballard Extension
  • Women’s Building

What do you need to do to prepare for this outage? Please make sure that all computers, printers, copiers and other electronic devices are turned off prior to February 1st, 2023. If you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well.

For questions or comments on this work, contact Construction Manager Rick Freeman at (541) 231-5368.

8/18/2022: Planned power outage scheduled for multiple buildings from 5-7 a.m.

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For work related to the Cordley Hall Renewal Project, a planned power outage is scheduled from 5-7 a.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2022 for the following buildings on Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus:

  • Ballard Extension
  • Cordley Hall- East side
  • Gilmore Hall
  • Nash Hall
  • Withycombe Hall
  • Women’s Building

This is the rescheduled date for the planned power outage originally scheduled for August 8.

For questions or comments about this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at 541-270-0193.

Power outage area map

8/8/2022: Planned power outage scheduled for multiple buildings from 5-7 a.m.

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For work related to the Cordley Hall Renewal Project, a planned power outage is scheduled for the following buildings on Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus:

  • Ballard Extension
  • Cordley Hall- East side
  • Gilmore Hall
  • Nash Hall
  • Withycombe Hall
  • Women’s Building

The planned power outage is scheduled from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Monday, August 8, 2022. 

For questions or comments about this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at 541-270-0193.

Planned power outage area map