Monthly Archives: March 2022

3/22/2022: Planned power outages for multiple buildings in Community Hall Slope Project area

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For work related to the Community Hall Slope Project, a planned power outage is scheduled. The planned power outage will impact multiple buildings located along or near SW Jefferson Way in the Community Hall Slope Project work area. The outage is scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The following buildings will be without power from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022:

  • Buxton Hall
  • Callahan Hall 
  • Cauthorn Hall
  • Hawley Hall 
  • McNary Hall
  • Poling Hall 
  • Wilson Hall 

The following buildings will be without power and CLOSED from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022:

  • Heckart Lodge
  • Kerr Administration Building
  • McAlexander Field House
  • McNary Dining Hall (the Service Center will be open)
  • Reed Lodge
  • Snell Hall
  • West Dining Hall

Employees scheduled to work when buildings are without power should consult with their supervisors regarding work schedules. For more information regarding work scheduling, please refer to the instructions regarding Interruptions of University Operations.

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 March 22, 2022. 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 Ryan Wilson at 503-779-3488. 

3/7-3/17/2022: South entrance to Graf closed starting 3/7 and closure of Monroe Ave. and 16th St. parking lot (lot # 3221) for paving

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Update: The closure for parking lot #3221 has been extended through Thursday, March 17, 2022 for paving work.

As part of the Graf Hall Renovation, the Monroe Ave. and 16th Street parking lot (lot #3221) will be closed for paving and ground floor entries to the building will be inaccessible. Excavation and forming for the concrete work will start on Monday, March 7, 2022 and will continue through the paving of the lot. The parking lot will now be closed starting on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Please use caution and watch for workers and equipment in the parking lot during this time.

The south entrance to Graf Hall (on the parking lot side) will be closed starting Monday, March 7. The north building entrance, located along Monroe Ave., will remain open for pedestrians.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760 or Construction Manager Rick Freeman at 541-231-5368.

Parking lot #3221 area map

3/21-3/22/22: Sackett Hall, Austin Hall & Learning Innovation Center Steam Shutdown

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The steam will be shut down in Sackett Hall, Austin Hall and Learning Innovation Center March 21, 4:00 pm – March 22, 2022 5:00 pm to repair a leaking steam gasket. This will affect all steam services, includes heat & hot water building wide.

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

6/13-6/16/22: Annual Campus Wide Steam Shutdown

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Each year Facilities Services performs necessary maintenance on the university’s steam system, which requires shutting off the steam throughout campus, to complete maintenance services at the plant, throughout the steam tunnels and in each building.  This process affects hot water supply, heating, and all equipment that uses steam, campus wide.  The steam shutdown for 2022 will occur June 13th 7:00 am – June 16th, 2022 5:00 pm.

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