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7/8/24-7/12/24: Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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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.

July 8th  

  • Cordley Hall

July 9th

  • Bates Hall
  • Hallie E. Ford Center

July 10th

  • Wilkinson Hall
  • Ballard Extension Hall
  • Plageman

July 11th

  • Johnson Hall
  • Kelley Engineering Center

July 12th  

  • Bexell Hall
  • Weniger Hall
  • Gleeson Hall

For questions or comments on this notice contact,  Alarm Shop at 541-737-2969.

7/1/24-7/3/24: Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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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.

July 1st  

  • Austin Hall
  • Fairbanks Hall

July 2nd

  • Women’s Building
  • Learning Innovation Center

July 3rd

  • Linus Pauling Science Center
  • Nash Hall

For questions or comments on this notice contact,  Alarm Shop at 541-737-2969.

6/24/24: Magruder Hall Air Handler #3 Shutdown

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Air handler #3 (AHU3) will be shut down in Magruder Hall on June 24th, 2024 between 7:00 am – 10:00 am to perform preventative maintenance on the unit. This should only affect the library and the southeast offices. Building occupants may notice warmer than normal air temperatures and reduced airflow during this time.

For questions or comments on this closure contact Richard Olsen at 541-737-7025.

Notice: All OSU faculty, students and staff must have an Orange ID card by June 30, 2024, to ensure access to Corvallis campus buildings. Users who have not updated their cards will lose building access on July 1.

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This notice is to remind you about a joint project led by the OSU Key Shop and the ID Center to update the building access control system and ensure that all students, faculty and staff obtain the Orange ID cards that were first made available in July 2019. A university-wide transition to the Orange ID card is necessary in order to ensure the best possible security for our facilities. 

All OSU faculty, students and staff must have an Orange ID card by June 30, 2024, to ensure access to Corvallis campus buildings. Users who have not updated their cards will lose building access on July 1.

Please note card holders who received their current ID card AFTER July 2019 were issued an Orange ID at that time. No further action is necessary. 

Who needs to update their card? 

Many OSU community members obtained an Orange ID card when they were first made available five years ago. However, we know that a number of users are still carrying old OSU IDs. If your current ID card was issued prior to July 2019 and you have NOT updated to an Orange ID card since then, you will need to get a new card. 

More information about this project, including images of the old and new ID cards, can be found on the Orange ID Card Update website.

Help your building occupants maintain access   

The Key Shop and the ID Center are working to communicate this change to all affected card holders. Please forward this information to occupants in your building and other parties who might be impacted.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Key Shop.

6/18/24: Emergency Shutdown: Steam Shutdown 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 on June 18th estimated time for resupply is June 19th. Services will be shutdown to repair a steam line, this will affect all steam services, including heat & hot water building wide.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Les Walton  at 541-737-4395.

6/13/24: Scheduled Shutdown Langton Hall Domestic and Fire Sprinkler Shutdown

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There will be a building-wide domestic and fire sprinkler water shutdown at Langton Hall on Thursday, June 13, 2024, from 6 A.M. to 4 P.M. to repair a water line. This shutdown will affect fire sprinklers, restrooms, locker rooms and drinking fountains throughout the building. Signage will be posted and restrooms will be available in all adjacent buildings.

For questions or comments on this notice contact Craig Watkins Brandt at 541-737-2969.

5/20/24: Emergency Shutdown: Linus Pauling, Withycombe, Crop Science, Wiegand, East Greenhouse and the East end of the West Greenhouse – Water Shutdown-Restoral time unknown

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The City of Corvallis has informed OSU that the buildings listed above will be without water while they work to make emergency repairs on a water main break that occurred overnight. This shutdown will affect fire sprinklers, restrooms, labs and drinking fountains throughout these buildings. Restrooms will be available in adjacent buildings. An update will be sent out when more information becomes available.

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