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.

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.

Scheduled: Annual Fire Rollup Door Testing

Effective Date(s):  December 18-20, 2023

An outside contractor will be performing testing on fire rollup doors December 18th-20th .  The testing is approximately ½ hour per door. The door will be closed for that time, and there may be some noise as the door closes and opens. Please see the list of impacted buildings below.

  • Kelley Engineering Center
  • Pharmacy Building
  • Magruder Hall
  • Research Way Building
  • Burt Hall
  • Environmental Health & Safety Annex
  • Austin Hall
  • George W. Peavy Forest Science Center
  • The Valley Library
  • Joyce Collin Furman Hall
  • Gill Coliseum
  • Sports Performance
  • Reser Stadium

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

Revised: Based on Building manager feedback, we have rescheduled this shutdown for Monday, July 24th

The steam will be shut down in Sackett Hall, Austin Hall and Learning Innovation Center on July 24th, 6:00 am – 1:00 pm to inspect steam and condensate leaks. 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.

2/24/2023: Hot water has been restored.

The domestic hot water is shut down in Austin Hall for emergency repairs as of February 17, 2023. This will affect all domestic hot water building wide. The restoral of domestic hot water is unknown currently due to the repair requiring a specialty part. A second notice will follow when the repair is complete and domestic hot water has been restored. 

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.

The steam will be shut down in Sackett Hall, Austin Hall and Learning Innovation Center November 3, 2021 from 9:00am- 2:00pm for repairs. 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.