Category Archives: Dearborn Hall

3/27/25: Scheduled: Power Outage Affecting Gilbert Hall, Graf Hall and Dearborn Motor Lab 5p-5a

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Power will be shut down by Pacific Power in Gilbert Hall, Graf Hall and the Dearborn Motor Lab March 27, 2025, from 5:00 pm through March 28 at 5:00 am for the installation of new power poles and service along Monroe Avenue in support of the HCIC project. This will affect power building wide in Gilbert and Graf Halls and the Motor Lab area only in Dearborn. Gilbert and Graf will remain closed for the duration of the outage. Please remind building occupants to close fume hood sashes before leaving on Thursday, March 27th.

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Brandon Holden at 541-737-8313.

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 27th at 5pm. If you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well. Please ensure that all fume hoods are closed before leaving the labs.

7/2024: Campus Wide Generator Testing  

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Facilities Services will be performing annual load bank testing for the below listed building emergency/ stand-by generators.  Each test will take approximately 3 hours. There may be excessive noise and possible exhaust fume odors associated with testing.  Each generator will be refueled after testing. 

Week of July 1st 

  • Cascade Hall 
  • Reser Stadium East 
  • Merritt Truax Indoor Center 
  • Magruder Hall Onan 
  • Magruder Hall Generac 

Week of July 8th 

  • Lab Animal Resources Center 
  • Dryden Hall 
  • George W. Peavy Forest Science Center 
  • Richardson Hall 

Week of July 15th 

  • Energy Center 
  • Precision Agriculture Systems Center 
  • RAIL 
  • Austin Hall & Learning Innovation Classroom Building 

Saturday July 20th 

  • Nash Hall & Linus Pauling Science Center 
  • Agricultural & Life Sciences Building 

Week of July 22nd 

  • Hallie E. Ford Center 
  • Milam Hall  
  • Burt Hall 
  • Dearborn Hall 

Week of July 29th 

  • Milne Computer Center 
  • The Valley Library 
  • Pharmacy 
  • Western Shops  

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

Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing 7/31-8/4 2023

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Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

Effective Date(s): July 31st-August 4th, 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.

July 31st

  • Gleeson Hall
  • Wiegand Hall
  • Bexell Hall

August 1st

  • Langton Hall
  • Moreland Hall
  • Waldo Hall

August 2nd

  • Covell/Batcheller
  • Dearborn Hall
  • Rogers Hall

August 3rd

  • Gilbert Hall
  • Gilbert Hall Addition
  • Graf Hall

August 4th

  • Linus Pauling
  • Plageman Student Health Center
  • Weniger Hall

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

3/13: Crane Work in Graf Hall Parking Lot

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As part of the Rogers Hall fume hood replacement project, a crane will be placed in the Graf Hall parking lot to lift equipment onto the roof of Rogers Hall. The work is scheduled for Monday, March 13 from 6:30 – 9 a.m. Limited parking spaces will remain available.

The image shows where a crane will be placed in the northwest corner of the Graff Hall parking lot. A block of parking spaces in the middle of the parking lot is shown as closed between 6 - 9 a.m. on March 13, 2023.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager Dave Amundson at (541) 737-2760

1/6/23: Crane Placement in Graf Hall Parking Lot

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As part of the Graf Hall Renovation project, a crane will be placed in the Graf Hall parking lot on Friday, Jan. 6th from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM. The crane will be located within the fenced construction area. This may disrupt traffic patterns at the north end of the parking lot.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at (541) 737-4551.

1/7/23:  Scheduled Power Shutdown-  Gilkey Hall, Gleeson Hall, Gilbert Addition, Dearborn Hall, Rogers Hall, Community Hall, and Milne Computer Center 6:00 am – 9:00 am

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Pacific Power will be decommissioning obsolete equipment located in Dearborn hall on Saturday, January 7th from 6 am-9 am. Power will be shut down to the following buildings while this work is being performed, Gilkey Hall, Gleeson Hall, Gilbert Addition, Dearborn Hall, Rogers Hall, Community Hall, and Milne Computer Center. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

8/2022: Campus Wide Generator Testing  

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Facilities Services will be performing annual load bank testing for the below listed building emergency/ stand-by generators.  Each test will take approximately 3 hours. There may be excessive noise and possible exhaust fume odors associated with testing.  Each generator will be refueled after testing. 

Week of August 1st  

  • Milam Hall 
  • Burt Hall 
  • Dearborn Hall 
  • Milne Computer Center 

Week of August 8th  

  • The Valley Library 
  • Pharmacy Building 
  • Kerr Administration Building  
  • Kerr Administration Building Telecom 

Week of August 15th  

  • Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Lab 
  • Salmon Disease Lab #1 
  • Research Way Building 

Week of August 22nd 

  • Portable Generator #3 
  • Portable Generator #4 

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

Closures are often subject to changes and delays, so please visit the OSU Campus Closures, Shutdowns, and Detours page for updates on this and other campus closures. 

Please forward this notice to anyone who would benefit from this information. 

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Facilities Services 

University Facilities, Infrastructure & Operations 

Oregon State University 

830 SW 35th Street | Corvallis, OR 97331 | 541-737-2969 

1/5-2/25/2022: Planned elevator shutdown for Rogers Hall

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A planned shutdown for the elevator located in Rogers Hall is scheduled to start on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 through Friday, February 25, 2022. Renovation work will be performed during the shutdown. Impacted buildings include Rogers Hall, Graf Hall and Dearborn Hall.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760.

Rogers Hall area map

8/2021: Campus Wide Generator Testing

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Facilities Services will be performing annual load bank testing for the below listed building emergency/ stand-by generators.  Each test will take approximately 3 hours. There may be excessive noise and possible exhaust fume odors associated with testing.  Each generator will be refueled after testing. 

Week of August 2nd  

  • Milam Hall 
  • Burt Hall 
  • Dearborn Hall 
  • Milne Computer Center 

Week of August 9th  

  • The Valley Library 
  • Pharmacy Building 
  • Kerr Administration Building  
  • Kerr Administration Building Telecom 

Week of August 16th  

  • Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Lab 
  • Salmon Disease Lab #1 
  • Research Way Building 

Week of August 23rd  

  • Portable Generator #3 
  • Portable Generator #4 

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