Category Archives: Magruder Hall

8/28/23-9/1/23: 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.

August 28th 

  • Gymnastic Practice Facility
  • Coast Range Building
  • Research Way Building

August 29th

  • Crew Facility
  • JL Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Lab
  • Ocean Observing Center

August 30th

  • Magruder Hall
  • Kelley Engineering Center 

August 31st

  • Kelley Engineering Center   

September 1st

  • Kelley Engineering Center 

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

12/14/22: Notice-Magruder Hall Heating and Domestic Water Temperature Fluctuations

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Update: Repairs are scheduled for 12/20/22

Due to a failed component in the heat exchanger, the south end of Magruder Hall on both the 1st and 2nd floors will be experiencing cooler-than-normal temperatures. This will affect the heating for the South end of the building as well as domestic hot water. A restoral date is unknown at this time. Updates will be provided when they are available. 

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Andy Gray at 541-737-2969.

6/2022: 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 July 4th

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

Week of July 11th

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

Week of July 18th

  • Energy Center
  • Precision Agricultural Systems Center
  • RAIL

Saturday July 23rd

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

Week of July 25th

  • Hallie E. Ford Center
  • Kelly Engineering Center
  • Johnson Hall
  • Plageman Student Health Center

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

1/7/2022: Outside air shutdown scheduled for multiple buildings

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For work related to the Completing Reser Stadium project, outside air for multiple buildings including the Valley Football Center, Merritt Truax Indoor Center, and Magruder Hall, will be shut down from 7:30-8:30 a.m. on Friday, January 7, 2022 during the planned implosion of the stadium’s west side.

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

7/2021: 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 July 5th

  • Reser Stadium
  • Merritt Truax Indoor Center
  • Magruder Hall Onan
  • Magruder Hall Generac
  • Dryden Hall

Week of July 12th

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

Week of July 19th

  • Energy Center
  • Precision Agricultural Systems Center
  • RAIL
  • Austin Hall
  • Learning Innovation Center

Saturday July 24th

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

Week of July 26th

  • Hallie E. Ford Center
  • Kelly Engineering Center
  • Johnson Hall
  • Plageman Student Health Center

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

5/26-5/28/2021: Evening trenching work scheduled near lot #3360

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For work related to Pacific Power system upgrades, electrical trenching and vault placement will take place along SW Washington Way near the Magruder Hall Northeast Lot (parking lot #3360) in the evenings after business hours. Parking lot #3360 will be closed in the evenings to provide access for construction vehicles. Work is scheduled to start after 5 p.m. on the evenings of Wednesday, May 26 through Friday, May 28, 2021. This ongoing work supports Pacific Power’s power infrastructure and prepares for future upgrades to SW Washington Way.

For questions or comments on this work, contact Torre Oberg, project manager with Magnum Power, at 360-703-7432, or OSU Infrastructure Project Manager Aaron Collett at 541-207-2780. Magnum Power is the contractor working with Pacific Power.

Parking Lot #3360 area map

1/14/21: Scheduled Steam Shut Down- Richardson Hall, Dryden Hall, Magruder Hall, Vet Research Lab, Lab Animal Resources Center, Vet Dairy Barn, and Merritt Truax Indoor Center

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All steam services for the following buildings will be shut down on January 14, 2021 from 6am -12pm,  to replace the expansion joint on the condensate system.  This will affect all steam services throughout, Richardson Hall, Dryden Hall, Magruder Hall, Vet Research Lab, Lab Animal Resources Center, Vet Dairy Barn & Merritt Truax Indoor Center

For questions or comments on this closure, contact  Jack Jenkins at 541-737-8812.

11/5-11/7/2020: Magruder Hall chiller 4 shutdown

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As part of the Magruder Hall Renovation and Addition, chiller 4 at Magruder Hall is scheduled to be shut down for wiring work (view map). The shutdown is scheduled to start on Thursday, Nov. 5 through Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. The chiller will be off for a total of three days. The main panel will be turned off and a planned electrical shutdown for the building will occur for approximately two hours on Saturday, Nov. 7.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager John Doty at 541-740-8302.

Magruder Hall area map