A planned power outage will impact the 2nd floor of Rogers Hall on Wednesday, August 2 from 7:30 – 8:30 A.M.

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 Wednesday, August 2. If you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well. 

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.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Eric Smith at (541) 409 – 5037.

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.

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

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.

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.

Notice: Domestic Water Shutdown in Rogers Hall 

Effective Date(s): December 14, 2022, 6:00 am – December 15, 2022, 6:00 pm.

The water will be shut down in Rogers Hall December 14, 2022, from 6:00 am to December 15, 2022 6:00 pm to remove and install new backflows. This will affect the domestic water building wide.

For questions or comments on this shutdown 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.

For work related to the Graf Hall renovation and Rogers Hall elevator projects, fire alarm testing is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in Rogers Hall. Fire alarm testing is expected to last approx. 10 minutes. Alarms in Rogers Hall may be heard in other nearby buildings.

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

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

As part of the Graf Hall Renovation Project, the contractor for the project will be doing excavation work below the pedestrian bridge between Graf Hall and Rogers Hall. They will also be doing overhead steel work on the bridge. While this work is ongoing, pedestrian traffic in the area will be restricted. Work is scheduled to start on Monday, December 6, 2021 through Friday, December 10, 2021.

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

Area map of Graf Hall and Richardson Hall with restricted pedestrian traffic

Notice: Demolition of 3rd floor bridge between Rogers and Graf Halls

Effective Date(s): week of August 2, 2021

As part of the Graf Hall Renovation Project, the 3rd floor bridge between Rogers Hall and Graf Hall will be demolished. Work will occur through the week of August 6 and will generate noise and dust. No pedestrians or vehicles will be allowed in the vicinity of the work and the bridges at all levels will not be accessible.

The noise from this work will affect all the buildings in the area, especially the ones shown in the attached area plan.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760 or Construction Manager Lindsey Austin at 541-990-7720.