Greetings campus community,

The San Bernardino campus will be experiencing a planned power outage beginning this Friday, July 5th at 6:30am and continuing through Saturday, July 6th at 4:30pm. Note: power delivery to University Village Housing and the Palm Desert campus will not be impacted.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE CAMPUS FOR THE WEEKEND: Charge cell phones or other equipment before the outage, do not plan to perform experiments or other work that rely on consistent power during the outage period. Work under the assumption that electrical power in campus buildings impacted will be unavailable during this period. Please ensure that all electronics are completely turned off. Sensitive and valuable electronics should be unplugged to protect them from power surges. Refrigerators should be completely emptied, defrosted, and unplugged if possible.

If you need to be on campus during the outage:
You must have your supervisor’s permission.

Facilities Information

Lighting – Managers should ensure that there is adequate lighting to support a safe workplace. Offices planning to be working in impacted areas should ensure that employees have flashlights on hand.
Elevators and accessibility – The Elevators will not be operational on the San Bernardino campus. Anyone needing an elevator to access their place of work will need to make alternative location arrangements during the outage. Use caution when moving between floors in the stairwells.
Equipment - Sensitive equipment, refrigeration units, etc. should be on emergency outlets (where available) or cleaned out and de-energized to avoid damage to equipment due to the planned outage.
Building Comfort Cooling - Air conditioning systems may or may not function or will be limited in functionality. Be sure to monitor workload and temperatures and watch for signs of heat exhaustion.
Housing and Residential areas – University Village will not be impacted by this planned power outage. All other housing villages will be impacted and should plan accordingly. A cooling station will be available in University Village Housing for residents impacted by the outage.

ITS Information

All campus services hosted in the Data Center will remain operational. Campus websites, digital and analog phones, and 911 will also be operational.

Please note the following may experience service interruptions:
Network service and wireless access within campus buildings may be disrupted
Blue Light Emergency Phones will not be operational during the outage period
MyCoyote – although applications housed in the campus Data Center will remain fully functional during the outage, individuals working on campus in impacted buildings, should be prepared for building network outages which could disrupt connections to campus systems. Precautions include saving often, working from a non-campus location, or refraining from critical systems-related work during the outage.

Emergency Services

All campus emergency services will be operational including University Police. Per standard protocols, emergency response needs should be obtained via 9-1-1. Please do not contact UPD Dispatch for outage related questions.