<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Good morning, <div><br></div><div>We have received an update regarding the outage noted below. The building will remain closed for the rest of the day while Facilities works to resolve the issue.</div><div><br></div><div>We understand that researchers may need to access their labs to unplug or secure equipment to prevent potential power surge damage when power is restored. If anyone from your team needs to enter the building, please have them email me upon entry and exit of Boyce Hall. This will serve as our check-in/check-out method. This will help us track who has accessed the building. </div><div><br></div><div>Please ensure the buddy system is used so no one is entering alone, and bring a flashlight as a precaution.
We will share additional updates as soon as they become available. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><font color="#0000ff" face="georgia, serif"><b>Dominica Albitre</b></font><div><i><font color="#0b5394" face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><b>Financial Administrative Officer</b></font></i></div><div><i><font color="#0b5394">UC Riverside | <a href="https://bmpn.ucr.edu/" target="_blank">BMP Administrative Unit</a></font></i></div><div><font color="#0b5394">900 University Ave, Riverside, California 92521 | Boyce Hall</font><i><font color="#0b5394"></font></i></div><div><a href="mailto:dalbitre@ucr.edu" target="_blank">dalbitre@ucr.edu</a> | 951-827-6256</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Sabrina Schuster</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sabrina.schuster@ucr.edu" target="_blank">sabrina.schuster@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM<br>Subject: Continuing Power Outages in Boyce and Keen Hall-March 25, 2026<br>To: Xuan Liu <<a href="mailto:xuan@ucr.edu" target="_blank">xuan@ucr.edu</a>>, Katherine Borkovich <<a href="mailto:katherine.borkovich@ucr.edu" target="_blank">katherine.borkovich@ucr.edu</a>>, Katayoon Dehesh <<a href="mailto:katayoon.dehesh@ucr.edu" target="_blank">katayoon.dehesh@ucr.edu</a>>, Thomas Eulgem <<a href="mailto:teulgem@ucr.edu" target="_blank">teulgem@ucr.edu</a>>, April Meinzer <<a href="mailto:april.meinzer@ucr.edu" target="_blank">april.meinzer@ucr.edu</a>>, Dominica Albitre <<a href="mailto:dominica.albitre@ucr.edu" target="_blank">dominica.albitre@ucr.edu</a>>, Shane Kennedy <<a href="mailto:shane.kennedy@ucr.edu" target="_blank">shane.kennedy@ucr.edu</a>><br>Cc: CNAS Dean <<a href="mailto:cnas_dean@ucr.edu" target="_blank">cnas_dean@ucr.edu</a>>, Agdean <<a href="mailto:agdean@ucr.edu" target="_blank">agdean@ucr.edu</a>>, LifeSciDean <<a href="mailto:lifescidean@ucr.edu" target="_blank">lifescidean@ucr.edu</a>>, PhySciDean <<a href="mailto:physcidean@ucr.edu" target="_blank">physcidean@ucr.edu</a>>, Tamara Stewart <<a href="mailto:tamara.stewart@ucr.edu" target="_blank">tamara.stewart@ucr.edu</a>>, Christopher Torres Martinez <<a href="mailto:ctorresm@ucr.edu" target="_blank">ctorresm@ucr.edu</a>>, Sheila Hedayati <<a href="mailto:sheila.hedayati@ucr.edu" target="_blank">sheila.hedayati@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I know people are anxious to get into the buildings to unplug/secure equipment to prevent power surge damage as the power comes back on. Please tell your teams to institute the buddy system so people are not unescorted into the building, one holding a flashlight while the other carries out necessary tasks. There should be a "check-in/check-out" process so we can track who goes in and who goes out to account for all entries to the building. Facilities/EH&S were going to tag Boyce Hall with caution tape due to the power outage but we do understand there are necessary tasks that research teams need to attend to. </div><div><br></div><div>The latest on the power outages in Boyce and Keen Hall:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Boyce Hall-The pipe burst in the interstitial/core of Boyce that caused the initial flooding which led to the power outage for Boyce, Batchelor/Keen, and SOM was repaired. A new leak was just reported and the plumbing technicians are on site to troubleshoot and repair. There is still a transformer and fuses that need to be repaired but flooding in the basement in high voltage areas is impacting the ability to bring the building power back on. I am still waiting to hear the status of using a backup generator to Boyce, there will be generator provided today. FYI-Vivarium on the 6th floor of Boyce has its own dedicated backup power generator, they have power.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Keen Hall-My understanding is there are some fuses/electrical equipment currently under repair to bring power back to this section of the building.</div><div><br></div><div>3. Batchelor Hall-The building is currently operating on backup power.</div><div><br></div><div>I will send more updates as I receive them but you are also welcome to reach me via Zoom, telephone as needed. Thank you all for your patience and assistance during this difficult time.</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="m_-6077388891486107934_m_3583358365270656525_SignatureSanitizer__MailAutoSig"><font color="#000000">Sincerely,</font></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"></span></p>
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