Updated: Wednesday, December 11 at 10:30 p.m.
University officials have been working throughout the evening to restore power to campus. The cause of the outage has been identified and a temporary fix will be installed sometime tomorrow, Thursday morning. At this time, a specific timeline for the fix cannot be identified but university offices will operate remotely until 12 noon on Thursday, December 12.
Due to the uncertainty and disruption caused by this unexpected outage, all on-campus exams scheduled for Thursday, December 12, will be rescheduled. On-campus student assignments due tomorrow will be provided an extension. Please know the university will work with students who have travel reservations or other commitments that may conflict with rescheduled exams. We hope to have some guidance on rescheduled exams by noon tomorrow.
The Children’s Center will be closed on Thursday, December 12.
The Dining Hall will open Thursday morning beginning at 6:30 a.m. and serve a limited menu for those students still on campus.
As a reminder, wireless internet is working in some areas of campus, primarily the lobby and lounge area in College Hall. All College Hall IT labs will be open 24-hours a day with WiFi and computers for student use. The labs may also be used to charge laptops and mobile devices.
University staff should plan to work remotely tomorrow, Thursday, morning and report to campus at 12 noon unless otherwise directed by their supervisor. Faculty and staff should monitor their email and voicemail and respond to inquiries in a timely manner.
For emergency situations, please contact Campus Police at 781.768.7777 (Emergency line). You may also contact Campus Police at 781.768.7111 (Non-emergency line) or visit their office in College Hall 102. Residence Life Staff and essential personnel will continue to be available on campus to serve students.
Thank you once again for your patience as we assess and address this matter.
Updated: Wednesday, December 11 at 4:45 p.m.
Thank you for your patience as campus officials work with electrical contractors to assess and address the unexpected power outage on the Weston campus.
All on-campus final examinations that were affected by today’s power outage, Wednesday, December 11, will be rescheduled. This includes any remaining on-campus exams for this evening that will also be rescheduled. Students with on-campus exams this evening, Wednesday, December 11 should not report to campus.
Academic Affairs will provide information tomorrow about rescheduled exams. Faculty and students should assume that tomorrow, Thursday's exams, will be held as scheduled. If power is not restored, an email will be sent to the Regis community early tomorrow morning with additional information. The Regis Children’s Center is also expected to operate on a normal schedule tomorrow, Thursday, December 12.
Please know the dining hall is open and serving dinner until 8 p.m.
Wireless internet is working in some areas of campus, primarily the lobby and lounge area in College Hall. All College Hall IT labs will be open 24 hours a day with WiFi and computers for student use.
Due to the high winds, please exercise caution should you need to travel around campus this evening. For travel between the Student Center and College Hall, please consider using the tunnel.
Should you have an emergency, please contact Campus Police at 781.768.7777 (Emergency Line), 781.768.7111 (Non-emergency Line) or visit their office in College Hall 102.