Hi everyone,
Keith just informed us that a *planned campus-wide power outage* will
happen on *January 9th (Fri) at 7am*. The outage is expected to last less
than 5 minutes. Please see the attached email for details.
To prepare, please let Shem and me know if you have any instruments that
might be sensitive to the outage or the potential power surge. We want to
keep an eye on them and ensure everything comes back online smoothly. If
possible, please add surge protection to any sensitive instruments.
Otherwise, please unplug them before the test to avoid potential damage.
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
Take care,
Angela
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From: Keith Macdonald
Date: Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Subject: Planned Campus Wide Intentional Power Outage Test
To: Valerie Hohman , Shem Brudzinski <
shemb@sandiego.edu>, Tin Ki “Angela” Tsang , Reyns,
Nathalie , Anthony Basilio ,
Russell Harrel , Jessica Bell <
jessicabell@sandiego.edu>, Sharon Ferguson , John
Vincent Aquino , Jade Huynh ,
Joseph Avila , Ryan McGorty ,
Matthew Searle , Carlo Sanchez <
carloasanchez@sandiego.edu>, Provost, Joseph ,
Ryan Haselman , Caroline Powell <
carolinepowell@sandiego.edu>, Tammy Dwyer , Laura
Johnson , Jillian Tullis ,
Lana Nguyen , Hanna Pitts
Hi Faculty Chairs, Techs and Instrument Administrator
I attended a meeting this morning of all campus area coordinators
concerning the planned power outage test which will occur in January,
Andre Hutchinson, the AVP of Facilities is organizing the planned campus
wide power shut down test to occur on Friday the 9th of January at 7 AM.
The actual outage is planned to last no more than 5 minutes though the
campus may be running on the campus wide back up generators for up to
several hours before the full test is completed, Facilities personnel will
be in the buildings to monitor important infrastructure systems functions
and there will be multiple notifications before this test happens. That
being said, there is always room for something to be missed in the
preparation and execution. Also, I will be out of the country when this
test happens. It will be at 7 AM on Friday which is normally a flex remote
day for most or all of you. I would like to identify a tech from each
department who will be here to check up on their department's instruments
and systems on the day of the test. The only class happening in the SCST is
the science of food and cooking so it shouldn't be affected by the test. I
think it is important that before the holidays we have a full list of
instruments that should be power surge protected, instruments that have or
should have an Uninterruptible Power Supply and instruments that need to be
checked on and possibly reset after a power outage. I have already received
this list from several departments and I know that others are working
through their list. If a UPS or other protective measure that is needed to
shield an instrument cannot be put into place before the date of the test,
we can shut it down and exclude it though it should be followed up with to
ensure that the protection is put into place as soon as possible. Elevators
will be shut down during the testing period, so if there are any disabled
students, faculty or staff that need to be in the building please plan for
this contingency. I will send out a notice to all the researchers in the
SCST on Monday and there will also be a campus wide announcement on that
day. I am asking Anthony Basilio to be my alternate to be here for the
before, during and after of the test. Please let me know if you have any
immediate questions or concerns.
Best,
Keith
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Keith Macdonald
Building and Safety Administrator
Shiley Center for Science and Technology
University of San Diego
Ph#: 619-260-4211
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Tin Ki "Angela" Tsang, Ph.D.*| *曾天琪
(she/her)
Laboratory Technician, Biology
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park, SCST-368
San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4843
