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2026 Annual Campus Electrical Shutdown June 6 & June 7

May 5, 2026

As we enter the month of May, this is a reminder that the Department of Facilities Services will conduct its annual campus electrical shutdown on Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Power will be shut off from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day. Please note that restoration times may vary depending on the progress of the work. In previous years, power has been restored as early as 4:00 p.m.

This scheduled shutdown is necessary to allow Facilities Services to exercise and test critical equipment that supports the University’s electrical infrastructure.

Affected Buildings

Saturday, June 6:
ASAC
Goldfarb Library
Mandel Center
Olin-Sang
Golding Judaic Center
Lown
Shiffman
Rabb
Heller-Schneider

Sunday, June 7:
Administration Building (including Gryzmish Center, Irving Presidential Enclave, and Bernstein Marcus)
Volen Center

If you work in one of these buildings, please plan accordingly and power down any sensitive equipment in advance.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Facilities Services facilities@brandeis.edu or at 781-736-8500.

Emergency Power Testing Scheduled

May 4, 2026

As part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining our power systems, our vendor, Weld Power, will be conducting scheduled testing of the emergency power auto-transfer switches.

Please see the schedule below for affected buildings and times:

Monday, May 4, 2026

  • Ridgewood: 7:00–9:00 a.m.
  • Village: 9:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Shapiro Admissions: 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

  • Spingold: 7:00–8:00 a.m.
  • Lemberg: 8:00–9:00 a.m.
  • 60 Turner St: 9:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Stoneman: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
  • Boiler Plant: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

  • Skyline: 7:00–8:00 a.m.
  • Usdan: 8:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Cable: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
  • Gordon: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Rabb: 12:00–1:00 p.m.
  • Goldfarb / Goldfarb ITS: 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 7, 2026

  • Mandel: 7:00–9:00 a.m.
  • ASAC: 9:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Heller Brown: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. * rescheduled to May 26
  • Olin-Sang: 12:00–1:00 p.m.
  • Brown Hall: 1:00–2:00 p.m.
  • Village: 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Friday, May 8, 2026

  • Rosenthal: 7:00–8:00 a.m.
  • Sherman: 8:00–9:00 a.m.
  • Faculty Club: 9:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Shapiro Student Center: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
  • Gosman: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • East Quad: 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

  • Chiller Plant: 7:00–8:00 a.m.
  • Shapiro Science: 8:00–9:00 a.m.
  • Foster Animal: 9:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Kosow: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
  • Heller Brown/Schneider: 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m *rescheduled from May 7

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

  • Edison-Lecks: 7:00–8:00 a.m.
  • Volen Center: 8:00–9:00 a.m.
  • Bassine: 9:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Rosenstiel: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 28, 2026

  • Feldberg: 9:00–10:00 a.m.
  • Magnet Lab: 10:00–11:00 a.m.

What to Expect:
This testing is designed to verify proper operation of emergency power transfer systems. During testing, emergency circuits will briefly lose power, then be restored once generator power is transferred, and again when switching back to utility power.

The switches will remain on emergency power for approximately 5 to 30 minutes, depending on system time delays. There will be a brief power interruption when transferring to emergency power and again when returning to normal utility power.

Please note that equipment not connected to emergency power circuits will not be affected.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Facilities@brandeis.edu

Facilities Services Key Request Information

January 25, 2024

Brandeis' Facilities Services is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for everyone. Control of keys is integral to this security program. Therefore, to improve our key control program, three new key forms have been created: Key Request, Key Return, and Key Lost.