• Cloth masks are now required on campus. The Minnesota Department of Health has released updated masking guidelines for Institutes of Higher Education. All staff, faculty, and students MUST wear cloth face masks while in any common areas while on Augsburg property. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, which are our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness. 
• Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order. 
• The Stay Home executive order issued by Gov. Tim Walz continues. Fob access has been turned off except those who have critical work on campus and resident students living on campus. Those who have access are asked to maintain social distancing. Go only where you need to go and only stay on campus to complete your critical tasks. Do not linger on campus. No guests are allowed. Augsburg is trying to minimize people gathering and help custodians focus on cleaning and disinfecting student residential spaces.
• A COVID-19 certified disinfecting service began March 31 daily cleaning and disinfecting of the common restrooms on all residential floors at Urness. In the other residence halls, students have their own bathrooms in their residential units.
• For our public safety and facilities teams, Augsburg has procured a quantity of cotton masks. Wearing these masks helps prevent employees from touching their faces and may help protect others from the spread of the virus. These are not the medical masks that are in short supply by the healthcare system. The staff receiving these also will have guidelines on how to properly use and launder them. Hand washing and social distancing still are considered primary steps to mitigate COVID-19.

• The Stay Home executive order issued by Gov. Tim Walz continues. Fob access ended for most Augsburg community members at 11 p.m. March 27, except those who have critical work on campus and resident students granted exceptions. Those who have access are asked to maintain social distancing. Go only where you need to go and only stay on campus to complete your critical tasks. Do not linger on campus. No guests are allowed. Augsburg is trying to minimize people gathering and help custodians focus on cleaning and disinfecting student residential spaces.
• Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order. 
• A COVID-19 certified disinfecting service began March 31 daily cleaning and disinfecting of the common restrooms on all residential floors at Urness. In the other residence halls, students have their own bathrooms in their residential units.
• Augsburg procured a quantity of cotton masks for use by public safety and facilities teams. Wearing these masks helps prevent employees from touching their faces and may help protect others from the spread of the virus. These are not the medical masks that are in short supply by the medical system. The staff receiving these also will have guidelines on how to properly use and launder them. Hand washing and social distancing still are considered primary steps to mitigate COVID-19.

• The Stay at Home order issued by Gov. Tim Walz starts 11:59 p.m. Friday for two weeks until 5 p.m. Friday, April 10. Fob access will end for most Augsburg community members at 11 p.m. Friday, except those who have critical work on campus. Those who have access are asked to maintain social distancing. Go only where you need to go and only stay on campus to complete your critical tasks. Do not linger on campus. Augsburg is trying to minimize people gathering and help custodians focus on cleaning and disinfecting student residential spaces.
• Classrooms are being disinfected and locked up after sanitizing. Signs have been posted on classroom doors.
• Athletic facilities are locked and will be cleaned and disinfected.
• The maintenance crews are working to continue to change HVAC filters across campus for improved air quality.
• We are ensuring we have the proper equipment and supplies for the custodians to clean residence hall rooms for the transition from spring semester to summer.
• Davey Tree, Augsburg’s arborist, was on campus this week to re-cable the elm tree on the quad to structurally support the tree.

• Classrooms are being disinfected and locked up after sanitizing. You will start seeing signs on classroom doors after they’ve been completed.
• Athletic facilities are locked and will be cleaned and disinfected.
• The maintenance crews are working across campus to change HVAC filters for improved air quality.
• We are ensuring we have the proper equipment and supplies for the custodians to clean residence hall rooms for the transition from spring semester to summer.

• The custodial staff has been instructed to prioritize disinfecting common touch points around campus, which would include door handles, faucets, and light switches. Custodians also are focused on hard surfaces in common spaces, such as tables in classrooms and meeting rooms. We’ve also coordinated with Augsburg Dining Services to confirm cleaning processes in the dining area.
• Work that included new sheetrock, paint, and carpet are completed in Oren Gateway Center 114 and the offices in 115. On February 19, a clogged kitchen sink overflowed into a residence hall apartment on the second floor and leaked to the first floor. Repairs to the apartment also were completed. 
• A first floor men’s bathroom toilet overflowed clean water leading to flooding last week in Memorial Hall. A cleaning crew was on site to wipe walls down and disinfect to make sure they are cleaned thoroughly. 

 

• A roof leak in Si Melby caused an ice arena equipment outage. The rinks are offline for the rest of March as a result so repairs can be made. A crew has been working to clear the ice and water down to the cement base. The rink ice will be replaced after the control equipment is repaired.
• A first-floor men’s restroom toilet overflowed clean water leading to flooding Thursday afternoon in Memorial Hall. A cleaning crew was on site Friday to clean floors, wipe walls down and disinfect to make sure the areas impacted are cleaned thoroughly.

As previously noted:

• The final phase of mechanical HVAC work at Christensen Center continues.
• Two lights in front of Sverdrup will be removed in spring and an LED light will be mounted above the entrance after the ground thaws.

• Water cleanup is underway in Oren Gateway Center. There were water issues in Oren Gateway on Wednesday caused by a clogged kitchen sink overflowing into a residence hall room located on the second floor. Water damage also was sustained in the OGC 114 classroom and offices in OGC 115. The drain has been repaired. 
• Access into Oren Gateway Center from street-level doors and the parking garage was not available for several hours Tuesday due to a power supply failure in the fob reader, which caused the doors to remain locked. Accessibility paddle access also was not functioning during this time. A new power supply unit was ordered and installed by early afternoon and the issues were resolved. 
• The Hagfors 301 classroom is experiencing a minor leak from the fourth floor and repairs are in process. 
• The Urness water heater work was completed this week. Students were alerted in advance about a water shut down to make the repairs. A new temperature controller was ordered and received. If this issue happens again we have the part on hand to replace it. 

As previously noted:

• Two lights in front of Sverdrup will be removed in spring and an LED light will be mounted above the entrance after the ground thaws.
• The final phase of mechanical HVAC work at Christensen Center continues.

• An Urness water heater was re-calibrated Monday morning. A new temperature controller has been ordered and received. If this issue happens again, we have the part on hand to replace it. Replacing the temperature controller will require a water shut down that would be scheduled with Residence Life.
•  No hot water in the Hagfors Center was discovered at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Workers discovered a failed mixing valve. Hot water was restored by 1 p.m. Thursday. Facilities ordered a rebuild kit for the mixing valve and that work will happen next week. 

As previously noted:

• Two lights in front of Sverdrup will be removed in spring and an LED light will be mounted above the entrance after the ground thaws.
• The final phase of mechanical HVAC work at Christensen Center continues.

• Two lights in front of Sverdrup will be removed in spring and an LED light will be mounted above the entrance after the ground thaws.
  
• The final phase of mechanical HVAC work at Christensen Center continues.
• A makeup air unit with a leak is being repaired in Mortensen Hall. Some have noticed humidity in the lobby and the repair will correct that.
• A heating system component at Old Main failed Wednesday morning and classrooms weren’t heated. The part was replaced that morning.
• Water was shut down for a short time Wednesday in Memorial Hall so that a water pipe break could be repaired.