To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff &
           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Provost Linda Katehi" <provost@illinois.edu>

Reply-To: provost@illinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Power Outage

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,

As you know, our campus experienced a power outage on Sunday that affected 
most University buildings including residence halls. I am pleased that our 
emergency response systems worked quite effectively, notifying the campus 
of the situation and providing updates as the day went on. I want to thank 
everyone involved in keeping the campus community both safe and informed 
yesterday.

I would ask that faculty and staff work with their students regarding 
deadlines related to exams and assignments. Many students were not able to 
access online course materials and email throughout the day, and 
facilities in residence halls also experienced some disruption. Many 
students who had planned to complete assignments or prepare for exams were 
unable to do so adequately throughout most of the day on Sunday. Although 
I encourage you to continue to hold our students to the highest of 
academic standards, I would also ask that you be understanding and 
accommodating with regard to Sunday's difficulties.

Thank you in advance for your assistance and patience.

Linda Katehi
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsThis mailing approved by:
The Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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