On February 8, the University will conduct a test of its Civil Defense and fire alarm systems. Civil defense sirens emit a long, wavering, intermittent blast, most frequently for tornado alerts.
Sirens are inside and outside buildings.
Fire alarms are activated from building pull stations and produce a steady ringing sound. If there is a danger of severe weather at the time of the scheduled test, the test will be rescheduled. A delay in the delivery of limestone panels has slowed the completion of the exterior walls in the atrium area, including the installation of glass curtain walls. Temporary enclosures are being installed to allow interior finishing work to continue. All exterior-building walls should be complete by the middle of March and the majority of the construction work is scheduled to be complete by the end of March.