02/04/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 02/04/2026 17:16
Facilities Planning and Management has determined that faculty, students and staff will be allowed into Johnston Hall from the basement through the second floor on Thursday, Feb. 5. The third, fourth and most of the fifth floor will be open on Monday, Feb. 9.
All classes will remain virtual or take place in previously scheduled alternate spaces for the remainder of this week. They will return to their normal, in-person schedule on Monday, Feb. 9. Events previously scheduled for Johnston Hall will resume on Thursday, Feb. 5.
Several fifth-floor offices and a conference room will remain closed beyond Monday, Feb. 9. Impacted individuals are being relocated to temporary office spaces.
Floors three through five remain closed to faculty, staff and students until Feb. 9.
Significant progress has been made in drying out the building from water damage that occurred over the past weekend.