ALERT: Utility/Power Failure on Campus – UPDATE

June 11, 2025 - 11:28 AM

UPDATE: Utility/Power Failure on Campus

Meadville Water Authority is just completing the the main water line repair on the north side of campus and and the water line should be pressurized shortly.

CAUTION FROM THE WATER AUTHORITY: A loss of positive water pressure is a signal of the existence of conditions that could allow contamination to enter the distribution system through back-flow by back‑pressure or back‑siphonage. As a result, there is an increased chance that the water may contain disease-causing organisms.

DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using; or use bottled water. You should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and food preparation until further notice. Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water, but also by other factors. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. Guardians of infants and young children and people at increased risk, such as pregnant women, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems, should seek advice from their health care advisors about drinking this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 (800) 426‑4791.

The Water Authority will inform local residents when the water is safe to drink. An updated message Emergency Message will be sent from Public Safety.

Students, faculty and staff should monitor e-mail, the college web site, social and local media for updated information and further updates.
Contact Campus Safety in the event of an emergency: 814-332-3357.

More information on Emergency website

IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, & Social Justice) Center

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Creating a Shift in Campus Culture

What we recognize and convey

  • Black lives matter.
  • BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Color) deserve equity in the classroom and throughout the campus community.
  • We recognize the performative, the substantive, and the differences between. Being performative is short term and well-intended, but being substantive creates real and lasting change. We are focused on substantive change.
  • Creating change takes time, now is a crucial time in continuing to work on the needed change to create a more accepting campus community. The work that we have done, will continue to do and commit to moving forward will have a lasting and monumental impact on our campus community.
  • IDEAS Center and other spaces designed to be intentional in support of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Color) and other historically marginalized students are also spaces for our white student body to learn about and engage in conversations around issues of social justice and anti-racist work.
  • Creating an inclusive campus is not the sole responsibility of BIPOC students. It is the work of an entire campus community.

What we have done

  • Facilitated educational programs in collaboration with athletic departments to bring awareness of the harm inflicted through microaggressions, unawareness of white supremacy, and privilege through raising cultural humility, and how to be a better ally.
  • Collaboration with the Student Life Coordinator for Leadership and Involvement and students to develop training for fraternity and sorority life on privilege and racism to create a more inclusive environment for all fraternity and sorority life members.
  • Began instruction of module courses (LS 190 Fall – Student Success as a Student of Color, LS 190 Spring – Cultural Competency) intentionally designed for BIPOC to engage in conversation in a brave environment where they can discuss the challenges of attending a predominantly white institution.
  • Provided opportunities for students to have an influence on how the IDEAS center functions and how to continue to improve the work the center does through student employment, leadership development of our Culture, Identity, & Leadership Coalition (CILC) organizations, and engagement with students that frequent the space.
  • Created a monthly newsletter highlighting our Culture, Identity and Leadership Coalition organizations as well as the workshops, etc. that are being sponsored by the center to share with faculty and staff to increase the awareness of our under-resourced student populations.

What we will continue to do

  • Advocate for BIPOC and other under-resourced student populations at Allegheny College, and continue to provide comprehensive support, guidance, and a space in which students feel they can come to share.
  • Educate students who do not understand white supremacy, microaggressions, unconscious bias, and provide the information to become better allies within the Allegheny College community.
  • Be an open resource during tabling events across campus.
  • Keep under-resourced students at the center of our thinking and convey their needs in intentional ways when working directly with/alongside campus partners.

What we will do moving forward

  • Increase awareness for the campus community on anti-racist work, social activism, allyship, and cultural awareness.
  • Have available spaces for students to share in conversation regarding anti-racism, social justice, and activism. Encourage students to utilize these spaces.
  • Create interactive and engaging opportunities for students to think critically about identity, social movements and how historically marginalized people have been impacted by systemic racism both within our campus community and globally.
  • Cultural Heritage Month Events in collaboration with student organizations to increase awareness of the diversity on campus.

Call to action/Ways to get involved

Identity

IDEAS Center is the social/emotional brave space providing support and validation of the experiences of under-resourced student populations. The center also provides a gathering place for dialogue and support surrounding the concerns of inclusion, diversity, equity, access and social justice.

Mission

The IDEAS Center strives to engage students in meaningful opportunities and conversation recognizing the importance of the impact of personal culture and how culture can influence our community. As a student-driven advocacy center, we provide educational opportunities to students through collaboration with campus partners and student organizations on issues of inclusion, diversity, equity, access and social justice and support the ideals of unity and community within the campus and the greater Meadville community. We support, provide mentorship, and encourage students to expand their cultural experiences through engagement with the center. Our center is a welcoming and inclusivntspace for our campus community.

Vision Statement

Through authentic interactions that promote self-awareness, the IDEAS Center provides a space that encourages, educates, and empowers under-resourced student populations. With intentional outreach, we strive to achieve a greater sense of community by increasing support, providing mentorship and encouraging all students to expand their cultural experiences through engagement with the center. We consistently prioritize the work of encouraging, educating and empowering under-resourced students while diversifying our center to be a welcoming and inclusive space for our campus community.