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

Alumni

The variety of careers our graduates pursue is evident from this sampling:

  • Dipto Mukherjee ’19, Ph.D. student in astrophysics & cosmology; Carnegie Mellon University
  • Ryan Cardman ’17, PhD student in physics, University of Michigan
  • Ryan Sayko ’17, PhD student in polymer science, University of Akron
  • Kristi Sestak ’17, M.S. in Biomedical Engineerin & M.S. in Teaching and Curriculum, University of Rochester
  • Roger Hatfull ’16, graduate student in astrophysics, University of Alberta
  • Erin Brown ’15, PhD student in physics, Stanford University
  • Brooke Olander ’15, PhD student in biomedical engineering, Ohio State University
  • Michael Petronek ’15, MS in medical physics, Cleveland State University; Chemistry Manufacturing and biomedical engineering, Iowa State
  • Ariel Statman ’15, X-ray and radiation specialist, ABM Equipment
  • Mason Greer ’14, PhD student in Electrical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
  • Bryan Chavez ’13, PhD student in Physics, University of South Carolina
  • Keiron Stoddart ’13, graduate student in machine learning program at Columbia University
  • Zach Silberman ’13, PhD student in astrophysics, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Jake Vingless ‘13, applications engineer, Basler, Inc.
  • Samuel Finder ’12, Masters degree, Columbia University
  • Samuel Knarr ’12, PhD student in physics, University of Rochester
  • Robert Pettit ’12, PhD student in optics, University of Rochester
  • Mallory Scott ’11,  PhD in molecular biophysics, University of Rochester; Chemistry Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Manager at Bayer
  • Karl Smith ’11, PhD student in Molecular Biophysics, University of Rochester
  • Bill Holtzman ’10, laser sales manager, Mecco Marking and Traceability
  • Meredith Semon ’10, medical physicist, MJS Medical Physics, Inc.
  • Alexander Urban ’10, postdoctoral scholar, LIGO, CalTech
  • Satoko Asahi ’09, PhD candidate in particle astrophysics, Queen’s University
  • Brandon Momeyer ’09, mechanical engineer, Westinghouse Electrical Company
  • Katlyn Meier ’09, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
  • Tanya Nocera ’09, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University
  • Taylor Robertson ’08, sensor systems analyst, Johns Hopkins University
  • Hikmat Daghestani ’06, Scientist at Hematogenix
  • Vincent Werner ’06, launch engineer, Space Exploration Technologies
  • Kristen Grenda ’03, physics teacher, Butler Area School District, Pennsylvania
  • Matthew Stairiker ’03, applications engineer, 
Edmund Industrial Optics
  • Robyn Nelson ’01, Engineering Leadership 
Development Program, BAE Systems
  • Jacilyn Wilkins ’97, flight controller, NASA
  • Michael Bock ’96, electro-optic engineer, Corning Lasertron, Inc.
  • Eric Landree ’93, physical scientist, National Institutes of Standards and Technology
  • Joel Sivillo ’93, meteorologist, Weather Predict
  • Jennifer Young ’92, scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Bonnie Dygan ’91, project manager, BAE Systems
  • Lisa Cortes ’90, president and health physicist, Radiological Compliance Services, Inc.
  • Kathleen O’Hara White ’87, computer programmer, Central Intelligence Agency
  • Gary Moser ’86, corporate counsel, DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems, North America
  • Richard B. Hopper ’82, senior reservoir engineer, Hunt Petroleum Corporation
  • Mary-Blair Matejczyk ’71, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Ben Burtt ‘70, Ben Burtt received the Hollywood Post Alliance Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production, recognizing his powerful artistic impact on the industry. The award was bestowed on Mr. Burtt on November 12th 2009 during the Hollywood Post Alliance Awards gala in Los Angeles.
  • Diane Larsen ’65, health physicist, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Susan Kieffer ’64, Walgreen Chair and professor of geology, University of Illinois
  • George A. Kuck ’62, congressional staff assistant, U.S. Congress; part-time lecturer, California State University
  • Charles W. Smith, Jr. ’62, professor and physics department chair, University of Maine
  • William C. Roher, Jr. ’50, consultant/entrepreneur, Houston