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

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There are several reasons that your registration may not be accepted by Self-Service:

1. You are trying to register at the wrong time. Please check your Registration Letter Group and Class to make sure you are registering with the correct group.

2. You do not have your advisor’s approval to register. To find out if you have permission to register, log on to your account in Self-Service and pay attention to the RED message “Please meet with your advisor(s) to obtain approval to register.” that appears in the top right of your screen.  You will need to contact your advisor and obtain his/her approval before you will be able to register. If you have more than one active academic advisor (e.g., because you are a double major), both advisors must approve you to register.

3. The instructor’s permission is required to add the course. You will need to contact the instructor and request Signature Approval. Once the instructor has provided the Signature Approval the Register button will be blue and you can then register for the course.

4. Registration for the course is restricted to certain groups. For example, a notation of FR/SO in the Restr column for a course means that only students whose registration class is “freshman” or “sophomore” may register for that course. Restrictions can not be overridden during the registration period. You should contact the instructor, explain the situation, and request that they consider allowing you to register for the course during the Add/Drop period at the beginning of the term.

5. You are trying to register for more that 20 credits. Course overloads of 21 credits or more require special approval.

6. There is a financial hold on your account. Please contact the Financial Services Office for help resolving financial holds.