telephone handsetIn the event of an emergency on campus while phones are disabled, use a mobile phone to call 911.

Reminder: campus phones to go dead Friday night

Maintenance work to the campus telephone system will take it offline overnight after the University closes Friday, December 22.

The entire telephone system will go silent sometime between 7 and 8 p.m. Friday evening. Work will proceed over the next seven hours and the system is projected to be back online by 3 a.m. Saturday.

While the telephone system is down, there will be no dial tone on any phones on campus. Traditional phones will be without power. VoIP phones will appear operational, but will be unable to connect. There will be no answer if someone dials the University and voicemail will be unavailable. Emergency phones also will not work.

In case of emergency on campus during this period, use a mobile phone to call 911. Windsor Police Services will relay the call to Campus Police. Direct any questions or concerns to IT Services at 519-253-3000, ext. 4440.