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On Friday, a Power Interruption Forced SIU to Close

On Friday, April 14, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be closed. The institution said that the closure was necessary due to a campus-wide Ameren power outage.

The substations that caused the outage have sustained significant damage reports indicate. All classes, whether in-person, hybrid or online, will be canceled; remote delivery will not be allowed.

SIU Power Shortage
SIU Power Outage

The Department of Public Safety and residential dining facilities will remain open, according to SIU. Except for a small number of already scheduled events, including the following, all other campus buildings and offices will be closed:

The university anticipates that the power outage will be fixed by Saturday, at which point the regular business will resume.

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