Emergency blog from The University of Washington Bothell

Power out on campus

We have received calls from our campus community about coming to campus for electricity. Power is out at UW Bothell/Cascadia, so please do not come to campus.

At this time, Puget Sound Energy estimates power restoration within 18-24 hours from now.

Posted November 20, 2024 11:46 am

Suspended operations all day 11/20. Classes and services conducted remotely.

In light of widespread power outages and damage as a result of heavy winds, the UW Bothell/Cascadia College campus will be on suspended operations on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Campus will be closed. Classes and services will be conducted remotely. Events canceled.

Exceptions: Essential staff will report to campus as usual, and residential students should refer to Residential Life.

Posted November 19, 2024 11:23 pm

Suspended operations at 3 p.m. today

In light of weather advisories for high winds this evening, the UW Bothell/Cascadia College campus will be on remote operations after 3 p.m. today. Campus will be closed; classes and services will be conducted remotely; events canceled.

Exceptions: Essential staff will report to campus as usual, and student housing will be open and operational.

Posted November 19, 2024 1:10 pm

Attempted robbery near Commons Hall

UPDATE 12:03 p.m.: Police unable to locate the suspect in the attempted robbery and have cleared the area.

UPDATE 11:10 a.m.: Suspect was reportedly last seen heading toward North Creek Wetland.

11:00 a.m.: Police are searching for a male in attempted robbery and attempted assault that occurred at approximately 10:50 a.m. near Commons Hall (UW2). Description: Mustache, beard, black hoodie, black hat, green backpack. Call 911 if seen.

Posted October 30, 2024 11:07 am

Great Washington ShakeOut Drill, 10/17 at 10:17 a.m.

UPDATE 12:03 P.M.: Thank you for participating in the Great Washington ShakeOut earthquake drill. Learn more about earthquake preparedness on our Campus Safety website.

Today is the Great Washington Shakeout earthquake drill. In the event of an earthquake, remember to DROP or LOCK (wheels), COVER AND HOLD ON. As part of the statewide drill, UW Bothell is conducting a test of all emergency communications tools. In the event of a real emergency, updates will be posted on uwb.edu/emergency or www.cascadia.edu/emergency.

Posted October 17, 2024 10:17 am

Email delivery delay

UPDATE 4:23 p.m.: The technical issue that caused a delay in inbound and outbound email messages in the @UW.edu domain has been fixed, and UW-IT expects that email will return to normal delivery times by tomorrow morning. UW-IT is continuing to monitor system recovery, including a backlog of emails being processed.

UPDATE 10:42 a.m.: Inbound and outbound email messages in the @UW.edu domain remain significantly delayed. Consider using alternative methods of communication for time-sensitive issues until this incident is fully resolved.

No estimated restoration time is available. Users are reporting that they are receiving most emails from outside the UW.

Original message: The University of Washington email system is experiencing some delays in receiving and sending emails due to a technical issue. UW Information Technology engineers are actively working with the vendor, who is deploying a possible fix.

Between 8 p.m. on Monday and 2 a.m. today, some inbound emails to UW accounts may have been lost and are not recoverable. Outbound @uw.edu messages were not lost. UW IT does not have an estimated time for a resolution. UW IT does not have an estimated time for a resolution.

Posted August 20, 2024 8:14 am

ALL CLEAR. Thank you for participating in the Active Threat Drill. We hope it was a helpful exercise. 

If you did not receive a text alert about the drill, opt-in to receive UW Alerts to be notified of an incident on campus. 

A reminder about resources to help you prepare for future incidents: 

Posted May 6, 2024 10:16 am

Alert May 6, 10 a.m.: Active Threat DRILL ONLY. Secure in place. We will send an all clear after the drill.

During the drill, stay in your classroom or office and review/discuss how you would respond in a true emergency. 

If you are with people who did not receive a text alert about the drill, encourage them to opt-in to receive UW Alerts to be notified of an incident on campus. 

Other resources to review: 

Posted May 6, 2024 10:07 am

Alert Update 12:49pm: Assault on campus

Police still searching for suspect in 4th degree assault on campus. Fourth degree is a grade given to less serious forms of crimes. No immediate harm, but remain vigilant.

Posted April 24, 2024 1:17 pm