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Update: North Carolina A&T announced on Thursday evening that the heating system has been repaired and all affected buildings will be restored by Friday, January 19th. The university announced the updates on their social media accounts.
Please note, #NCAT heating issues are now resolved. Heat is being restored to all affected campus buildings, and will be ready for use and occupancy beginning at 8 a.m., Friday, Jan. 19. Affected residence halls will re-open at 8 a.m. Residents may return at their convenience any time after that. Shuttles will continue to take students from off-campus housing to campus throughout the day on Friday, ending at 7 p.m.
Please note, #NCAT heating issues are now resolved. Heat is being restored to all affected campus buildings, and will be ready for use and occupancy beginning at 8 a.m., Friday, Jan. 19.
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— North Carolina A&T (@ncatsuaggies) January 18, 2024
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Over thirty buildings on the campus of North Carolina A&T reportedly have no heat, causing the institution to cancel classes on campus and encourage students to return home. Per a statement released by the HBCU and obtained by local affiliate MyFox8, weather-related damages caused issues with the heating system and repairs to the system won't be completed before this weekend.
The full statement is below:
Weather-related damage to North Carolina A&T heating systems requires replacement parts and repair work that cannot be completed before the weekend. Therefore, all classes remain suspended for Thursday, Jan. 18. Where necessary, telework should continue for employees assigned to buildings affected by the heating outage.
Students who live in affected residence halls are encouraged to return home, wherever possible. For students who cannot return home, Housing and Residence Life has secured alternative accommodations. Students who have not already done so should see their residence hall director for further instructions.
The university will move to exclusively remote instruction for Friday, Jan. 19. A decision regarding operations for employees on Friday will be made tomorrow (Thursday).
The university also laid out the buildings that are affected and aren't affected by the heating outage.
- Barbee Hall
- Barnes Hall
- Benbow Hall
- Brown Hall
- Campbell Hall
- Carver Hall
- Cooper Hall
- Corbett Gym
- Craig Hall
- Curtis Hall
- Dowdy Building
- Fort IRC
- Frazier Hall
- Gibbs Hall
- Graham Hall
- Haley Hall
- Harrison Auditorium
- Hines Hall
- Hodgin Hall
- Holland Hall
- Marteena Hall
- McNair Hall
- Merrick Hall
- Monroe Hall
- Moore Gym
- Morrow Hall
- New Science Building
- Noble Hall
- Price Hall
- Smith Hall
- Speight Hall
- University Galleries
- Vanstory Hall
- Williams Dining Hall
Campus Buildings Not Affected
- Academic Classroom Building
- Aggie Suites
- Aggie Terrace
- Aggie Village – Halls 1 through 6
- Alumni Foundation Event Center
- Annex Building
- Blount Health Center
- Bryan Fitness Complex
- Campus Recreation Center
- Coltrane Hall
- DeHuguley Building
- Environmental Health and Safety Building
- ERIC Building
- F.D. Bluford Library
- Pride Hall
- Proctor Hall
- Student Center
- Ward Hall
Students spoke with local affiliates such as MyFox8 to share their frustration with living accommodations related to the issue with the heating systems.
Jayden Harrison, a student from Jacksonville, Florida, spoke to MyFox8 about the situation.
“Do better or you’re going to have a lot of people transferring because it’s about to get bad. This is going to continuously happen because you’re not going to change it.”
“Why don’t we have better housing? We have students that paid $30,000 to come here a year, and we’re still dealing with no heat and not hot water. It’s simply crazy,” said Sammy Harper, a student from California.
Per the university, classes will move to remote instruction starting January 19th amid repairs to the heating system.
