Building 50 closed due to electrical outage: Latest updates

Mindy McLarty, Managing Editor | Oct 8, 2025

UNF’s Building 50, the science and engineering building, is closed through Tuesday due to an electrical failure. (George Lansing Taylor Jr./UNF Digital Commons)

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Oct 09, 2025, 7:06 pm

Madelyn Schneider, Editor-in-Chief

Building 50 closed through Friday, campus alert says

Building 50, the University of North Florida’s science and engineering building, remains without power and will be closed through Friday as maintenance workers continue repairs.

The outage was caused by a main switchgear failure on Sunday night, according to a university spokesperson on Monday. On Tuesday, the spokesperson confirmed that maintenance was able to begin working on replacing the switchgear. An emergency generator is currently powering critical facilities, but the building is closed for classes and other activities through the end of this week.

Students who have classes scheduled in Building 50 should contact their faculty member for next steps.

The following story was originally published on Oct. 8, 2025 and is outdated. See the latest updates above.

Building 50, the University of North Florida’s science and engineering building, remains without power and will be closed through Thursday, according to a campus alert.

“Work is underway to replace the switchgear,” a university spokesperson wrote in a message Tuesday.

In its latest alert, the university advised students to contact their faculty member if they had classes in Building 50 scheduled during this time.

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Mindy McLarty, Managing Editor

Mindy McLarty studies English at the University of North Florida and serves as Spinnaker’s managing editor. Mindy started working with Spinnaker as its government reporter in the fall of 2024. With a love for reading and the tendency to over-obsess, she hopes to work in book publishing and editing someday. When she’s not working, you can find her at a concert or the nearest bookstore.

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Madelyn Schneider is Spinnaker’s current editor-in-chief. She is a senior majoring in English and minoring in mass communication at the University of North Florida. Madelyn began her work for Spinnaker as its news editor in the spring of 2024 and was promoted to editor-in-chief over the summer of 2024. In her free time, Madelyn enjoys writing, reading and camping out at all the local coffee shops.

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