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Update on Facilities Emergency

Following the electrical incident originating in Building 42, significant progress has been made in assessing the affected facilities. Power is expected to be restored to Buildings 38, 39, 43 and 47 within the next several hours.

Buildings 32 and 42 will remain closed through the end of this week while additional assessments are completed and necessary repairs are implemented.

Academic Operations

  • SEAS will remain on Emergency Remote Instruction (ERI) through the end of the week.
  • Classes for all non-SEAS students will resume normal operations.
  • Classes at the Law School, Community College, Congress Heights and the DCA Aviation Hangar will continue as scheduled.

Administrative Operations

  • Administrative and support functions at the Van Ness campus will resume normal business operations.

SEAS Faculty, Staff and Students

SEAS staff should contact their supervisors regarding remote work expectations. SEAS faculty should coordinate with their supervisors regarding ERI and may contact CAL for instructional technology support, including Blackboard, Zoom and Webex, at [email protected].

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and community remains our highest priority. We will continue to provide updates as additional information becomes available.

For safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For emergencies, call 911.

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Warner H. Session

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Warner H. Session, Esq.

Warner H. Session, Esq.Warner H. Session, Esq., is the owner and principal of Session Law Firm, a business law practice built on the pillars of law, business and public policy.

Session’s clients include a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, a healthcare software management company, an international infrastructure financing firm, an international airport advertising display firm, a transportation company for disabled persons, small business airport food and beverage operators, two major U.S. airports, affordable housing real estate developers and publicly traded real estate investment trusts.

He is the owner and principal of Session Title Service, a full-service title insurance, escrow and settlement company. He is also the owner and principal of Aviation Business Partners, a consulting firm that advises airports and commercial tenants on air service development, display advertising, car rental, merchandising and food and beverage concessions.

Prior to these business ventures, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as Staff Director and Counsel to the Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee of the Government Operations Committee.

He served as Staff Attorney to the Judiciary Committee for the DC Council, where he drafted legislation on matters affecting multiple executive agencies. Before that, he was an Associate at Harmon & Wilmot, PC.

Session serves on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

He holds the following bar memberships: United States Supreme Court, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States Claims Court, United States Tax Court and US District Court for the District of Columbia.

His other affiliations include Aero Club, DC Bar Association, DC Building Industry Association, DC Chamber of Commerce, DC Land Title Association and National Association of Corporate Directors.

Session earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center.

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Patrick Gusman, J.D.

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