St. Francis College recently experienced a flood in the television studio on the 7th floor.
On Dec. 22 during winter break, a sprinkler went off in the studio due to high temperature. The water leaked from the 7th floor down to the 4th floor, causing minor damages to the three floors below.

Technical and Administrative Assistant, Lauren Deceglie, was one of first people to be notified about the incident. Deceglie said, "When I had come in to work, I had saw people running to the studio. So I went in that direction and the first thing I thought of was, what's happening?"

The facilities department notified her that there had been a flood in the studio and the water went down to two floors. The sprinkler had been on for about an hour. Deceglie explained that by the time she arrived at the studio, most of the water had been vacuumed.

Once Deceglie inspected the area, she notified Professor David Gewirtz about the situation. Gerwitz inspected the studio and noticed that the smart board podium had more severe damage because of its location.

A few studio lights, power outlets and curtains also sustained damage. "As far as what was lost and what could have been lost, we were very lucky for what we lost in this," said Gewirtz.

He explained that the sprinkler incident caused thousands of dollars in damages. Tests performed on the television studio equipment showed that no damage had occurred. It was surprising that none of the equipment  or Mac towers were damaged. Only the computer in the smart board podium along with a VCR were destroyed.

However, the studio and the two lower levels had to be repainted. The studio floor had to be redone as well. This was all done in time for the spring semester and was handled well by both the IT and Facilities departments at the college. The studio is currently up and running for use by students and faculty.