The Daily Bulletin Archive

The college will remain open during the weeks of December 24 and December 31, except for the official state holidays, December 25, 2007, and January 1, 2008.

Individual employees may, of course, request vacation and personal leave for other days between December 24 and December 31.

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve fall on Mondays this year, and we anticipate that many employees will request to use vacation or personal leave on one or both of those days. If all employees in a department or unit request leave on December 24 and/or December 31, department heads have been notified that they may request approval from their vice president to close the office.

Supervisors and department heads may approve requests for other days in the holiday week (December 26, 27, and 28) as long as there is adequate staffing to allow the department to remain open and provide services. Deans and other unit heads will establish plans for provision of service during the period. Supervisors are encouraged to be as flexible as possible in granting leave requests during the holiday week. Because the holiday week is a relatively quiet time on campus, every effort must be made to ensure the safety of employees who would be working alone or in isolated areas. Department heads have been asked to contact Susan Earshen, director of human resource management, to discuss any concerns regarding employee safety.