Winter Break Closure
The Winter Closure Plan (WCP) calls for closure of the University from December 25th through January 1st each year.
- Day 1: December 25, Christmas Observed
- Day 2: December 26, President's Day Observed
- Day 3: December 27, WBC
- Day 4: December 30, WBC
- Day 5: December 31, WBC*
- Day 6: January 1, New Year's Day Observed
*Depending on your years of service and employment type, you may be required to use one day of vacation time during the WBC. Please refer to Policy #41.001, and to the "Guidelines for Vacation and Winter Closure Time [PDF] ".
Classified Hourly Employees
The listing of classified employees who must report vacation on their Workforce timesheets is posted each year in December.
Administrative (Hourly)
The listing of administrative hourly employees who must report vacation on their Workforce timesheets is posted each year in December.
Administrators (Salaried)
Payroll systems will not grant vacation time accrual to administrators on their December 31st paycheck who have 1 or more years of continuous service as of December 25. Those administrators with less than 1 continuous year of service as of December 25, will accrue a vacation day for the December 31st pay. This means that salaried Administrators do not need to submit paid time off in MPI: Absence Management for the 4th day to use vacation as required.