SUBJECT: Holiday Schedule - December 18, 2010 to January 2, 2011

During the 2010 holiday season, UC San Diego (excluding the hospitals and clinics) will officially close for 16 days between Saturday, December 18, 2010 and Sunday, January 2, 2011. This closure will result in significant energy savings from reduced operations.

The closure period includes four University paid holidays (December 23, 24, 30 and 31). Staff employees must charge any working days during the closure period not covered by paid holidays to accrued vacation, accrued compensatory time off (non-exempt only), or leave without pay. Academic employees on fiscal year appointments must charge the time off to accrued vacation or leave without pay.

Non-represented employees who do not have accrued vacation or accrued compensatory time off to cover the six working days during the closure (December 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29) may request a one-time advance of up to six days of vacation to cover the period of absence. Non-represented employees who elect to take leave without pay for up to six days of the closure period will continue to accrue vacation and sick leave credits. For exclusively represented employees, these closure days will be handled in accordance with existing contract provisions or collective bargaining where applicable.

UC San Diego departments and units that need to remain open during the closure period must notify their respective vice chancellors to do so.

Staff employees with questions regarding the holiday closure should contact Employee Relations, Human Resources Department at employeerelations@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-4115. Academic employees should contact Academic Personnel Office at academicpersonnel@ucsd.edu or (858) 822-3509.

Paul W. Drake Senior Vice Chancellor- Academic Affairs Steven W. Relyea Vice Chancellor- External and Business Affairs