SUBJECT:

Holiday Schedule December 20, 1997, through January 4, 1998

Administrative holidays this year will be Thursday, December 25; Friday,
December 26; Thursday, January 1; and Friday January 2. There will be a
sixteen-day holiday period (December 20, 1997 through January 4, 1998)
during which six days (December 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31) are scheduled working
days.

UCSD departments and units that wish to be closed for all or a portion of the
holiday period, which begins at the end of the work day on Friday, December
19, 1997, and concludes at the beginning of the work day on Monday, January
5, 1998, may request approval to do so. Department Heads' requests for
closure must be submitted to the cognizant Vice Chancellor or Director for
prior approval. Department Heads are encouraged to discuss the feasibility
of a sixteen-day closing with departmental employees. The following
guidelines should be considered in determining whether to close an office:

1. Departments must maintain adequate staffing levels in order to conduct
necessary business or provide essential services.

2. December 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, and 31 are scheduled working days. If the
department wishes to be closed during those days, staff employees must charge
the time off to accrued vacation, accrued compensatory time off(non-exempt
employees only), or voluntary leave without pay. Academic employees on fiscal
year (11-month) appointments must charge the time off to accrued vacation or
voluntary leave without pay.

Requests should state: (a) the disposition of work and services which would
normally be performed, and (b) the arrangements which have been agreed to by
departmental employees, including those employees who have indicated that they
wish to work during the closure.

Questions regarding the status of employees during a proposed departmental
closing should be directed to the appropriate Employee Relations Specialist in
the Human Resources Department or to the Academic Personnel Office.

Marsha A. Chandler Senior Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs Steven W. Relyea Vice Chancellor - Business Affairs