During the 2024 holiday season, UC San Diego (excluding the hospitals and clinics) will officially close for seven (7) days between Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, January 1, 2025. This closure will result in significant energy savings from reduced operations, as well as provide an opportunity for restoration, to recharge, and do other things that bring about joy so that upon your return you have even more space for grace and greatness.
The closure period includes four (4) university paid holidays (December 24, 25, 31 and January 1, 2025). 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 three (3) working days during the closure (December 26, 27 and 30, 2024) may request a one-time advance of up to three (3) days of vacation to cover the absence. Non-represented employees who elect to take leave without pay for up to three (3) 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 the existing contract provisions or collective bargaining agreements where applicable. ASE appointees (i.e., tutors, readers, TAs and Associate Instructors) who have appointments that are completed at the end of the grading period do not need to charge time off during the campus closure period. GSR appointees should consult with their supervisor regarding the time off they may need to report.
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 hr@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-4115.
Staff employees in the Health System & Health Sciences can go to http://hhr.ucsd.edu or call (619) 543-3200 (select General Inquiry option) with any questions.
Academic employees should contact Academic Personnel Services at academicpersonnel@ucsd.edu or (858) 822-3748.
