End-of-year schedule changes

Mail, deliveries, library, etc.

The University will observe a holiday recess between Dec. 21 and Jan. 2:

The closing will be evaluated in 2002 to determine whether it should continue.

Salaried staff employees who work on a holiday will be paid for the hours worked at time and one-half, in addition to the regular pay, or will be given compensatory time off at time and one-half. The dates are to be mutually agreed upon by the employee and supervisor.

Holiday pay provisions for hourly employees are outlined in the collective bargaining agreements.

Recognizing the need for certain services to continue during the recess, several departments will operate on a limited schedule.

CAMPUS MAIL

Regular campus mail delivery will continue through Friday, Dec. 21. Any additional outgoing mail to the U.S. Postal Service should be brought to the Campus Mail Center in the General Services Building by 3:15 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21. The facility will be open on Thursday and Monday, Dec. 27 and 31, and mail can be picked up between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on those two days.

There will be very limited processing of outgoing mail. Only first-class outgoing mail will be processed on Monday, Dec. 31.

Because of limited staffing, bulk mail cannot be processed during the recess.

FedEx, UPS and other courier-delivered packages will be accepted and stored in Campus Mail. Recipients who do not pick up the packages will be called. If there are other special arrangements, please call 831-2158. Regular mail delivery will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

CAMPUS DELIVERY

Campus Delivery will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 28. Normal delivery will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

TRANSPORTATION

The UD Shuttle Service will be operating on a modified schedule during the end-of-the-year holidays.

For more information, see the web site at [http://www. udel.edu/SuppSrvc/bus /xmas01. html].

FACILITIES

Facilities Management will make every effort to heat buildings in an "off hours" mode that will result in reduced indoor temperatures. In addition, services such as waste removal and custodial work will be curtailed. Persons in offices and laboratories that will be in operation for any part of the recess should contact Facilities Management at 831-1141 to make the necessary arrangements for services, before Dec. 20. Ver y limited service will be available Dec. 22-Jan. 1 by contacting 831-1141 or [FIX-IT@udel.edu] on e-mail. Normal weekend skeleton service will be available the remaining days for emergencies only.

EMERGENCIES

Emergency response personnel will be available and can be reached by calling Public Safety at 9-911 or 831-2222.

VOICE MAIL

Individuals and units should alter voice mail messages to reflect the holiday recess. A few examples of suggested greetings and information on the extended absence greeting option are provided at [http://www.udel. edu/PR/UDaily/01-02/ endyear110801. html].

For additional information on how to change your voice mail or the extended-absence feature, consult your v-mail instruction booklet or contact Pam Flockerzi at 831-3718 or via e-mail at [pamf@udel.edu].

COMPUTING NETWORK

The campus network and all central computing systems and applications will be up and available throughout the holiday period, with the following exceptions:

Between 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 24, and 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 25, no tape mounts or other operator intervention will be available on central systems.

Preventive maintenance on the building electrical systems is scheduled between 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Dec. 27-28. During this period, computer systems may be briefly interrupted on short notice if electrical system repairs are required.

For more information, contact Shirley Coen at 831-3775, or via
e-mail at [scoen@udel.edu].

COMPUTING SITES

The Smith Hall computing site will be open for limited hours over the holiday period:

All other computing sites will be closed.

LIBRARIES

The University of Delaware Library, including the Morris Library, Special Collections and all branch libraries, will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, and open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Dec. 17-21.

The University of Delaware Library will close for the holiday period at 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21, and reopen at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2. All libraries will begin Winter Session hours on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

DELCAT and networked electronic library resources will continue to be accessible from outside the library during the holiday period when the University computer system is up. Online databases will be available via the web to University users from off campus.

Also accessible from off campus are web pointers to scholarly information organized by subject by the library via its home page. Automated telephone renewal service will be available during regularly scheduled hours at (302) 831-1638.

Books due prior to Dec. 22 should be renewed by phone or returned through the book drops outside the Morris Library.

Library hours are available at 831-BOOK and at [http://www.lib. udel.edu/info/index.html].