November 9, 2020

To Faculty and Staff:

The holiday season is fast approaching. Like many things this year, the holiday breaks will look somewhat different than years past. We wanted to take this opportunity to inform you of the procedures for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Winter breaks.

Thanksgiving Break

Once again, the College will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving. We are encouraging all classified (CSEA, PEF) employees, excluding Physical Plant and University Police staff deemed necessary by their supervisors for operations, to take the day after Thanksgiving off and charge it to the appropriate leave accruals (vacation, personal, or compensatory time). This is also true for Management Confidential employees.

Your participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. Those employees that wish to work the day after Thanksgiving must obtain approval from their supervisor to work remotely. Only Physical Plant and University Police staff will be permitted to work on site that day.

UUP employees will observe Election Day on the day after Thanksgiving.

Winter Break

The campus will be closing for Winter Break the evening of Thursday, December 24 through and including Friday, January 1, 2021.  As usual during this time frame, all staff are encouraged to use vacation, holiday, or compensatory leave credits to take this time to rest and rejuvenate ahead of the new year. Physical Plant and University Police staff must check with their immediate supervisors regarding their work status through this period.

For those of you without sufficient vacation or holiday leave credits or employees who wish to work, you must obtain approval from your supervisor to work remotely during the period. Only Physical Plant and University Police staff will be permitted to work on site. Supervisors are responsible for providing appropriate work assignments during the period. Should you have any questions regarding the break periods or the use of leave credits, please contact Human Resources at hr@farmingdale.edu.

This year has brought us many challenges, but your hard work and diligence has allowed us to continue to provide a quality education to our students during these unprecedented times. I know many of you have worked hard and put in long hours over the past several months and I hope the holiday breaks give you a well-deserved opportunity to rest, recover and spend time with your families and friends.

Best wishes for a happy holiday season.

John Nader
President