2019 summer hours begin May 20

Summer hours will begin Monday, May 20, and will continue through Friday, Aug. 9. Official university summer office hours will be Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon.

Full-time employees are expected to work a nine-hour day Monday-Thursday and a four-hour day on Friday. Staff who normally work Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. are permitted to leave on Friday at noon. However, all full-time employees will work 40 hours every week and are required to take a minimum of 30 minutes for lunch.

Examples of some summer scheduling hours include:

  • 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, with an hour for lunch, and 8 a.m.-noon on Friday (or any combination to equal four hours: however, the office will be open 8:30 a.m.-noon).
  • 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday, with 30 minutes for lunch, and 8 a.m.-noon on Friday.
  • 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Thursday, with an hour for lunch, and 8 a.m.-noon on Friday.

The various combinations of flexible schedules listed above are permitted as long as the office has staff employee coverage from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:30 a.m.-noon on Fridays. Please know that the actual schedule for each employee requires approval of the supervisor. Additionally, some departments such as Campus Police, IT Helpdesk and others, may not follow the summer schedule as necessary coverage is required after normal business hours.

Summer Hour Exceptions:

The following are exceptions to the above summer hours schedule:

  • The week of May 27- 31 – since the university will be closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day, the university will be open regular hours Tuesday, May 28-Friday, May 31 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.).
  • The week of July 1-5 – since the university will be closed Thursday, July 4 for Independence Day, the university will be open regular hours Monday – Wednesday, July 1-3 and Friday, July 5 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.).

*Other exceptions are Lake Days scheduled for the summer. Lake Days will continue as scheduled and offices associated with Lake Days will remain open after noon if those days fall on a Friday. The rest of the university offices will close as scheduled.