12/18/2024
By Joanne Yestramski

The 2024 – 2025 winter intersession is scheduled to start at the close of business on Friday, December 20. 

During this time, only business critical for university operations and to support student success, recruitment, and retention will remain active. The university will significantly reduce on-campus operations during the break with a partial campus closure.

UML Facilities will strategically manage campus buildings to ensure support of campus-wide initiatives and best sustainability practices. Full on-site campus operations will resume Monday, January 6 to ensure a successful, vibrant start to the spring semester.

For all staff members not required to work on campus during the break, managers should work with employees on remote work opportunities during the business days between the Christmas and New Years holidays and seek to maximize the use of available vacation leave time, consistent with their collective bargaining agreements and/or personnel policies.

Employees who are approved to work and who cannot work remotely should coordinate with area department heads and managers to temporarily relocate to available operational space if their office or building is closed during intersession. Employees with special accommodations concerns should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Outreach.

Certain buildings, offices and laboratories will remain open for conducting scheduled research and winter intersession student services. All buildings on campus will be secured and require card access during this time. Residence halls will remain open for approved student locations only.

To view the building and office closures for the winter intersession, please visit the searchable Winter Intersession 2024-2025 Departments by Building spreadsheet.

To search for a particular department or building "control F" and enter the name of the department or building you are searching and search within the "workbook."

Departments:
OPEN: The department is open on campus 
OPEN-Remote: The department is opening, accessible remotely 
CLOSED: The department is closed 

Buildings:
OPEN: The building will be open for normal business functions. Building mechanical systems will continue to operate on their normal winter schedules.  
NON-OPERATIONAL: The building will be locked, but individuals with regular access will be able to enter using their UCard. Heat will be turned down. 
CLOSED: The building will be locked, but individuals with regular access will be able to enter using their UCard; lights will be off; heat will be turned down to a minimum.  

Building temperatures in areas designated as non-operational during winter intersession will be set to 60°F and have reduced ventilation strategies. Prior to leaving for the break, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to take the following steps:

  • Close all windows prior to departure
  • Switch light controls to off
  • Ensure heaters are not in use
  • Spot check room temperatures
  • Unplug all unused electrical devices
  • Ensure unused fume hood sashes are closed