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University closed Jan. 15, 18 and 19 due to holiday, budget cuts

January 14, 2010 -- San Francisco State University will be closed Jan. 15, 18 and 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr., Day and a furlough program necessitated by reduced funding from the California legislature and governor. Employees and students who have questions about furlough and state budget cuts should refer to www.sfsu.edu/~news/2009/summer/15.html, which includes links to the furlough calendar, procedures and resources from Human Resources.

All staff and faculty are urged to post notices about closures on their voicemail, office doors, reception desks and as part of their e-mail signature. Following are suggested templates, which you may customize to meet operational needs.

Phone message: “The University will be closed Jan. 15, 18 and 19 due to Martin Luther King Jr., Day and reduced funding from the California legislature and governor that has necessitated a furlough program (time and pay cut) for San Francisco State University. The [fill in name of office] will reopen on [insert, ex.: Wed., Jan. 20 at 8 a.m.]"

Door/service desk message: “The University will be closed Jan. 15, 18 and 19 due to Martin Luther King Jr., Day and reduced funding from the California legislature and governor that has necessitated a furlough program (time and pay cut) for San Francisco State University. The [fill in name of office] will reopen on [insert, ex.: Wed.., Jan. 20 at 8 a.m.”
E-mail message:
a) Standard footer on all e-mails:
Please note: The University will be closed Jan. 15, 18 and 19 due to Martin Luther King Jr., Day and reduced funding from the California legislature and governor that has necessitated a furlough program (time and pay cut) for San Francisco State University. The [fill in name of office] will reopen on [insert, ex.: Wed., Jan. 20 at 8 a.m. and I can respond to your message at that time.

b) Out of office message during closures:
The University is closed [insert date, ex.: Jan. 15, 18 and 19] due to Martin Luther King Jr., Day and a furlough program (time and pay cut) necessitated by reduced funding from the California legislature and governor. I am unable to respond to your message until the University reopens [insert date, ex.: Jan. 19].

Other resources for implementing the furlough program and budget cuts are available at the Human Resources Web site http://www.sfsu.edu/~hrwww and the Budget News Web page http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2009/summer/15.html. Faculty, staff and students are urged to bookmark these pages and visit them periodically for updates.

-- University Communications

 

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