Future winter breaks

Dear Members of the Skidmore Community,

After discussions with the President’s Cabinet, within College divisions, and with the Staff Advisory Group, I am pleased to announce extended winter holiday breaks over the coming three years for non-union employees. Union employees, whose holidays are guided by their bargaining unit agreements, are encouraged to use vacation days, other paid leave, or unpaid leave (in that order) for those days that are not contractually scheduled holidays.

The College will be closed during these winter breaks, but as you are well aware the presence of certain employees will be vital to their department’s functioning at these times. Please note that with temperatures in certain buildings reduced significantly, some employees who work during the closures may be re-assigned temporarily to other buildings.

For the next three years, Skidmore’s winter closures (including the weekend days that fall adjacent to or during the closed periods) will each consist of 14 consecutive days, as follows:

• 2016: College closes beginning Monday, December 26, 2016, and reopens on Monday, January 9, 2017   
• 2017: College closes beginning Thursday, December 21, 2017, and reopens on Thursday, January 4, 2018  
•  2018: College closes beginning Monday, December 24, 2018, and reopens on Monday, January 7, 2019

A list of all employee holidays is available here. 

If you have any questions, I encourage you to speak with your supervisor or to contact any member of the Human Resources team.