CU Boulder leadership has granted employees five days of administrative leave* Dec. 24, 29, 30, 31, and January 2. If the governor should issue an additional governor’s holiday for this period, that will replace one of the administrative leave days already granted.
Campus-based employees: For those on campus, these administrative days are in addition to the paid holidays of December 25, 26, and January 1. This results in a Winter Break from December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026. Employees do not need to take any personal leave during this time.
NOAA-based employees:s Employees based at NOAA will still follow the federal holiday schedule with the addition of five days to be taken December 24, 29, 30, 31 and January 2 (five days total). Please note there are always slight differences in the holiday schedule for campus and NOAA (e.g., this year, campus-based employees have November 28 and December 26 as a holiday; NOAA-based employees do not.) December 26 would still need to be recorded as vacation time for NOAA embedded employees.
*Prorated for part-time employees.
Some details:
- Eligible employees: This additional time off applies to all leave-eligible CIRES employees regardless of work location.
- Funding source: The funding for this leave will come from each individual’s current salary funding source.
- Recording time: Employees should record the time as “Administrative Leave” for campus designated days
- CIRES administration & campus operations: CIRES and all campus administrative offices will be closed November 27-28 for the Thanksgiving holiday, and December 24 – January 2, for Winter Break—please plan accordingly.
- Alternate administrative leave: People who must work those days will be allowed to flex time off – please work with your supervisor to determine if flex time is necessary. These employees and their supervisors should find alternate days (by June 30, 2025) on which our employees can use this leave based on the scheduling needs in their unit or department.
- MyLeave Guidance: Staff and faculty who submit timesheets should record the time as “Administrative Leave” for Dec. 24, 29, 30, 31, and January 2.
If you have any questions about the above information, please contact cireshr@colorado.edu. Thank you and enjoy your well-deserved extra leave!
