Most university buildings will shut down during holiday break

More than three quarters of the 220 academic buildings on campus will have their utilities fully or partially shut down beginning at the end of the day Friday, Dec. 19, and will remain closed until Monday, Jan. 5, said Susan Kulakowski, campus energy manager. Administrators announced last summer that the university would close the week of Dec. 22-26, except where operations are essential, and department heads were strongly encouraged also to close the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2. The shutdown is expected to save at least $250,000 in utility costs, Kulakowski said.

Faculty and staff with questions about scheduled closures should check with building managers, Kulakowski said. During the closing, building maintenance staff will be available at 723-2281.

Kulakowski encourages faculty, staff and students to maximize energy savings by shutting off computer monitors, copiers, printers and lights and making sure all windows are closed before leaving for the break.

Campus eateries will close and/or operate with shortened hours beginning next week. The Coffee House will close at 6 p.m. on Dec. 12 and 13 and will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15-19. The Coffee House will be closed Dec. 14 and Dec. 20-Jan. 4. The Treehouse will be closed Dec. 20-Jan. 1.

Peet's and Subway in the Tresidder main dining room and Olives@Building 160 will close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 12 and will remain closed through Jan. 4.

The Café at the Arrillaga Alumni Center will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15-19 and will be closed Dec. 20-Jan. 4. LINX and Peet's at the Clark Center will operate from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15-19 and will be closed Dec. 20-Jan. 4.

All recreational facilities will be closed Dec. 20-Jan. 4. A schedule listing hours of operation this week and during Winter Break can be found at www.stanford.edu/dept/pe/.

The Office for Religious Life in Memorial Church will have limited operations and reduced staff during the closing. The church will be open on Dec. 24 and 25 for Christmas services and on Jan. 1 for a New Year's Day Mass. Regular hours will resume on Jan. 5. For information on services, visit http://religiouslife.stanford.edu.

The Stanford Bookstore will be closed Dec. 25, Dec. 26 and Jan. 1. It will operate with shortened hours Dec. 15-Jan. 2. Call 329-1217.

The Cantor Arts Center, including Cool Café, will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The center and café are regularly closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Library operations

Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources will be closed or will operate with limited services Dec. 20-Jan. 4. Complete information about libraries' holiday hours and closures can be viewed at http://library.stanford.edu/geninfo/holhrs03.html.

ITTS operations

Information Technology Systems and Services (ITSS), including the Help Desk, officially will be closed from 5 p.m. Dec. 19 through Jan. 4 and will resume normal business operations at 8 a.m. on Jan. 5. Phone operator services to the university and Stanford hospitals will continue.

All production and infrastructure applications will continue to be available. Limited staff will be available to monitor systems and to ensure that critical applications and services remain running. To report a service outage or other emergency, call 725-4357 (725-HELP). Calls made to the help line, except those reporting service outages or emergencies, will not be answered.

Requests submitted electronically via HelpSU (http://helpsu.stanford.edu) will be monitored and emergency requests will receive attention. Responses to non-emergency HelpSU requests will resume Jan. 5. Complete information about services during the closing is available at www.stanford.edu/dept/itss/organization/winterclosure/.

Administrative operations

The Controller's Office, Procurement and the Office of Research Administration officially will be closed for regular business from 5 p.m. Dec. 19 through Jan. 4, but staff will be available in some departments by telephone and e-mail to respond to emergency requests Dec. 29-31. Callers should keep messages brief and allow 24 hours for calls to be returned. The Student Financial Services Office will reopen Jan. 2.

Controller's Office:

Cash and Real Estate Accounting, 725-0033

Disbursements (Accounts Payable and Travel and Reimbursements), 725-9100

Payroll, 723-2259

Student Financial Services Office, 723-1676

Procurement and Contracts Office:

725-2897

Office of Sponsored Research:

Engineering and Independent Labs and Centers, contact Anita Gildea-Phillips at 723-2610 or nitzi@stanford.edu

Humanities and Sciences Independent Labs and Centers and Medicine, contact Catherine Boxwell at (408) 838-1804 or boxwell@stanford.edu

Accounts Receivables and Cash Management, contact Rudy Magpantay at 725-7786 or rudymag@stanford.edu

All units will resume normal working hours on Jan. 5.