UAF to close offices, reduce hours during winter break

December 13, 2017

Most offices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will be closed for the winter break, Dec. 25, 2017, through Jan. 2, 2018. Many will also be closed or have reduced hours from Dec. 20-22 and Jan. 3-5.

The UAF police and fire departments will remain open throughout the break. The University of Alaska Museum of the North will be closed Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1-2.

UAF will not provide shuttle service Dec. 25-Jan. 2, and will have reduced service with a single shuttle running from Jan. 3-5.

WINTERmester, which includes 20 courses available to students and the community during the break, is scheduled for Jan. 3-12. Courses and registration information are available at www.uaf.edu/summer/sessions/wintermester/. WINTERmester will also host a free concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 6, at the Regents' Great Hall, featuring the E.T. Barnette Dry Cabin String Band and Greta and the Goldstrummers.

Students will begin returning to campus at 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, when residence halls reopen. New students are invited to participate in orientation activities that day.

The first day of classes for the spring semester is Tuesday, Jan. 16. The 2017-2018 academic calendar is online at www.uaf.edu/calendars/academic.

Here is a detailed list of campus hours before, during and after the break: