UW-Madison furlough day set for Nov. 27

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will close on Thursday, Nov. 26, for the Thanksgiving holiday and on Friday, Nov. 27, as a mandated furlough day for most of its employees.

The unpaid furlough day is one of 16 required of state employees during the 2009-11 budget cycle. In each budget year, university employees must take eight furlough days, four of which are designated campuswide with the remaining four being selected based on employee preference.

During this academic year, UW–Madison has scheduled campuswide furlough days on Friday, Nov. 27; Wednesday, Dec. 30; Friday, April 2; and Friday, May 21. The dates were chosen to avoid interfering with any instruction and to minimize disruption for the university community.

On these days, the campus will be closed for all but essential services. Exceptions will be made for critical services in areas such as patient care, police, power plant, housing and animal care.