Hours for campus services during WMU spring recess announced

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Some campus services at Western Michigan University will be on reduced hours during spring semester recess, which begins Monday, March 2, and continues through Friday, March 6. There are no classes during the recess, but most WMU offices are open regular hours. In addition, there are no classes Friday, Feb. 28, for Spirit Day.

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8. Classes resume beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, March 9.

Listed below are spring recess hours for select University offices and services. Faculty and staff, students and the public are encouraged to call ahead to make sure that a particular office is open before driving to campus.

For emergencies only, contact WMU Public Safety at 911. For non-emergencies, call (269) 488-8911.

Office closings apply to non-represented University employees. Many represented employees may have contractually scheduled regular work days March 2-6 since the University continues to provide services during the recess. Represented employees should direct questions to their management.

Hours for campus offices and services

Many offices, including Admissions, Bronco Express, financial aid and Office of Student Transitionswill maintain regular hours throughout the recess.

Bernhard Center and Bronco Mall store hours are available online. The Bernhard Center building closes at 10 p.m. on Feb. 28, is open 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. Feb. 29, open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 1, open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. March 2, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 3-6, open 8 a.m. to midnight March 7, open 9 a.m. to midnight March 8.

Bronco Transit  Main Campus and Parkview routes and the Aviation Shuttle will not run Feb.  28-March 6. They will resume regular hours March 10.

Sindecuse Health Center and its pharmacy are closed Feb. 29–March 1, open regular hours March 2-6, and closed March 7-8. 

Student Recreation Center closes at 5 p.m. Feb. 28, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb.  29-March 1, open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 2-5, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 6-7 and 2 to 9 p.m. March 8. The pool will be closed Feb. 28-March 8. The recreation center resumes regular hours at 6 a.m. March 9. The center's main office will maintain regular hours weekdays, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Unified Clinics will maintain regular hours throughout the recess.

Miller Auditorium will maintain regular business hours throughout the recess.

Libraries

Waldo Library, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Feb. 27, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 28, closed Feb. 29-March 1, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 2-6, noon to 5 p.m. March 7, and noon to midnight March 8. Please use the above link for Waldo Library to see details on all library locations

Campus computing

• Bernhard Center computer lab closes at 5 p.m. Feb. 28, and resumes its regular 24-hour operation beginning at 10:30 a.m. March 8.
• Information Technology Help Desk closes at 5 p.m. Feb. 28, is closed Feb. 29-March 1, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 2-6, and closed March 7. The Help Desk resumes regular hours at noon March 8.
• Mobile Help Desk is closed Feb. 29-March 5. It will resume regular hours March 8.
• University Computer Center lab closes at 5 p.m. Feb. 28, and remains closed Feb. 29-March 1, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 2-6, closed March 7, and resumes regular hours at noon March 8.

Energy Savings

To reduce energy costs during the recess, heating and cooling systems in all classroom buildings controlled by the WMU Building Energy Management System will be in recess mode. Air handlers will not run during this time, unless a space is exempt from the program or the temperature in a particular space goes outside of the range of 55 to 85 degrees. Portions of a particular building that do not regularly go into night setback mode will not go into recess mode.

Employees are reminded to shut off and unplug all non-essential electronics before spring recess.

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