Vacation Leave
The university provides paid vacation leave benefits for administrative and full-time staff employees. Upon hire, employees will be granted 40 hours of vacation time. During the first year, non-exempt employees accrue 2.154 vacation hours per pay period. Exempt employees will accrue a rate of 5.667 vacation hours per pay period. After the anniversary date, employees then accrue vacation time at a rate reflected in the table below. A total of 176 vacation hours will be allowed to carry-over into the next year; anything in excess of this amount will be counted as a loss as of December 31 of each year.
Non-Exempt Vacation Schedule
Years of Service | Vacation Days Per Year | Hours Accrued Per Pay Period | Total Hours Accrued Per Year (26 Pay Periods) | 8 Hours Per Pay Period |
0 - 3 | 12 | 3.7 | 96.2 | 96 |
4 - 7 | 15 | 4.62 | 120.12 | 120 |
8 - 11 | 18 | 5.54 | 144.04 | 144 |
12+ | 22 | 6.77 | 176.02 | 176 |
Exempt Vacation Schedule
Vacation Days Per Year | Hours Accrued Per Pay Period | Total Hours Accrued Per Year (24 Pay Periods) |
22 | 7.34 | 176.16 |
Faculty
As contract employees, faculty do not accrue vacation time. Faculty are expected to take vacation days during scheduled academic breaks.