Central offices to close, reduce services during winter break
In accordance with this year's winter close schedule, the Controller's Office, Office of Research Administration, Procurement and Administrative Systems/Financial Systems Support Group will be officially closed for regular business from Monday, Dec. 19, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2006. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.
Special Payroll HoursReduced Payroll Department staff will be working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 19-20, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Will Call window will not be open on these days. Please see http://hrweb.stanford.edu/hrms/winter05.ppt for more detailed information about payroll, including a calendar. The Payroll Department will be closed from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2, 2006.
Cashier's Office 2005 Deposit DeadlineAll departmental deposits to be processed in calendar year 2005 must be brought to the Cashier's Office by 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16.
Financial Systems SupportFinancial Systems Support, including the Help Desk, will be closed from Monday, Dec. 19, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2006. All production and infrastructure applications will continue to be available during this time. However, limited staff will be on hand to monitor systems and to ensure that critical applications and services remain running. To report a service outage or other emergency, call 725-HELP (4357) or submit a HelpSU ticket at http://helpsu.stanford.edu/. Emergency messages will be responded to within 24 hours.
Non-emergency messages will be addressed beginning Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006. For more complete information about services during the winter close, go to http://www.stanford.edu/dept/itss/organization/winterclosure/.
Emergency ContactsAlthough officially closed, the following departments will be available to respond to emergency needs during the winter break, with the exception of weekends. If you have an emergency need, please leave a concise message and your call will be returned within 24 hours. Controller's Office Cash and Real Estate Accounting: 725-0033 Disbursements (Accounts Payable, Travel and Reimbursements): 725-9100 Payroll: 723-2259 Office of Research Administration Office of Sponsored Research—All Proposals and Award Issues (except Accounts Receivable): 498-5873; Mike McKay, mmckay@stanford.edu Office of Sponsored Research—Accounts Receivable and Cash Management Issues: 725-7786; Rudy Magpantay, rudymag@stanford.edu Procurement Purchasing and Contracts: 725-2897 Financial Systems Support Emergency Help and Service Outages: 725-HELP (4357), http://helpsu.stanford.edu All departments will resume normal working hours on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006.