Building access over Thanksgiving
November 26, 2019
UAF will observe Thanksgiving Nov. 28-29. Many offices will be closed or have reduced hours or services. Some employees may need to get into their building during this time.
For buildings with at least one exterior entry point with card swipe access: If your building has at least one exterior entry point with swipe access, this will be the mechanism used for access when the building is locked during the holiday and for after-hours access. To request swipe access, please contact your department’s approving authority.
For buildings without card swipe access: If you have not been issued a key, your department's approving authority must request access through the UAF Police Department’s online access request form.
A "holiday exception" has been implemented for buildings whose exterior card access doors unlock automatically. The buildings listed below will not unlock automatically from Thursday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Dec. 1. Normal building open hours will resume Dec. 2. Interior doors on electronic access control within these buildings and others will not unlock on schedule during this period, as well. Affected buildings include:
Akasofu
Arctic Health (AHRB)
Brooks
Bunnell
Constitution
CTC Barnett
CTC Hangar
Duckering
Eielson
Fine Arts - Art Wing
Fine Arts - Music Wing
Gruening
Engineering (ELIF)
Irving 1
Lathrop
Murie
Physical Plant
Reichardt
West Ridge Research Building (WRRB)
The buildings and rooms will allow normal card access, they just will not be unlocked. Card access for students is provided by each department, through the department's approving authority. Faculty and staff card access will continue as normal.
Issues with the card access system can be made by calling 474-7000 24 hours a day. Generally, we will not be able to resolve individual card access problems, as do not have sufficient information from the departments to verify specific individual access requests. Additionally, the Bursar's Office will be closed and will not be able to resolve individual card problems.
BiRD, Museum, and Rasmuson Library buildings do not unlock automatically.
Wood Center will not unlock automatically on Thursday and Friday of the Thanksgiving holiday. It will be open regular weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday.
UAF police will continue to unlock areas which are listed through ASTRA.
For information on policy or approving authority:
UAF key policy
Associated key regulations