Most ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ offices will close for 2021-22 winter break

A statue of a man covered in snow
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ photo by JR Ancheta
Snow covers the Bunnell statue outside Signers' Hall at the Troth Yeddha' campus in Fairbanks.

Most offices at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will be closed for the winter break from Dec. 23, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022. Some offices will also be closed or have reduced hours Dec. 20-22 and Jan. 3-7.

Some public venues will be open during parts of the break. The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Museum of the North will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day but will otherwise have normal winter hours. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s Student Recreation Center will close early at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, and will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s police and fire departments will be staffed throughout the break. 

Campus shuttles will not run during the closure. Shuttle service will be available on the Nenana and Yukon routes from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Dec. 22 and from Jan. 3-7. 

Students will begin returning to campus on Jan. 7, when residence halls reopen. The first day of classes for the spring semester will be Monday, Jan. 10.

A more detailed list of campus hours during the winter break is available online at

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Marmian Grimes, 907-474-7902, mlgrimes@alaska.edu.