Memorandum

On Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, Texas Tech Football will host Texas Christian University for a nationally televised game. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
 
We appreciate that this does impact teaching, learning and work schedules. Because of this rare weekday game, we are requiring the following:

• All in-person, on-campus classes must be dismissed by 2 p.m. Courses beginning at 1 p.m. should continue to take place. Online classes scheduled can take place at the instructor's discretion.
• Faculty with classes at the above-mentioned times will receive an additional reminder from the Office of the Registrar.
• Many faculty, staff, and student parking lots will need to be cleared by 2:30 p.m. You will receive an email from Transportation & Parking Services with instructions and information on when your parking lot will close.

Faculty and Staff Departure Times

Using the guidance above, it is important for each department and college to determine their own limited essential staffing needs based on Thursday classes (until 1 p.m.), services and support to faculty, staff and students, university commitments and deadlines.
 
Employees whose work is deemed non-essential by their supervisors are asked to leave by noon. Supervisors are encouraged to communicate to your team any impact to internal deadlines that may be affected by campus closure.
 
Full-time and part-time benefits-eligible employees scheduled to work during the early dismissal will report emergency leave for their remaining scheduled work hours following normal departmental procedures. Non-benefits eligible employees will only report actual hours worked.
 
Non-exempt emergency services employees and non-exempt designated essential personnel required to work during these periods of emergency leave will be paid for time worked in addition to emergency leave.
 
Semi-monthly employee timesheets for Oct.16 - 31 are due by 6 p.m., Nov. 2.
  
Limited Essential Faculty and Staff Parking

Limited essential faculty and staff parking will be available in the R01, R09, R13 Visitor and Commuter West parking lots.
 
Questions?

• Work schedules and essential staff questions should be directed to department managers.
• Parking questions should be directed to Texas Tech Transportation & Parking Services.