The Office of Human Resources sent the following campus heat advisory July 31. The notice provides guidance to members of the campus community about working during high temperatures.

The Office of the Registrar and Office of Provost and Academic Affairs have also directly notified faculty teaching in classroom without air conditioning about how to move their classes to a different location. The university does not have fans available. A document is available with information about heat stress and tips for staying safe. 

Colleagues,

The current weather forecast indicates Eugene and Portland will experience severe temperatures over 100˚ most of this week. We recognize that these extreme temperatures may significantly impact some workspaces and employees across campus, which may affect normal operations. HR has reached out to supervisors to provide guidance during this period of inclement weather. Please be in communication with your supervisor if you have concerns about your workspace or assignments this week. 

The university is expected to remain open as usual for the remainder of the week. As with other inclement weather events, employees who are unable to report to work because of the extreme weather may use accrued vacation, compensatory time, exchange time, personal leave, or leave without pay to cover the missed work time, if applicable. Use of accrued sick leave is appropriate only in the case of illness.

If you have any specific questions about how the weather may impact your work unit, please speak with your supervisor, or contact Human Resources at 541-346-3159 or through our hrinfo@uoregon.edu email. 

Best regards,
Nancy Resnick
Chief Human Resources Officer and Associate Vice President