Good Friday

Lisapeep · 28-03-2007 9:51pm #1

Does anyone know if UCD will be open on Good Friday (6th April)? Or do we get a lovely four day weekend?

Feral Mutant · 28-03-2007 9:56pm

Been wondering about that myself. On the calendar on the site it mentions Easter Sunday, but that could be referring to getting the Monday off.

Stabshauptmann · 28-03-2007 9:59pm

If its not a bank holiday, lectures go ahead as normal. (Though apparently it is)

Blush_01 · 28-03-2007 10:55pm

UCD is not generally open for business as usual on Good Friday. Admin, for one, will not be working.

Lisapeep · 28-03-2007 11:47pm

Agh, the contradictions! What are you basing your statement on RedEye? I much prefer the sound of Blush's answer!

Tom65 · 28-03-2007 11:50pm

I got an email from a tutor to reschedule a tutorial because UCD wouldn't be open Good Friday.

I don't care if it is open, that means I don't have to come in.

Lisapeep · 29-03-2007 12:23am

Everyone should just not come in. I mean, who actually wants to?!

Royale with Cheese · 29-03-2007 12:28am

I'm not in on Friday's anyway. That said I generally avoid lectures when possible.

The_Minister · 29-03-2007 12:30am

I will be missing a seminar due to it being Good Friday.

Lisapeep · 29-03-2007 12:35am

So UCD is closed then? No lectures?

Feral Mutant · 29-03-2007 12:39am

Lisapeep wrote:

So UCD is closed then? No lectures?

Or practicals? They're my main concern since they'll affect my grade.

Stepherunie · 29-03-2007 8:45am

It's difficult to say. In terms of staffing Good Friday is an extra day so to speak - basically if you've been working at the place for a certain period of time (I think it's a year, I'm open to correction) you are entitled to have Good Friday off, if not you're not, though most just take it as a days leave.

Thus I'm guessing the vast bulk of UCD will be closed, it has been other years anyway.

humbert · 29-03-2007 9:59am

My labs finish on the 5th. I can't speak for anyone else.

Stabshauptmann · 29-03-2007 12:24pm

Lisapeep wrote:

Agh, the contradictions! What are you basing your statement on RedEye? I much prefer the sound of Blush's answer!

My calender didnt show it as a bank holiday. But according to the internet it is.

fish-head · 29-03-2007 2:13pm

Who cares about Friday, what about Monday?!

beanyb · 29-03-2007 2:31pm

Good Friday is a bank holiday, but not a public holiday. So we arent automatically entitled to the day off like we are on Easter Monday which is both.

Which doesnt answer the question at all... but I'd say we have it off. We usually do.

gubbie · 29-03-2007 3:25pm

I think we have good Friday off as I remember a lecturer complaining at a meeting that she was having to reschedule things on that day.

Ya doesn't help either. I'm pretty sure its a 4 day weekend... WOOT

Tayto2000 · 29-03-2007 3:37pm

I checked at the Arts desk, Arts is apparently shut on Good Friday and the rest of the weekend, reopening Tuesday, but the main library is open on Saturday for study only, no borrowing service. I reckon that'll apply to the rest of the campus too. I hope

mdebets · 29-03-2007 3:51pm

The library is oben on Good Friday from 9-17 as a reding room

Feral Mutant · 29-03-2007 4:20pm

Just got a reply from UCD

Dear Sir,

The University is closed on April 6th as it a public holiday.

Regards

Student Desk

Yay

sweet-rasmus · 02-04-2007 11:57am

the chemistry timetable has friday and monday shaded off

4 day weekend for sure!!!

Font22 · 02-04-2007 12:31pm

ask your lecturers. all of mine have been cancelled but because of the different schools it cud be different. i have no lectures on good friday or on monday!

Pythia · 02-04-2007 2:09pm

My Blackboard has this message

The Quinn School will be closed over the Easter Break. The building will close at 10pm on Thursday 5th April and reopen at 8am on Tuesday 10th April

I have no lectures on a Friday so it doesn't bother me either way.

Le Rack · 02-04-2007 5:37pm

when you go into your timetable on My Records, or wherever it is, lectures are scheduled for both Friday and Monday for us (science) but so far as we can gather we def have both days off...things being rescheduled etc...

dajaffa · 02-04-2007 6:04pm

From what I gather the college is closed so lectures etc are off unless you are told otherwise. I know the Health sci building is closed.

Sarn · 02-04-2007 7:21pm

There are definitely no lectures in science. I'm not coming in to work and nobody I know is either. The fact that lectures were scheduled was probably an oversight on the person who put the timetable together. Who's going to risk being sent to Hell (no it isn't UCD)?