Spring Fling set for Thursday

Spring Fling — the annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate student staff and retirees — will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday (May 22) at and around Memorial Mall.

Registration is not required to participate in lunch, bingo, disc golf, yard games, the wellness experience or the blood drive. The bloodmobile is accepting appointments online, and walk-ins are also welcome.

Lunch will be available at the food tent at Memorial Mall beginning at 11:30 a.m. The Spring Fling coordinating committee requests individuals only take one lunch as carry-out options will not be available.

Faculty, staff and retirees can enter drawings for door prizes by printing out the door prize entry form, completing it, bringing it to Spring Fling and depositing it at the information table by 2 p.m. Winners will be notified Friday (May 23) via email or phone.

Because of the high volume of traffic expected during the event, drivers and pedestrians should use caution while traveling on campus. To accommodate all visitors, most campus parking will be relaxed during the event. ADA and metered parking will still be monitored.

All staff can attend Spring Fling without loss of pay, vacation or personal holiday time, according to university policy.

To facilitate Spring Fling attendance, Human Resources offers the following guidelines:

• Attendance is covered in “worked regular” pay status for staff attending during normally scheduled work hours.
• Temporary staff can attend as work schedules permit, but not in pay status.
• Staff scheduled on the evening or night shifts and those not normally scheduled to work May 22 are invited to attend.
• Staff members are not expected to return to work if one hour or less remains in their workday.
• Staff on vacation or sick leave on May 22 should remain on such status for the day. Regular pay status is not applicable for such staff.

View the Spring Fling map for a full list of this year’s activities and their locations around Memorial Mall. More information about the event can be found on the Spring Fling website.