Business Services (BearBUY, Procurement, Business Contracts & Brand Protection, Property Management, and Library Bindery) will have limited staffing from 11/24/2025 to 11/26/2025. We will observe the full Thanksgiving closure period on 11/27/2025 and 11/28/2025.
As you may be aware, the President announced significant tariffs that will affect nearly all trading partners.
This development is expected to create substantial challenges for our procurement operations, including potential cancellations of purchase order requests and demands for renegotiation of pricing terms.
In light of this uncertainty, it is imperative that we take proactive measures to mitigate disruptions.
Some parts of the campus are still working remotely and some research-related facilities are still operating at lower levels.
