The Union Bookstore has a complete selection of the current novels in paperback and a browsing library is available for visitors. Recreational facilities available in the University Union include a 16-lane bowling alley, billiards, and a small games room. Civil Service full-time status employees who are hourly paid receive vacation benefits following the schedule below. Benefits begin accruing the first day of employment, but use of vacation is subject to supervisory approval. Those in less than half-time status appointments accrue no vacation benefits.
Vacation time is accrued as long as the employee is in pay status.
If a holiday is observed during an employee's vacation, the employee will be paid for the holiday and no deductions will be made from the vacation accrual for that day. For hourly paid employees, the amount of vacation accrued is reported each pay period on the time card. For semi-monthly paid employees, the amount of vacation accrued is reported to the department monthly and posted. An employee may accumulate an equivalent of two years of vacation benefits before accrual ceases. Credit toward earning vacation benefits at a higher rate is given for past employment with many of the state institutions and agencies.