Alison:  Thank you for your detailed reply to my staffing query.  It
appears that most centers/museums do require a holiday rotation.  I will
have a very good sample of the many variations on the management of this
issue!  V
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Ruppert, Allison wrote:

The Museums of Art and Natural History are open 10-5 Tuesday-Saturday,
1-5
> on Sunday and closed on Mondays. (they are open Mondays between July 4th and
> Labor Day)
> The Science Center is open everyday 10-5 (10-6 during the summer) except for
> Saturdays which are open 10-9.
> Each location is closed during holidays for the most part, with the
> exception of the Science Center which is only closed Christmas, New Years
> day and Thanksgiving. How each location (and each department within those
> locations) staffs the museums is dependent upon themselves. I do know that
> at the science center, fulltime staff (mostly supervisors) must sign-up for
> one holiday a year. We are fortunate with each location to have great
> Visitor services staffs and volunteers that work on a regular basis, but
> with anywhere, there is a problem with many people asking off for the
> holidays and special events, so staffing at these times is also a challenge.
>         I personally require membership staff to work one holiday at least
> and rotate weekends with everyone. I am very flexible as long as one person
> is at the membership desk everywhere, but I can fill in to, if I can.
> Holidays are tough to staff no matter how many people you have, I think.

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Vera L.Y. Uyehara               [log in to unmask]
Executive Director              (701) 795-8500 (Voice)
Dakota Science Center   (701) 739-3150 (cell)
P.O. Box 5023                   (701) 777-2339 (FAX)
Grand Forks, ND  58206

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