Winter Break Deadlines and Important Dates | 11/13/2026

The Controller’s Office will close at 5 p.m. on December 18, 2026, and reopen at 8 a.m. on January 4, 2027. Please note the following important dates and deadlines for key Controller’s Office units as we approach the university’s winter break.

Accounts Payable

* Include Purchase Order and receipt number

All supporting documentation must be included to ensure processing before the break.

Accounts Payable Contact: Accounts Payable

TRAVEL

The Central Travel Office will make every effort to audit and approve expense reports that reach our office by November 20th. Expense reports submitted after the date may experience delays due to year-end processing demands and the reduced number of business days before the university closure.

Travel contact:  CTL-Travel@fsu.edu

Purchase Cards

Please adhere to the following approval deadlines for Purchase Card transactions:

Purchase Card Contacts: Joy Henderson | Taneka Forbes

Departmental Deposits

Departmental Deposits placed in the drop box located outside the Office of Student Finance at A1500 University Center before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 17^th, will be receipted on Friday, December 18^th. Deposits placed in the drop box between Friday, December 18, 2026, and Friday, January 1, 2027, will be receipted on Monday, January 4, 2027.   

Armored car pickup services will not be operating during the university closure.

Departmental Deposit Contact: Sarah Childers | Silke Caito

Departmental Student Payments

Departmental Student Payment Contact: CTL-StudentPayment@fsu.edu

Contact Us

If you have any additional questions or concerns related to Winter Break timing that are not addressed in this communication, reach out to us at CTL-Communication@fsu.edu for assistance.