We let it go last year, I guess to avoid offending the low-paid staff, who really do deserve this, but you might want to point out that it should have read:
As the holiday season approaches, I am very pleased to inform you that the Executive Committee has approved an extended holiday schedule for 2009. The University will be closed for five days in addition to the state holidays of December 25th and January 1st. As such, Florida Atlantic University will be closed on Thursday, December 24, 2009 through Friday, January 1, 2010. These additional days have been provided to recognize the continued dedication of our hard-working staff, and to build up annual leave for our amply-paid administrators(at great cost), while doing nothing for faculty, who will work as much during this period as they would have anyway, in preparation for the next semester, but without staff support.