Holiday Calendar
The university observes the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day, January 1
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 3rd Monday In January
- President's Day, 3rd Monday in February (movable holiday usually observed contiguous with Christmas Day)
- Memorial Day, last Monday in May
- Juneteenth, June 19
- Independence Day, July 4
- Labor Day, 1st Monday in September
- Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October (movable holiday usually observed the day after Thanksgiving)
- Veterans' Day, November 11
- Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday of November
- Christmas Day, December 25
Holidays that occur on Saturday are observed the preceding Friday. Holidays that occur on Sunday are observed on the following Monday. Specific observance dates are announced in the official university calendar.
Guidelines for Employee Holiday Pay:
The religious observance calendar is meant to serve as a scheduling guide. It lists significant holidays from the five largest global faith traditions, and indicates days that students, faculty and staff may choose to be away from school or work. Note that some of these dates fall on a weekend or a time when offices are otherwise closed already.
This list is not comprehensive and students and employees may choose to observe a holiday from any tradition not included on the calendar. For information about additional holidays from these and other faith traditions, see interfaith-calendar.org.
Religious Observance Calendar 2024-28 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 |
BUDDHIST | ||||
Buddha's Enlightenment Day | December 8, 2024 | December 8, 2025 | December 8, 2026 | December 8, 2027 |
Vesak Day | May 12, 2025 | May 1, 2026 | May 20, 2027 | May 8, 2028 |
CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC/PROTESTANT | ||||
Ash Wednesday | March 5, 2025 | February 18, 2026 | February 10, 2027 | March 1, 2028 |
Good Friday | April 18, 2025 | April 3, 2026 | March 26, 2027 | April 14, 2028 |
Easter | April 20, 2025 | April 5, 2026 | March 28, 2027 | April 16, 2028 |
CHRISTIAN - EASTERN ORTHODOX | ||||
Christmas (Julian Calendar) | January 7, 2025 | January 7, 2026 | January 7, 2027 | January 7, 2028 |
Good Friday | April 18, 2025 | April 10, 2026 | April 30, 2027 | April 14, 2028 |
Easter | April 20, 2025 | April 12, 2026 | May 2, 2027 | April 16, 2028 |
HINDU | ||||
Diwali | November 1, 2024 | October 20, 2025 | November 8, 2026 | October 29, 2027 |
Holi | March 14, 2025 | March 4, 2026 | March 22, 2027 | March 11, 2028 |
JEWISH Jewish holidays begin at sundown the previous day. | ||||
Rosh Hashanah (New Year) | October 3-4, 2024 | September 23-24, 2025 | September 12-13, 2026 | October 2-3, 2027 |
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) | October 12, 2024 | October 2, 2025 | September 21, 2026 | October 11, 2027 |
Sukkot (Yom Tov Days) (Festival of Booths) | October 17-18, 2024 | October 7-8, 2025 | September 26-27, 2026 | October 16-17, 2027 |
Simchat Torah (Festival of the Torah) | October 24-25, 2024 | October 14-15, 2025 | October 3-4, 2026 | October 23-24, 2027 |
Pesach (Yom Tov first days) (Festival of Matzahs) | April 13-14, 2025 | April 2-3, 2026 | April 22-23, 2027 | April 11-12, 2028 |
Pesach (Yom Tov last days) (Festival of Matzahs) | April 19-20, 2025 | April 8-9, 2026 | Apr 28-29, 2027 | April 17-18, 2028 |
Shavout (Festival of Weeks) | June 2-3, 2025 | May 22-23, 2026 | June 11-12, 2027 | May 31-June 1, 2028 |
MUSLIM Muslim Holidays begin at sundown the previous day. Dates may vary depending on interpretations of the lunar calendar. | ||||
Eid al-Fitr | March 30, 2025 | March 20, 2026 | March 9, 2027 | February 26, 2028 |
Eid al-Adha | June 7, 2025 | May 27, 2026 | May 17, 2027 | May 5, 2028 |
Ashura | July 16, 2024 | July 6, 2025 | June 26, 2026 | June 15, 2027 |
Ramadan | March 1-30, 2025 | February 19-March 20, 2026 | February 8-March 9, 2027 | January 28 – February 26, 2028 |
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Not Working
- If an employee’s work schedule is other than Monday through Friday, he/she will receive holiday pay for any holiday observed on his/her day off regardless of the day of the week on which it is observed.
- An employee will not be paid for the holiday if it occurs during a period when an employee is on leave without pay or in temporary layoff status.
- If a holiday occurs during a period of paid sick leave, the employee will be considered as having been off duty and will draw his/her normal pay, without being charged for sick leave.
- Only an employee who is in pay status on his/her normal day immediately preceding a holiday will be considered entitled to holiday pay.
- An employee who is absent without leave on the workday immediately preceding a holiday will be denied holiday pay.
- A part-time employee will receive holiday pay for that portion of a holiday that he/she would have been scheduled to work.
If Working
- When an employee who is eligible for overtime pay is required to work on a day observed as a holiday, the employee will be entitled to pay for such time worked at one and one-half (1 ½) time his/her total hourly rate of pay, in addition to his/her regular holiday pay.
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Faculty
Full- and part-time faculty members are salaried employees and do not receive additional pay for holidays. Flight instructors who are paid an hourly rate receive pay for hours worked.
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Unrepresented Staff
- If a holiday occurs during a period of paid or sick vacation leave, the employee will receive holiday pay and will not be charged for sick leave or vacation.
- An employee must be in active pay status for the entire scheduled workday immediately before the holiday to receive holiday pay.
- If a full-time employee is scheduled to work 10-hour days, and the holiday falls on their schedule workday, the employee will receive 10 hours of holiday pay.
Hourly Employees (not working)
- Full-time – Is automatically entitled to holiday pay
- Part-time – Is entitled to holiday pay for the number of hours for which they would have been scheduled to work
- Part-time temporary employees and intermittent employees are entitled to holiday pay for the number of hours they are normally scheduled to work.
Hourly Employees (required to work the holiday)
- If a full-time employee is required to work on a holiday, then he/she receives eight (8) hours of holiday pay plus time and one-half (1½) for actual hours worked.
- If a part-time employee is required to work on a holiday then he/she receives the normal hours worked as holiday pay, plus time and one-half (1½) for the actual hours worked.
Salaried Employees (not working)
- Employee will automatically receive holiday pay.
Salaried Employees (required to work)
- If a salaried employee is required to work on a holiday, then he/she may take comparable time off at a later date. This day must be mutually agreed upon by the employee and supervisor.
- Under no circumstance is a salaried employee allowed to receive additional pay for working on a holiday
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Student Employees
Not working – not eligible for holiday pay
If Working
- Student Employees may be asked to work a holiday; however, it cannot be required of them.
- If a Student Employee does work a holiday, then they will be paid for the hours worked. The unit/supervisor determines if the Student Employee will receive pay in addition to the hours worked. If the unit/supervisor wishes to pay an additional one and one half (1 ½) for the hours worked the supervisor needs to work with the Payroll Department to achieve this.
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