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Holidays for Staff Employees

Staff employees (50% FTE or greater) receive the following paid holidays a year. Each holiday is considered to be eight hours for 100% FTE Staff. Holiday hours are prorated by FTE for Staff employees with less than 100% FTE.

Note: If a holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the Friday immediately preceding the holiday. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the Monday immediately following the holiday.

See the Holidays policy for more details.

2024 Holidays

Holiday Date
New Year's Monday January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 15
Campus Holiday Accrues on March 1 of each year.*
Memorial Day Monday, May 27
Juneteenth Wednesday, June 19
Independence Day Thursday, July 4
Labor Day Monday, September 2
Thanksgiving Thursday, November 28 and
Friday, November 29
Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25

*The Campus Holiday is either a “floating” holiday or a day designated by the president of the university or the chancellor of the campus. On campuses that treat the holiday as a floating holiday, Campus Holiday is available to use on or after March 1.