Holiday Calendar
| 2011 | |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 5 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 24 |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday, November 25 |
| Holiday Preparation | 1/2 day during December |
| Winter Holiday* | |
| 1/2 Day* | Friday, December 23 |
| Full Day | Monday, December 26 |
| 1/2 Day* | Friday, December 30 |
| 2012 | |
| New Year's Day Observed | Monday, January 2 |
| Martin Luther King's Birthday | Monday, January 16 |
| President's Day*** | Monday, February 20 |
| Commencement Day** | Thursday, May 24 (Homewood, SAIS) |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 28 |
| Independence Day Observed | Wednesday, July 4 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 3 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 22 |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday, November 23 |
| Holiday Preparation | 1/2 day during December |
| Winter Holiday* | |
| 1/2 Day* | Monday, December 24 |
| Full Day | Tuesday, December 25 |
| 1/2 Day* | Monday, December 31 |
| New Year's Day Observed | Tuesday, January 1 |
| Notes | |
| *Each division can decide to lift minimum staffing requirements. Employees who decide to take the day off from work must use vacation time. | |
| **Commencement Day is observed by Homewood departments and SAIS and all bargaining unit employees eligible for holidays; other employees eligible for holiday leave receive a floating holiday. | |
| ***Presidents' Day is a designated holiday for bargaining unit employees eligible for holidays; other employees eligible for holiday leave receive a floating holiday. When the holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the Friday before and when the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the Monday following the holiday. | |
| Refer to the Personnel Policy Manual, Section 12 for eligibility for floating holidays. | |
| Holidays for bargaining unit employees appear in the Agreement between the University and Local 572. | |
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