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Holiday & Winter Break Schedule

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Last updated April 2025.

DateDescription
July 3, 2025Meeting Free Day***
University is open
July 4, 2025Independence Day
September 1, 2025Labor Day
October 13, 2025Indigenous Peoples’ Day****
November 11, 2025Veteran’s Day
University open****
Floating Holiday available**

Meeting Free Day***
November 26-28, 2025Day before Thanksgiving, day of and day after
December 22-January 2, 2026Winter Break including Christmas and New Year*
University reopens on Monday, January 5, 2026

January 16, 2026Meeting Free Day***
University is open
January 19, 2026Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 16, 2026Presidents’ Day
University open
Floating Holiday available**
March 2, 2026Meeting Free Day***
University is open

Simmons Holiday*
University is open
Floating Holiday available**
March 6, 2026Simmons Holiday
April 17, 2026Meeting Free Day***
University is open
April 20, 2026Patriot’s Day
May 18, 2026Meeting Free Day***
University is open
May 25, 2026Memorial Day
June 19, 2026Juneteenth Day

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* Additional days off granted at the President’s discretion. Please note that some offices and schools will remain open during Winter Break.

** Floating Holidays provide employees with a paid day(s), taken at a time chosen by the employee and approved by the manager. Please refer to the University’s Holiday and Winter Break Policy (on the Benefits intranet site) for additional information. Employees, if eligible, may elect to use floating holidays (if approved), on the actual day of the holiday or at any time after that day within the fiscal year. Floating holidays cannot be carried over into the next fiscal year and cannot be paid out. If you are a part time benefits-eligible employee you will receive one-fifth of your weekly scheduled hours for each floating holiday the University observes.

*** Meeting Free Days are to create opportunities for uninterrupted time to focus on important work. The idea is to limit large and/or recurring meetings for a day. A meeting free does not mean a no-work day.

In an effort to be mindful of coworkers that may celebrate a wide variety of holidays and in an effort to increase visibility of these holiday please refer to the following Faith Based Calendars:

 

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