| Day | Date | Holiday / Observance |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | July 3, 2026 | Independence Day |
| Monday | September 7, 2026 | Labor Day |
| Monday | October 12, 2026 | Meeting Free Day1 Indigenous Peoples’ Day – University open2 Floating Holiday available3 |
| Tuesday | November 3, 2026 | Meeting Free Day1 |
| Wednesday | November 11, 2026 | Veteran’s Day3 |
| Wednesday-Friday | November 25-27, 2026 | Day before Thanksgiving, day of and day after |
| Monday-Friday | December 21-January 1, 2027 | Winter Break including Christmas and New Year4 University reopens on Monday, January 4, 2027 |
| Monday | January 18, 2027 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Monday | February 15, 2027 | Presidents’ Day – University open Floating Holiday available2 |
| Monday | March 1, 2027 | Meeting Free Day1 Simmons Holiday4 – University open Floating Holiday available2 |
| Friday | March 5, 2027 | Simmons Holiday4 |
| Monday | April 19, 2027 | Patriot’s Day |
| Monday | May 24, 2027 | Meeting Free Day1 |
| Monday | May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day |
| Friday | June 18, 2027 | Juneteenth Day |
1 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.
2 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.
3 Fall Floating Holiday alternates between Indigenous Peoples. Day and Veteran’s Day.
4 Additional days off granted at the President.s discretion. Please note that some offices and schools will remain open during Winter Break. 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 this 2026 FAITH BASED CALENDAR.
* 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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