Campus Holidays

Holiday Schedule 2026 – 2027

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Campus Holiday Schedule 2026 – 2027
Date Weekday Holiday
July 3, 2026 Friday Independence Day
September 7, 2026 Monday Labor Day
November 26, 2026 Thursday Thanksgiving Day
November 27, 2026 Friday Day after Thanksgiving (Designated Holiday)
December 24, 2026 Thursday Gift Day
December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day Holiday
December 28, 2026 Monday Day after Christmas (Designated Holiday)
December 29, 2026 Tuesday Gift Day
December 30, 2026 Wednesday Gift Day
December 31, 2026 Thursday President Designated Holiday
January 1, 2027 Friday New Year’s Day Holiday
January 18, 2027 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Designated Holiday)
May 31, 2027 Monday Memorial Day
June 18, 2027 Friday Juneteenth Day (Recognized)

Gift Days

December 24, 29, and 30 of 2026 have been designated as “gift days,” meaning that employees are excused from work with pay without having to charge a benefit. If an employee is required to work on one or more of those days, they must receive an alternate gift day that must be used by June 30, 2027.

A gift day is a paid day (use of benefit time is not required) provided to leave benefit eligible employees. Essential employees who must work on a designated gift day may use their gift day at a later time in the current fiscal year, with supervisor approval. Unused gift days are not paid out at the time of termination and do not roll over into the next fiscal year.

For other questions related to gift days, contact Labor and Employee Relations at 333-3105. Employees have two Floating Holidays (must be taken in full day increments) that can be used any time from July 1, 2026, until June 30, 2027. However, the scheduling of these two Floating Holidays are subject to unit approval. Unused floating holidays are not paid out at the time of termination and do not roll over into the next fiscal year.

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