November 4, 2025
University Holiday Schedule Announced
Submitted by Jennifer R Wilson
The annual university holiday schedule has been announced for the remainder of 2025 and 2026.
Calendar year 2025 state holidays:
Veterans Day: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, not a university holiday
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, 2025
Christmas: Thursday, December 25, 2025
Discretionary Day: May be used December 22, 2024, through December 31, 2025
Calendar year 2026 state holidays:
New Year’s Day: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 19, 2026
Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026
Juneteenth National Independence Day: Friday, June 19, 2026
Independence Day: Friday, July 3, 2026
Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — not a university holiday
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, 2026
Christmas Eve: Thursday, December 24, 2026
Christmas: Friday, December 25, 2026
Discretionary Day: May be used January 1-December 31, 2026
The university will reduce activity Thursday, December 25, 2025, through Thursday, January 1, 2026, and will reopen for normal operations on Friday, January 2, 2026. Normal workdays affected will be December 26, 29, 30 and 31. The university will close during this period.
Benefit-eligible exempt and nonexempt employees will receive December 26-31 off with pay and will not need to use leave during these days. Nine-month employees are excluded, as they are already paid during this time.
If eligible employees are unable to take off December 26-31 because of work duties, they may take off, with pay, the equivalent days between December 7-24 with supervisor approval.
See full details in the University Holiday Memo.