University Holidays provided in Policy HR34 for 2025:

New Year's Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Monday, January 20, 2025

Memorial Day: Monday, May 26, 2025

Juneteenth: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Independence Day: Friday, July 4, 2025

Labor Day: Monday, September 1, 2025

Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 27, 2025

• The Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Friday, November 28, 2025 (The Friday after Thanksgiving is classified as a Campus Closedown.)

Winter Break: December 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, and January 1, 2026

For University employees that are in a 100% full-time equivalent position, each holiday provided by Policy HR34 is intended to give you eight hours of paid time off.

If you are a University employee in less than a 100% full-time equivalent position, please refer to University Policy HR105 Reduced FTE Schedules to learn how to determine your holiday time. 

For more information regarding University holidays:

• Staff: Refer to University Policy HR34 Employment Conditions for Staff Employees.
• Union-represented Employees: Refer to the holiday provisions in the respective Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Part-time employees with grandfathered HR05 eligibility: Refer to Grandfathered HR05 Eligibility.

Questions regarding the University holiday schedule should be directed to HR Services via an inquiry in WorkLion or by calling 814-865-1473.

Staff and Administrators

The amount of vacation you accumulate and the maximum balance that can be carried in any month depends on your position classification (exempt or nonexempt), the type of appointment you have, and your length of continuous University service. 

If you are preparing for a major life event, or have experienced an unexpected work-related situation, you may be granted an exception to the maximum accumulation allowed. Please see HR 34 for complete details. 

Vacation time off is scheduled by mutual agreement between you and your college or department. You should verify with your supervisor how the process works.  

Accumulation Rates

100% FTE

For complete details, see Policy HR 34: Vacation, Staff Employees or Policy HR 92: Administrator

Technical Service

Policies affecting employees represented by a union are found in the appropriate Agreements.

Wage Payroll, Nonacademic

Individuals who became eligible on or before December 31, 2014, for earned time and holiday time will continue to be eligible for such provisions provided there is no involuntary or voluntary separation from University employment or transfer into a full-time benefits eligible position.

See Policy HR103 Employment Conditions for Part-Time, Intermittent/Short-Term & Full-Time Student Employees for established criteria for those grandfathered under discontinued Policy HR05 prior to December 31, 2014.

Faculty

With the exception of the Applied Research Lab and the University Libraries, if you are in a full-time academic appointment, you do not have a defined vacation program – the amount of paid time off is determined by your college.

See policy AC 61: Faculty Vacation

Unused vacation time when leaving the University

When an employee leaves University employment, the Human Resources area is responsible for calculating vacation time payout and will submit such to Payroll for processing. Effective June 30, 2017, Payroll combines the final paycheck AND any applicable vacation and/or sick payout in ONE final check. For the applicability of payout based on your position, please review the details located within Policy HR34.