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Holidays & University Closure Schedule

The university recognizes specific holidays during the year and provides paid time off for employees at these designated times.

Review the Holiday & University Closure Schedule

Eligibility

All regular employees are eligible for paid holiday leave.

Holiday pay

If you …

  • do not work a holiday – you will be paid at your current straight-time rate of pay for the hours you did not work within your regular work schedule
  • are required to work on a holiday – you will be paid at your current straight-time rate of pay for all the hours you work.  In addition, you will be granted commensurate time off during the same or subsequent work week for each holiday worked.
  • are on unpaid leave of absence or in an unpaid status – you will not receive holiday pay or credit for a holiday that falls within that leave.

Closure Schedule

Official university holidays and university closures have been designated by the President as follows:


2026 Holiday\Closure Schedule


Spring 2026

  • Martin Luther King Day – Monday, January 19, 2026

Summer 2026

  • Memorial Day – Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Juneteenth – Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • Independence Day – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Fall 2026

  • Labor Day – Monday, September 7, 2026
  • Veteran’s Day – Wednesday, November 11, 2026
  • Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 26, 2026
  • University Closure –Friday after Thanksgiving – Friday, November 27, 2026

Winter 2026/2027

  • Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • President’s Designated Holiday – Monday, December 28, 2026
  • University Closure Winter Break – Tuesday, December 29, 2026
  • University Closure Winter Break – Wednesday, December 30, 2026
  • University Closure Winter Break – Thursday, December 31, 2026
  • New Year’s Day – Friday, January 1, 2027

2027 Holiday\Closure Schedule



Spring 2027

  • Martin Luther King Day – Monday, January 18, 2027

Summer 2027

  • Memorial Day – Monday, May 31, 2027
  • Juneteenth – Thursday, June 17, 2027
  • Independence Day – Monday, July 5, 2027

Fall 2027

  • Labor Day – Monday, September 6, 2027
  • Veteran’s Day – Thursday, November 11, 2027
  • Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 25, 2027
  • University Closure –Friday after Thanksgiving – Friday, November 26, 2027

Winter 2027/2028

  • Christmas Eve – Friday, December 24, 2027
  • University Closure Winter Break – Monday, December 27, 2027
  • University Closure Winter Break – Tuesday, December 28, 2027
  • University Closure Winter Break – Wednesday, December 29, 2027
  • University Closure Winter Break – Thursday, December 30, 2026
  • University Closure – In observance of New Year’s Day – Friday, December 31, 2027


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Centennial Building
411 S Beaver Street
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
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