Holidays
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For more information about holidays, read the Holiday Policy
, ask your supervisor, or contact HRM.
Employees who are appointed to work at least twenty (20) hours per week for a period of at least four and one-half (4 1/2) continuous months are eligible for holidays. Faculty must be appointed for at least fifty percent (50%) time for at least four and one-half (4 1/2) continuous months to be eligible, and students employed in positions that require student status as a condition of employment are not eligible for holidays.
The Texas Legislature sets the number of holidays each year, and allows universities the flexibility to set a holiday schedule compatible with the academic calendar. In years when a Floating Holiday is observed, employees may use any day during the fiscal year with the prior approval of the employee's immediate supervisor. Unused floating holiday time carries over from one year to the next and employees are paid for any unused floating holiday time upon separation from the University.
FY 2008 Holiday Schedule
(Scroll down for the FY 2009 Holiday Schedule)
| Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | September 3, 2007 | Monday |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 22, 2007 | Thursday |
| Day after Thanksgiving | November 23, 2007 | Friday |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2007 | Monday |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2007 | Tuesday |
| Day after Christmas | December 26, 2007 | Wednesday |
| Winter Holiday | December 27, 2007 | Thursday |
| Winter Holiday | December 28, 2007 | Friday |
| Winter Holiday | December 31, 2007 | Monday |
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2008 | Tuesday |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January 21, 2008 | Monday |
| Memorial Day | May 26, 2008 | Monday |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2008 | Friday |
| Floating Holiday | -- | -- |
FY 2009 Holiday Schedule
| Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | September 1, 2008 | Monday |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 27, 2008 | Thursday |
| Day after Thanksgiving | November 28, 2008 | Friday |
| Winter Holiday | December 22, 2008 | Monday |
| Winter Holiday | December 23, 2008 | Tuesday |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2008 | Wednesday |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2008 | Thursday |
| Day after Christmas | December 26, 2008 | Friday |
| Winter Holiday | December 29, 2008 | Monday |
| Winter Holiday | December 30, 2008 | Tuesday |
| Winter Holiday | December 31, 2008 | Wednesday |
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2009 | Thursday |
| Winter Holiday | January 2, 2009 | Friday |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January 19, 2009 | Monday |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2009 | Monday |
Last Updated: March 20, 2008