Except for critical operations, the campus will be closed on the following dates when several paid University holidays are observed:
Thursday, December 25, 2025 – Christmas Holiday (observed)
Friday, December 26, 2025 – Lincoln’s Birthday (rescheduled)
Monday, December 29, 2025 – President’s Day (rescheduled)
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 – Admissions Day (rescheduled)
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 – Non-Holiday Campus Closure
Thursday, January 1, 2026 – New Year’s Day (observed)
For employees on an alternate or compressed work schedule, if a holiday falls on their non-workday, then they are entitled to the benefits summarized below.
Table for employees on an alternate or compressed work schedule, if a holiday falls on their non-workday, then they are entitled to these benefits summarized.
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Bargaining Unit
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Entitlements when a Holiday Falls on Employee’s Non-Work Day
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Unit 1 (UAPD)Please refer to Article 21 “Holidays”
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If an employee is on a compressed work schedule or an alternate work schedule and the holiday is observed on a non-workday, then the employee shall be entitled to a day equal to their normal workday. This holiday must be used on the employee’s next work day, subject to the operational needs of the campus, or within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the holiday was observed. (Article 21.4b) If an employee has been unable to take their holiday within one hundred eighty (180) days due to operational need, the employee shall be paid for the holiday. (Article 21.4c)
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Units 2, 5, 7, 9 (CSUEU) Please refer to Article 14 “Vacations and Holidays”
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If an employee is on a compressed work schedule (e.g. 4/10 or 9/80) or an alternate work schedule (i.e., workweek begins on a day other than Monday), the employee shall be entitled to a day equal to their normal workday. This holiday must be used on the employee’s next work day, subject to the operational needs of the campus, or within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the holiday was observed. (Article 14.15b) If an employee has been unable to take their holiday within one hundred eighty (180) days due to operational need, the employee shall be paid for the holiday (Article 14.15c)
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Unit 4 (APC) Please refer to Article 25 “Holidays”
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For employees on a 4/10 or a 9/80 work schedule, if a holiday is observed on an employee’s non-workday, then they are entitled to the number of holiday hours equal to the hours of their normal workday. The employee must use these holiday hours within ninety (90) days after the holiday was observed on a day mutually agreed to by the employee and the University. (Article 25.4)
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Unit 6 (Teamsters) Please refer to Article 17 “Holiday”
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If an employee on an alternate or compressed work schedule is not scheduled to work on the day the holiday is observed, the campus may: Give the employee the number of holiday hours equal to their normal workday. This holiday credit shall be used within ninety (90) days after the holiday was observed on a day mutually agreed to by the employee and the appropriate administrator. (Article 17.13)
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Confidential (C99) Please refer to HR 2018-06
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For non-exempt Confidential employees who work an alternate schedule (e.g., Sunday – Thursday), if a holiday falls on the employee’s non-workday (e.g., Friday), then the employee is entitled to the number of holiday hours equal to the hours of their normal workday. This holiday must be used within ninety (90) days after the holiday was observed, or it will be forfeited.
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