Regular Employees
Physical Plant and Police Department employees will be granted eleven (11) holidays and three (3) university holidays for this calendar year.
University holidays for all new employees will be earned on a pro-rata basis. Persons whose employment begins on or after January 1 would be entitled to three days. Those whose employment begins on or after March 1 would earn two days. Those whose employment begins on or after May 1 would earn one day.
Anyone employed on or after July 1 would not be eligible for any university holidays. Employees who leave the university prior to December 25 would forfeit all unused university holidays.
Three days of personal leave are granted to an employee at the beginning of their employment and may be used for any purpose.
| HOLIDAY | DATE | OBSERVANCE DAY |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2009 | January 1, 2009 |
| University Holiday | January 2, 2009 | January 2, 2009 |
| Martin L. King, Jr.’s Birthday | January 15, 2009 | January 19, 2009 |
| President’s Day | February 16, 2009 | December 24, 2009 |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2009 | May 25, 2009 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2009 | July 3, 2009 |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| Columbus Day | October 12, 2009 | December 28, 2009 |
| Veteran’s Day | November 11, 2009 | December 29, 2009 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 26, 2009 | November 26, 2009 |
| Day after Thanksgiving | November 27, 2009 | December 22, 2009 |
| Furlough Day | November 27, 2009 | November 27, 2009 |
| University Holiday | December 21, 2009 | December 21, 2009 |
| Furlough Day | December 23, 2009 | December 23, 2009 |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2009 | December 25, 2009 |
| Furlough Day | December 30, 2009 | December 30, 2009 |
| University Holiday | December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2009 |
MSU employees will begin the winter recess at the end of the business day on Friday, December 18, 2009 and return to work on Monday, January 4, 2010. Employees must be in a paid employment status on the calendar date of the holiday, regardless of the date observed, to be eligible for full holiday pay.
2010 Holiday Schedule
| HOLIDAY | DATE | OBSERVANCE DAY |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2010 | January 1, 2010 |
| Martin L. King, Jr.’s Birthday | January 15, 2010 | January 18, 2010 |
| President’s Day | February 15, 2010 | December 21, 2010 |
| Memorial Day | May 31, 2010 | May 31, 2010 |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2010 | July 5, 2010 |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| Columbus Day | October 11, 2010 | December 27, 2010 |
| Gubernatorial | November 2, 2010 | December 23, 2010 |
| Veteran’s Day | November 11, 2010 | December 22, 2010 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 25, 2010 | November 25, 2010 |
| American Indian Hertiage Day | November 26, 2010 | November 26, 2010 |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2010 | December 24, 2010 |
| University Holiday | December 28, 2010 | December 28, 2010 |
| University Holiday | December 29, 2010 | December 29, 2010 |
| University Holiday | December 30, 2010 | December 30, 2010 |
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2011 | December 31, 2010** |
*When a University Holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is observed on the Friday before or the Monday after the actual holiday, respectively.
** The New Year's holiday for 2011 will be observed in the 2010 calendar year because the holiday occurs on a Saturday.
MSU employees will begin the winter recess on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 and return to work on Monday, January 3, 2011. Employees must be in a paid employment status on the calendar date of the holiday, regardless of the date observed, to be eligible for full holiday pay.
