Regular Employees

All non-academic personnel, except employees of the Physical Plant and Police Department will follow this schedule. Certain administrative departments may be required to remain operational during the holiday season.

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 DATEOBSERVANCE 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 DATEOBSERVANCE 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.