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Holiday Schedule for 2009
2009 Official Holidays

The following are the officially observed 2009 U.Va. Academic Division holidays:
Thursday, January 1, 2009 New Year's Day
Friday, January 2, 2009 Day After New Year's
Monday, January 19, 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, March 6, 2009 Spring Break Day
Monday, May 25, 2009 Memorial Day
Friday, July 3, 2009 Independence Day
Monday, September 7, 2009 Labor Day  (see Special Note below)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Day Before Thanksgiving HALF DAY
Thursday, November 26, 2009 Thanksgiving
Friday, November 27, 2009 Day after Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 24, 2009 Christmas Eve
Friday, December 25, 2009 Christmas Day
Monday, December 28, 2009 Day After Christmas
Thursday, December 31, 2009 New Year's Eve Day
Special Note Regarding Essential Services

Even with careful scheduling, on certain University holidays some departments need to be open and should arrange at least limited coverage to provide essential services. For example, most University offices will need to be open on Labor Day because classes are held on that day, and it is expected that your supervisors will arrange for adequate coverage. It is important for all of us to understand how necessary our services are and to work with each other to arrange an equitable schedule from year to year.

When you are asked to work on a holiday, compensatory leave will be awarded. Supervisors should give adequate advance notice to the affected employees for planning purposes.

Your supervisor or department administrators can answer questions about required coverage during holidays.


Additional Holiday Information:

As always, if you wish to take additional leave or use your comp time around the holidays, you will need to have approval in advance from your supervisor. Supervisors are encouraged to be as flexible as possible in granting leave requests, especially during holiday periods
  • Procedures and eligibility rules for administering holiday leave are posted under the Holiday Schedule Memo found at:
    http://www.hrs.virginia.edu/news/postings/081107holiday08and09.html
  • The University of Virginia’s Health System administration will distribute holiday information pertaining to the Medical Center and Clinics.
  • The University of Virginia’s College at Wise administration will distribute information pertaining to the College at Wise..
If you have any questions concerning these holidays please call the UHR Leave Center at 924-1426 or 924-4404 or send an email to hrdept@virginia.edu