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2007 Holiday Schedule for the Academic Division
DATE: December 18, 2006
TO: Vice Presidents, Deans, Department Heads, Administrators
FROM: Susan Carkeek, Chief Human Resources Officer
SUBJECT: 2007 Holiday Schedule for the Academic Division

I am pleased to inform you of the 2007 holiday schedule and reflect the additional 2007 leave time granted by the Governor. This information will help in coordinating schedules and coverage throughout the holiday seasons as well as your own personal plans. Please feel free to share this information with your staff. I will also be sending this information to: 1) Human Resources Liaisons 2) Employee Communication Councils and 3) all employees. It is my sincerest wish that you have a happy, safe and joyous holiday season.

The following are the officially observed 2007 UVa Academic Division holidays:

Monday, January 1, 2007 New Year's Day
Monday, January 15, 2007 Martin Luther King Day
Friday, March 9, 2007 Spring Break Day
Monday, May 28, 2007 Memorial Day
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Independence Day
Monday, September 3, 2007 Labor Day
Thursday, November 22, 2007 Thanksgiving
Friday, November 23, 2007 Day after Thanksgiving
Monday, December 24, 2007 Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Day After Christmas
Monday, December 31, 2007 New Year's Eve Day


Managers are encouraged to adopt a liberal leave policy during holiday periods to accommodate employee requests, so long as essential services continue to be provided. We recognize that due to business necessity some departments may be required to be open and will not be able to observe scheduled holidays. In those instances, essential University services should be maintained and compensatory leave awarded to those required to work. Employees who must work on a holiday should be given adequate advance notice for personal planning purposes. Questions regarding the provision of essential customer services should be directed to your respective vice president.

Governor Kaine approved additional 2007 holiday time as noted below:

Additional Holiday Time for the Academic Division:
Date Credited to Leave Balances Hours Credited
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 8 hours
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4 hours
Monday, December 24, 2007 8 hours
Monday, December 31, 2007 8 hours

This additional holiday time will be credited to Classified staff, University staff, and Research Assistants as compensatory special leave balances on the dates designated by the Governor and must be used within 12 months of the date earned. For twelve-month faculty, the additional 28 hours of leave granted by the Governor should be worked out with individual managers, and must be used by the end of the fiscal year in which they are credited. (Reference: http://www.virginia.edu/provost/docs_policies/leaves.html )

Hours for part-time qualifying employees will be pro-rated.
If the Governor grants any further additional holiday time during the year, University Human Resources will disseminate updated information.

Additional Holiday Information:
  • This memo may be accessed on the University Human Resources Web Site at: http://www.hrs.virginia.edu under Holiday Schedule.
  • Procedures and eligibility rules for administering holiday leave are posted under the Holiday Schedule: http://www.hrs.virginia.edu
  • 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 4-1426/4-4404 or send an email to hrdept@virginia.edu