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Holiday Schedule for 2009 and 2010
2009 Remaining Holidays:

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Half Day Before Thanksgiving
(four holiday hours in the afternoon)
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


2010 Official Holidays

The following are the officially observed 2010 U.Va. Academic Division holidays:

Friday, January 1, 2010 New Year's Day
Monday, January 18, 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, March 12, 2010 Spring Break Day
Monday, May 31, 2010 Memorial Day
Monday, July 5, 2010 Independence Day
Monday, September 6, 2010 Labor Day
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Day Before Thanksgiving (FULL DAY)
Thursday, November 25, 2010 Thanksgiving
Friday, November 26, 2010 Day After Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 23, 2010 Christmas Eve (observed)
Friday, December 24, 2010 Christmas Day (observed)
Monday, December 27, 2010 Day After Christmas (observed)
Friday, December 31, 2010 New Year's Day (observed)

In order to offer as many holiday hours as the Commonwealth, we will also award four hours of comp time for 2010 on Dec. 21, 2009, the start of the new leave year.


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 other 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/091019holiday09and10.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 holiday schedule can be found here.
If you have any questions concerning these holidays please call the HR Service Center at
982.0123 or send an email to hrdept@virginia.edu