How do we create an inclusive community? We open our hearts and minds to perspectives and ideas different than our own. How do we find these perspectives and ideas? Seek them out. Challenge yourself to get outside your comfort zone, learn, and connect. The work of inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.
Please follow the guidelines to request accommodations for holidays or observances on days class or work is in session. Bookmark this list and use it often.
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Spring Semester 2020
| Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
Additional Notes |
New Year's Day | | Jan. 1, 2020 | Class not in session. University administrative offices closed. |
Spring Semester Begins | | Jan. 6, 2020 | |
Orthodox Christmas | Christian Orthodox | Jan. 7, 2020 | |
Martin Luther King Day | | Jan. 20, 2020 | No classes. University administrative office closed. |
Lunar New Year | | Jan. 25, 2020 | |
President's Day | | Feb. 17, 2020 | |
Maha Shivaratri | Hindu | Feb. 21, 2020 | |
Beginning of Lent | Christian Orthodox | Feb. 26, 2020 | |
Ash Wednesday | Christian | Feb. 26, 2020 | |
Spring Break | | March 1-8, 2020 | No Classes. University administrative offices open March 2-6. |
Holi | Hindu | March 9-10, 2020 | |
Purim | Jewish | March 10, 2020 | |
Ramanavami | Hindu | April 2, 2020 | |
*Passover (Pesach) | Jewish | April 9-16, 2020 | Designated non-work day for observers. |
Good Friday | Christian | April 10, 2020 | |
Easter | Christian | April 12, 2020 | |
Orthodox Good Friday | Christian Orthodox | April 17, 2020 | |
Orthodox Easter | Christian Orthodox | April 19, 2020 | |
Beginning of Ramadan | Islamic | April 24, 2020 | Ramadan: Apr. 24-May 24, 2020 |
Spring Semester ends | | May 1, 2020 | |
Lailat Ul Qadr | Islamic | May 19, 2020 | Date not fixed. |
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Islamic | May 24, 2020 | Dates not fixed. |
Memorial Day | | May 25, 2020 | Class not in session. |
*Shavuot | Jewish | May 29-30, 2020 | Designated non-work day for observers. |
Summer Semester 2020
| Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
Additional Notes |
Independence Day Observance | | Jul. 3, 2020 | No classes. University administrative offices closed. |
Eid al-Adha | Islamic | Jul 31/ Aug. 1 2020 | Date not fixed. |
Janmashtami | Hindu | Aug. 11, 2020 | |
Fall Semester 2020
| Holiday or Observance |
Religious Group |
Dates |
Additional Notes |
| Muharram | Islamic | Aug. 19-20, 2020 | |
Labor Day | | Sept. 7, 2020 | No classes. University administrative offices closed. |
Yom Kippur | Jewish | Sept. 27-28, 2020 | Designated non-work day for observers. |
Fall Break | | Oct. 6, 2020 | No classes. University administrative offices closed. |
Navaratri/Dassehra | Hindu | Oct. 17-26, 2020 | |
Rosh Hashanah | Jewish | Oct. 18-20, 2020 | |
Indigenous Peoples' Day | | Oct. 12, 2020 | |
*Sukkot | Jewish | Oct. 7-9, 2020 | Designated non-work day for observers. |
*Shmini Atzeret | Jewish | Oct. 10, 2020 | Designated non-work day for observers. |
*Simchat Torah | Jewish | Oct. 11, 2020 | Designated non-work day for observers. |
Mawlid-al-Nabi | Islamic | Oct. 28-29, 2020 | Date not fixed |
Diwali | Hindu | Nov. 14, 2020 | |
Veteran's Day | | Nov. 11, 2020 | |
Thanksgiving Day | | Nov. 25-29, 2020 | No classes. University administrative offices close at noon on Wednesday. |
Hanukkah (Chanukah) | Jewish | Dec. 10-18, 2020 | |
Christmas Day | Christian | Dec. 25, 2020 | Class not in session. |