2,683: Faculty Holidays
Last Revised: December 2023
The holiday schedule for faculty is established by the Legislature (NAC 284.255).
Full-time "A" contract faculty (administrative academic) who work a regular Monday through Friday schedule are entitled to the holiday as listed below.
Holidays are observed (non-contract days) for academic "B" faculty. Holidays are not included in the number of contract days per semester.
"A" contract faculty who work an alternative or part-time schedule are entitled to the holiday when it falls on their normally scheduled work day. If the holiday falls on a scheduled day off, the faculty member is not entitled to additional holiday time off.
The following are legal holidays per the State of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Statute:
| Holiday | Month | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January | 1st |
| Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday | January | Third Monday |
| Presidents' Day | February | Third Monday |
| Memorial Day | May | Last Monday |
| Juneteenth | June | 19th |
| Independence Day | July | 4th |
| Labor Day | September | First Monday |
| ÁùºÏ±¦µä Day | October | Last Friday |
| Veterans' Day | November | 11th |
| Thanksgiving Day | November | Fourth Thursday |
| Family Day | November | Friday following the fourth Thursday |
| Christmas Day | December | 25th |