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Official Holidays
Observed by Abilene Christian University

 

 


All holidays listed will be observed on the date(s) shown.  The official Holiday Policy can be located in your Employee Handbook under Policy No. 312, HOLIDAYS.  The Purpose of the policy is to provide competitive paid-time-off benefits to recognize traditional holidays. This policy applies to full-time and half-time staff employees.

 

Holiday 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
New Year's Day Monday,
January 2
Monday,
January 1
Tuesday,
January 1
Thursday,
January 1
Friday,
January 1
Martin Luther King's Birthday Monday,
January 16
Monday, January 15 Monday,
January 21
Monday,
January 19
Monday, January 18
Spring Break*
(one day)
March 13-17 March 12-16 March 10-14 March 9-13 March 8-12
Good Friday Friday,
April 14
Friday,   April 6 Friday,
March 21
Friday,
April 10
Friday, April 2 
Memorial Day Monday, May 29 (offices open) Monday, May 28 Monday,
May 26
Monday,
May 25
Monday, May 31 
Independence Day Tuesday,
July 4
Wednesday, July 4 Friday,
July 4
Friday,
July 3
Monday, July 5 
Labor Day*** Monday,
September 4
Monday,
September 3
Monday,
September 1
Monday,
September 7
Monday, Sept. 6 
Thanksgiving Noon
Wednesday, November 22 through Friday,
November 24
Noon
Wednesday, November 21 through Friday, November 28
Noon
Wednesday, November 26 through Friday, November 28
Noon
Wednesday, November 25 through Friday, November 27
Wed. Noon, Nov. 24 through Nov. 26 
Christmas Monday,
December 25 through Friday, December 29
Monday, December 24 through Monday,
December 31
Wednesday, December 24 through Wednesday,
December 31
Thursday, December 24 through Thursday, December 31 Friday, Dec. 24 through Friday, Dec. 31 

 


 


*Staff get one holiday during this week

***Offices will be open on Labor Day because classes are in session.  At the supervisor’s discretion, an employee may use Labor Day as his/her holiday; however, offices must be sufficiently staffed since classes are in session.  If an employee does not use this day as a holiday, it may be taken any time prior to the end of the fiscal year, May 31.