{"id":5410,"date":"2019-05-10T22:44:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T02:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/?page_id=5410"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:30:15","slug":"holiday-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/holiday-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLIDAY SCHEDULE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 2026 \u2013 June 2027 Holiday Schedule<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Independence Day <\/strong>&#8211; Friday, July 4, 2025 <em>(<strong>Please be advised:<\/strong> In alignment with when the University is electing a summer operating schedule and in observance of the holiday, staff will transition to a modified workweek consisting of four 8-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, rather than the standard 10-hour shifts.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Labor Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, September 7, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Fall Break for Staff &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday &#8211; Friday, October 8-9, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Thanksgiving<\/strong> &#8211; Wednesday \u2013 Friday, November 26-27, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Christmas and New Year\u2019s Day<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Observed Monday, December 21, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 <em>(Return to normal work schedules on Monday, January 4, 2027).<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Martin Luther King Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, January 18, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>President\u2019s Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, February 15, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Spring Break for Staff <\/strong>\u2013 Thursday \u2013 Friday, March 18-19, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Good Friday<\/strong> &#8211; Friday, March 26, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Memorial Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, May 31, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Juneteenth <\/strong>\u2013 Saturday, June 19, 2027 <em>(<strong>Please be advised:<\/strong> In alignment with when the University is electing a summer operating schedule and in observance of the holiday, staff will transition to a modified workweek consisting of four 8-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, rather than the standard 10-hour shifts.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/July-2026-June-2027-Holiday-Schedule.pdf\">Download a PDF of the Holiday Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President or respective department Cabinet Officer may determine, for the welfare of students and\/or continuity of business operations\/services, certain departments remain open on either full or reduced schedules during holiday periods. Traditionally, these departments have included but are not limited to, Admissions, Business Office, Financial Aid, Institutional Advancement, Student Affairs, and Athletics. Other offices may need to establish call in schedules to cover planned or unplanned occurrences which may serve current\/prospective students, visitors, business projects, emergencies, or other operations\/initiatives. Campus Safety will maintain normal working presence during all holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Eligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full-time staff (actively employed the day before and the day after the holiday) are eligible for holiday pay. Employees who are on FMLA or leave of absence, part-time, contracted or temporary are not eligible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Holiday Work &amp; Special Pay Provision:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the event an employee is required\/scheduled to work on a holiday, they will receive an alternate day off (with pay).\u00a0 This alternate day will be scheduled and approved in advance by the supervisor and should be taken within 2-months of the holiday. A non-exempt employee who works 5-hours or more on a holiday will be paid for a full 8-hour shift provided the time is recorded and approved on their timesheet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 2026 \u2013 June 2027 Holiday Schedule<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Independence Day <\/strong>&#8211; Friday, July 4, 2025 <em>(<strong>Please be advised:<\/strong> In alignment with when the University is electing a summer operating schedule and in observance of the holiday, staff will transition to a modified workweek consisting of four 8-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, rather than the standard 10-hour shifts.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Labor Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, September 7, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Fall Break for Staff &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday &#8211; Friday, October 8-9, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Thanksgiving<\/strong> &#8211; Wednesday \u2013 Friday, November 26-27, 2026<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Christmas and New Year\u2019s Day<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Observed Monday, December 21, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 <em>(Return to normal work schedules on Monday, January 4, 2027).<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Martin Luther King Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, January 18, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>President\u2019s Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, February 15, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Spring Break for Staff <\/strong>\u2013 Thursday \u2013 Friday, March 18-19, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Good Friday<\/strong> &#8211; Friday, March 26, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Memorial Day<\/strong> &#8211; Monday, May 31, 2027<\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height:24px !important;\"><strong>Juneteenth <\/strong>\u2013 Saturday, June 19, 2027 <em>(<strong>Please be advised:<\/strong> In alignment with when the University is electing a summer operating schedule and in observance of the holiday, staff will transition to a modified workweek consisting of four 8-hour shifts, Monday through Thursday, rather than the standard 10-hour shifts.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/July-2026-June-2027-Holiday-Schedule.pdf\">Download a PDF of the Holiday Schedule<\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The President or respective department Cabinet Officer may determine, for the welfare of students and\/or continuity of business operations\/services, certain departments remain open on either full or reduced schedules during holiday periods. Traditionally, these departments have included but are not limited to, Admissions, Business Office, Financial Aid, Institutional Advancement, Student Affairs, and Athletics. Other offices may need to establish call in schedules to cover planned or unplanned occurrences which may serve current\/prospective students, visitors, business projects, emergencies, or other operations\/initiatives. Campus Safety will maintain normal working presence during all holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/holiday-schedule\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5410"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6497,"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5410\/revisions\/6497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}