Holidays
Policy
The KSU employees receive the benefit of 13 paid holidays per calendar year. Each year's holiday schedule is established by Human Resources with campus input. KSU will be closed for business in observance of the holidays, although minimal staff/services will be in certain departments.
Observance of Religious Holidays
All employees and students are responsible for negotiating their needs around religious practices with their supervisor or professor. Employees may use vacation time for religious holidays and questions may be referred to Human Resources.
Compensation
Regular employees are compensated for these holidays provided that they are in a paid status on the business days immediately before and after the holiday. Full time employees are paid holiday time for an 8 hour work day. Compensation for part time employees is calculated at the relative percentage of their full time equivalency. (Example – an employee who works 30 hours per week and is therefore at a 75% FTE will be paid holiday time for 6.5 hours.)
Holiday Schedules
The university will be closed for business on these days:
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Holiday Schedule 2024
While minimal staff/services may be required as determined to be in the best interest of the university, KSU will be closed for business in observance of the following holidays:
The University will be closed for the 2023 Winter Holiday
Monday, December 25 - Friday, December 29, 2023December 2023
Winter Holiday: *Monday, December 25
Winter Holiday: *Tuesday, December 26
Winter Holiday: *Wednesday, December 27
Winter Holiday: *Thursday, December 28
Winter Holiday: *Friday, December 29*denotes 2023 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)
January 2024
New Year’s Day: *Monday, January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: *Monday, January 15May 2024
Memorial Day: *Monday, May 27June 2024
Juneteenth: *Wednesday, June 19July 2024
Independence Day: *Thursday, July 4September 2024
Labor Day: *Monday, September 2November 2024
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 28
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 29December 2024
Winter Holiday: *Monday, December 23
Winter Holiday: *Tuesday, December 24
Winter Holiday: *Wednesday, December 25
Winter Holiday: *Thursday, December 26
Winter Holiday: *Friday, December 27*denotes 2023 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)
The University will be closed for the 2024 Winter Holiday
Monday, December 23 - Friday, December 27, 2023January 2025
New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1 (2025 paid holiday) -
Holiday Schedule 2023
While minimal staff/services may be required as determined to be in the best interest of the university, KSU will be closed for business in observance of the following holidays:
The University will be closed for the 2022 Winter Holiday
Monday, December 26, 2022 - Friday, December 30, 2022
December 2022
Winter Holiday: Monday, December 26 (2022 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Tuesday, December 27 (2022 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Wednesday, December 28 (2022 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Thursday, December 29 (2022 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Friday, December 30 (2022 paid holiday)
January 2023
New Year’s Day: *Monday, January 2 (Observing January 1st)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: *Monday, January 16May 2023
Memorial Day: *Monday, May 29June 2023
Juneteenth: *Monday, June 19July 2023
Independence Day: *Tuesday, July 4
September 2023
Labor Day: *Monday, September 4November 2023
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 23
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 24December 2023
Winter Holiday: *Monday, December 25
Winter Holiday: *Tuesday, December 26
Winter Holiday: *Wednesday, December 27
Winter Holiday: *Thursday, December 28
Winter Holiday: *Friday, December 29*denotes 2023 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)
The University will be closed for the 2023 Winter Holiday
Monday, December 25 - Friday, December 29, 2023January 2024
New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 (Observing Jan 1 - 2024 paid holiday) -
Holiday Schedule 2022
While minimal staff/services may be required as determined to be in the best interest of the university, KSU will be closed for business in observance of the following holidays:
The University will be closed for the 2021 Winter Holiday
Monday, December 27, 2021 - Friday, December 31, 2021December 2021
Winter Holiday: Monday, December 27 (2021 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Tuesday, December 28 (2021 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Wednesday, December 29 (2021 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Thursday, December 30 (2021 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Friday, December 31 (2021 paid holiday)January 2022
New Year’s Day: *Monday, January 3 (Observing January 1st)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: *Monday, January 17
May 2022
Memorial Day: *Monday, May 30
June 2022
Juneteenth: *Monday, June 20 (Observing June 19)
July 2022
Independence Day: *Monday, July 4
September 2022
Labor Day: *Monday, September 5
November 2022
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 24
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 25December 2022
Winter Holiday: *Monday, December 26
Winter Holiday: *Tuesday, December 27
Winter Holiday: *Wednesday, December 28
Winter Holiday: *Thursday, December 29
Winter Holiday: *Friday, December 30*denotes 2022 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)
The University will be closed for the 2022 Winter Holiday
Monday, December 26 - Friday, December 30, 2022January 2023
New Year’s Day: Monday, January 2 (Observing Jan 1 - 2023 paid holiday)
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Holiday Schedule 2021
While minimal staff/services may be required as determined to be in the best interest of the university, KSU will be closed for business in observance of the following holidays:
The University will be closed for the 2020 Winter Holiday
Friday, December 25, 2020 - Thursday, December 31, 2020December 2020
Winter Holiday: Friday, December 25 (2020 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Monday, December 28 (2020 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Tuesday, December 29 (2020 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Wednesday, December 30 (2020 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Thursday, December 31 (2020 paid holiday)January 2021
New Years Day: *Friday, January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: *Monday, January 18May 2021
Memorial Day: *Monday, May 31
July 2021
Independence Day: *Monday, July 5 (Observing July 4th)
September 2021
Labor Day: *Monday, September 6
November 2021
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 25
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 26December 2021
Winter Holiday: *Monday, December 27
Winter Holiday: *Tuesday, December 28
Winter Holiday: *Wednesday, December 29
Winter Holiday: *Thursday, December 30
Winter Holiday: *Friday, December 31*denotes 2021 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)
The University will be closed for the 2021 Winter Holiday
Monday, December 27 - Friday, December 31, 2021January 2022
New Years Day: Monday, January 3 (Observing Jan 1 - 2022 paid holiday)
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Holiday Schedule 2020
While minimal staff/services may be required as determined to be in the best interest of the university, KSU will be closed for business in observance of the following holidays:
The University will be closed for the 2019 Winter Holiday
Saturday, December 21, 2019 - Sunday, December 29, 2019December 2019
Winter Holiday: Monday, December 23 (2019 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Tuesday, December 24 (2019 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Wednesday, December 25 (2019 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Thursday, December 26 (2019 paid holiday)
Winter Holiday: Friday, December 27 (2019 paid holiday)January 2020
New Years Day: *Wednesday, January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: *Monday, January 20May 2020
Memorial Day: *Monday, May 25
July 2020
Independence Day: *Friday, July 3 (Observing July 4th)
September 2020
Labor Day: *Monday, September 7
November 2020
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 27December 2020
Winter Holiday: *Friday, December 25
Winter Holiday: *Monday, December 28
Winter Holiday: *Tuesday, December 29
Winter Holiday: *Wednesday, December 30
Winter Holiday: *Thursday, December 31*denotes 2020 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)
The University will be closed for the 2020 Winter Holiday
Friday, December 25 - Thursday, December 31, 2020January 2021
New Years Day: Friday, January 1 (2021 paid holiday)
