Holiday Schedule and Work Policies at KSU

We understand the importance of work-life balance, and in recognition of that, KSU employees are entitled to 13 paid holidays per calendar year. Our holiday schedule is crafted by Human Resources with valuable input from the campus community. During these holidays, KSU will be closed for regular business operations, although some minimal staff and services might be operational in specific departments. We respect and accommodate diverse practices, allowing employees and students to prioritize their needs around religious holidays with their supervisors or professors.

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.

2025 Paid Holidays Calendar .ics 

Please note: Paid holidays are subject to change. Any changes will be communicated by campus leadership.

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:

  • 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 2024 Winter Holiday 
    Monday, December 23 - Friday, December 27, 2024

    December 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 2024 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum) 

    January 2025
    New Year’s Day: *Wednesday, January 1
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: *Monday, January 20

    May 2025
    Memorial Day: *Monday, May 26

    June 2025
    Juneteenth: *Thursday, June 19

    July 2025
    Independence Day: *Friday, July 4

    September 2025
    Labor Day: *Monday, September 1

    November 2025
    Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 27
    Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 28

    December 2025
    Winter Holiday: *Thursday, December 25
    Winter Holiday: *Friday, December 26
    Winter Holiday: *Monday, December 29
    Winter Holiday: *Tuesday, December 30
    Winter Holiday: *Wednesday, December 31

    *denotes 2025 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)

    The University will be closed for the 2025 Winter Holiday
    Thursday, December 25 - Wednesday, December 31, 2025

    January 2026
    New Year’s Day: Thursday, January 1 (2026 paid holiday)

  • 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, 2023 

    December 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 15

    May 2024
    Memorial Day: *Monday, May 27

    June 2024
    Juneteenth: *Wednesday, June 19

    July 2024
    Independence Day: *Thursday, July 4

    September 2024
    Labor Day: *Monday, September 2

    November 2024
    Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 28
    Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 29

    December 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 2024 employer paid holiday (8 hour maximum)

    The University will be closed for the 2024 Winter Holiday
    Monday, December 23 - Friday, December 27, 2024

    January 2025
    New Year’s Day: Wednesday, January 1 (2025 paid holiday)

  • 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 16 

    May 2023 
    Memorial Day: *Monday, May 29 

    June 2023 
    Juneteenth: *Monday, June 19 

    July 2023 
    Independence Day: *Tuesday, July 4 
     
    September 2023 
    Labor Day: *Monday, September 4 

    November 2023 
    Thanksgiving Holiday: *Thursday, November 23 
    Thanksgiving Holiday: *Friday, November 24 

    December 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, 2023 

    January 2024 
    New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 (Observing Jan 1 - 2024 paid holiday) 

  • 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, 2021

    December 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 25

    December 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, 2022

    January 2023

    New Year’s Day: Monday, January 2 (Observing Jan 1 - 2023 paid holiday)

  • 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, 2020

    December 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 18

    May 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 26

    December 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, 2021

    January 2022

    New Years Day: Monday, January 3 (Observing Jan 1 - 2022 paid holiday)

  • 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, 2019

    December 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 20

    May 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 27

    December 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, 2020

    January 2021

    New Years Day: Friday, January 1 (2021 paid holiday)