Holiday Schedule 2021

The following dates have been approved as holidays for 2021: Date Day of the week Holiday January 1, 2021 Friday New Year’s Day January 18, 2021 Monday Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day February 15, 2021 Monday Presidents’ Day May 31, 2021 Monday Memorial Day July 5, 2021 Monday Independence Day (Observed) September 6, 2021 Monday Labor Day November 25, 2021 Thursday Thanksgiving November 26, 2021 Friday Compensatory Day* December 24, 2021 Friday Christmas Day (Observed) December 27, 2021 Monday Compensatory Day* December 28, 2021 Tuesday ISU Closed December 29, 2021 Wednesday ISU Closed December 30, 2021 Thursday Compensatory Day* December 31, 2021 Friday New Year’s Day (Observed)

*Classes will be held and offices will be open on the State of Idaho holidays of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day and Veterans Day. Substitute days off are designated as Compensatory Days when the University is closed. Classified staff will receive three substitute days for working the two state holidays of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day and Veterans Day in accordance with state regulations. Non-classified staff and 12-month faculty will receive two substitute days for working the two state holidays and have the option of working or using vacation for the remaining third compensatory day. Employees should make arrangements with their supervisors, and timesheets should clearly indicate whether employees worked or used vacation during any closure days. Holiday time for 9, 10, and 11-month faculty will continue to correspond with the academic calendar. Faculty and staff are encouraged to contact departmental leadership and/or the Office of Human Resources with any questions.