Holiday Schedule 2021
REVISED: Schedule of Approved Holidays for UIC Fiscal Year 2021
A PDF version of this calendar is also available.
(View the FY 2022 Schedule of Approved Holidays)
REVISED: Schedule of Approved Holidays for UIC Fiscal Year 2020 Heading link
GROUP A
Applies to all staff members except those listed under Group B:
Group A Holidays Heading link
| HOLIDAYS | DAYS OBSERVED |
|---|---|
| Independence Day Holiday | Friday, July 3, 2020 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 7, 2020 |
| Election Day Holiday ** | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26, 2020 |
| Designated Holiday #1 | Friday, November 27, 2020 |
| Half Gift/Half Excused Day * | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
| Christmas Day Holiday | Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| Designated Holiday #2 | Monday, December 28, 2020 |
| Gift Day * | Tuesday, December 29, 2020 |
| Gift Day * | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
| Gift Day * | Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
| New Year’s Day Holiday | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| Plus | |
| Two Floating Holidays |
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*This schedule grants three (3) gift days and one (1) excused/gift day over the December/January holiday break. Employees do not use any accrued leave benefits during this time.
**Under legislation signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the University of Illinois System will observe a state holiday on this year’s Election Day, November 3, 2020.
GROUP B
Applies to all employees working in essential units, including but not limited to the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics; Biologic Resources Laboratory; units reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, including Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) Administration, CAS Facilities, Campus Housing, Counseling Center, Dean of Students, Dining Services, Dorin Forum, Student Affairs IT, Student Centers, Credit Union I Arena, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Academic Computing and Communications Center (ACCC, including ACCC Telecommunication Services); UIC School of Law (UIC Law) Plant and Real Estate Operations and UIC Law Security Operations; and units reporting to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services, including Facilities Management, Utilities and Energy Services, Parking Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Planning, Sustainability and Project Management, and the UIC Police Department:
Group B Holidays Heading link
| HOLIDAYS | DAYS OBSERVED |
|---|---|
| Independence Day Holiday | Friday, July 3, 2020 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 7, 2020 |
| Election Day Holiday ** | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26, 2020 |
| Half Gift/Half Excused Day * | Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
| Christmas Day Holiday | Friday, December 25, 2020 |
| Gift Day * | Tuesday, December 29, 2020 |
| Gift Day * | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
| Gift Day * | Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
| New Year’s Day Holiday | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 18, 2021 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Monday, May 31, 2021 |
| Plus | |
| Four Floating Holidays |
Holiday Details Heading link
* This schedule grants three (3) gift days and one (1) excused/gift day over the December/January holiday break. Group B employees of the UI Hospital and Clinics will receive the gift days as additional floating holidays that may be used any time between December 29, 2020, and June 30, 2021, with supervisor approval. All other Group B employees required to work on the gift days may schedule alternate days off between December 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
**Under legislation signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the University of Illinois System will observe a state holiday on this year’s Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. While eligible faculty and staff will receive paid holiday time on Election Day, the University of Illinois System never fully closes, and essential operations will continue. Holiday usage and pay policies will apply, as they do for other designated holidays. Employees who are required to work also may be eligible for paid time off to vote under General Election voting leave policies. Eligible employees should work with their supervisors ahead of time to schedule a time to vote when unit operations allow.
The determination regarding the eligibility of employees of the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics will be communicated via a separate communication.