University of Maine at Fort Kent

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Holiday Schedule: Fiscal Year 2020

HOLIDAYS DAY/DATE DAY/DATE ALLOWED**
2019
Independence Day* Thursday, July 4 Thursday, July 4
Labor Day* Monday, September 2 Monday, September 2
Indigenous Peoples' Day** Monday, October 14 Monday, October 14
Veteran's Day** Monday, November 11 Monday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day* Thursday, November 28 Thursday, November 28
Day After Thanksgiving* Friday, November 29 Friday, November 29
Christmas Day* Wednesday, December 25 Wednesday, December 25
2020
New Year's Day* Wednesday, January 1 Wednesday, January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day** Monday, January 20 Monday, January 20
Presidents' Day** Monday, February 17 Monday, February 17
Patriot's Day** Monday, April 20 Monday, April 20
Memorial Day* Monday, May 25 Monday, May 25

For planning purposes please note the following important religious holidays:

  • Eid al Adha - August 10-11, 2019 (Islam)
  • Rosh Hashanah - September 29-October 1, 2019 (sundown) (Jewish)
  • Yom Kippur - October 8-9, 2019 (Jewish)
  • Diwali – Deepavali - October 27, 2019 (Hindu-Sikh-Jain)
  • Good Friday – April 10, 2020 (Christian)
  • Ramadan begins - April 23, 2020 (Islam)
  • Eid al Fitr - May 23-24, 2020 (Islam)

*Premium holiday pay; refer to collective bargaining agreements or employee handbooks.
**Employees represented by collective bargaining agents will be governed by the provisions of their collective bargaining agreements.

It is important to remember that our faculty, staff, and students are from varied religious and cultural backgrounds which serve to enrich and strengthen our community. Any event scheduled on a major religious or cultural holiday can send a message of insensitivity or exclusivity to staff and students who cannot participate that day due to their religious beliefs. Therefore, please remind staff to avoid scheduling important meetings, exams, or other essential events on such dates whenever possible and to accommodate the observance of religious traditions for those staff and students who need to be absent for religious holidays throughout the year.